The List: Highest paid business leaders, June 18, 2017

Mon, Jun 19, 2017 (2 a.m.)

Name Total compensation Salary Bonus Stock awards Option awards Non-equity incentive All other compensation
1 Steve Wynn
chairman/CEO, Wynn Resorts
$28,156,985 $2,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $656,985
2 James Murren
chairman/CEO, MGM Resorts International
$16,609,696 $2,000,000 $7,437,500 $5,652,458 $1,519,738
3 Sheldon Adelson
chairman/CEO/treasurer, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
$12,707,449 $1,000,000 $1,816,042 $1,825,000 $4,335,341 $3,731,066
4 John Redmond
president/director, Allegiant Travel Co.
$10,175,198 $250,000 $9,379,248 $474,900 $71,050
5 Mark Frissora
president/CEO, Caesars Entertainment Corp.
$9,510,932 $1,976,923 $2,565,001 $4,756,771 $212,237
6 Patrick Dumont
executive vice president/chief financial officer, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
$8,920,217 $1,200,000 $6,552,000 $1,141,200 $27,017
7 Robert Goldstein
president/chief operating officer, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
$8,204,243 $3,400,000 $3,233,400 $1,570,843
8 Kevin Sheehan
president/CEO, Scientific Games
$7,787,154 $671,538 $900,000 $4,276,436 $1,244,558 $694,622
9 Keith Smith
president/CEO, Boyd Gaming
$7,444,868 $1,325,000 $3,321,951 $779,878 $1,987,500 $30,539
10 Anthony Sanfilippo
CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment
$7,284,989 $1,200,000 $2,458,311 $1,182,287 $2,411,507 $32,884
11 Robert Baldwin
chief consumer development officer, MGM Resorts International
$7,024,881 $1,650,000 $1,599,999 $3,497,459 $277,423
12 William J. Hornbuckle IV
president, MGM Resorts International
$6,112,855 $1,269,368 $2,000,004 $2,649,590 $193,893
13 Gary Loveman
chairman, Caesars Entertainment
$5,972,699 $1,900,000 $3,250,000 $822,699
14 M. Gavin Isaacs
former president/CEO, Scientific Games (ending August 2016)
$5,848,179 $1,500,000 $999,991 $1,948,346 $1,374,375 $25,467
15 Corey Sanders
chief operating officer, MGM Resorts International
$5,627,257 $1,119,368 $2,000,004 $2,331,639 $176,246
16 Matt Maddox
president, Wynn Resorts
$4,614,703 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $114,703
17 Thomas Jenkin
global president of destination markets, Caesars Entertainment
$4,469,317 $1,206,841 $1,859,630 $1,357,596 $45,250
18 Daniel D’Arrigo
executive vice president/chief financial officer, MGM Resorts International
$4,419,862 $875,000 $1,215,012 $1,854,713 $475,137
19 Ram Chary
former president/CEO, Everi Holdings (ending February 2016)
$3,789,488 $123,077 $3,666,411
20 John Hester
president/CEO, Southwest Gas Holdings
$3,786,280 $699,344 $250,000 $954,002 $553,725 $40,127
21 Maurice J. Gallagher Jr.
CEO, Allegiant Travel Co.
$3,571,205 $2,850,000 $699,948 $21,257
22 William Boyd
executive chairman, Boyd Gaming
$3,525,330 $1,065,000 $250,000 $894,822 $183,504 $1,011,750 $120,254
23 Carlos Ruisanchez
president/chief financial officer, Pinnacle Entertainment
$3,461,808 $800,000 $1,107,988 $528,333 $1,004,800 $20,687
24 Charles Protell
executive vice president/chief strategy officer/chief financial officer, Golden Entertainment
$3,305,725 $28,846 $300,000 $1,776,091 $1,200,500 $288
25 Robert Morse
president of hospitality, Caesars Entertainment
$3,165,737 $854,845 $1,393,751 $881,459 $35,682
26 Jude Bricker
senior vice president/chief operating officer, Allegiant Travel Co.
$3,053,782 $195,000 $719,818 $2,101,948 $37,016
27 Scott Sheldon
senior vice president/chief financial officer, Allegiant Travel Co.
$3,053,257 $195,000 $719,818 $2,101,948 $36,491
28 Scott Allard
senior vice president/chief information officer, Allegiant Travel Co.
$3,045,414 $195,000 $719,818 $2,101,948 $28,648
29 Timothy Donovan
executive vice president/general counsel/chief regulatory and compliance officer, Caesars Entertainment
$2,848,669 $703,990 $100,000 $1,351,484 $659,891 $33,304
30 Rajesh Shrotriya
chairman/CEO, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
$2,760,977 $945,000 $945,000 $608,000 $262,977
31 Eric Hession
executive vice president/chief financial officer, Caesars Entertainment
$2,750,977 $703,990 $1,233,440 $791,889 $21,658
32 Virginia Shanks
executive vice president/chief marketing officer, Pinnacle Entertainment
$2,661,896 $600,000 $819,499 $406,410 $753,600 $77,860
33 James Kennedy
executive vice president/group chief executive of lottery, Scientific Games
$2,654,239 $724,231 $772,474 $588,560 $542,119 $26,855
34 Kim Sinatra
executive vice president/general counsel/secretary, Wynn Resorts
$2,638,740 $873,654 $850,000 $850,000 $65,086
35 Blake Sartini
president/CEO/chairman, Golden Entertainment
$2,589,883 $1,000,000 $1,271,688 $318,195
36 Stephen Cavallaro
executive vice chairman, Red Rock Resorts
$2,559,556 $750,000 $250,000 $749,990 $750,000 $59,566
37 Richard Haskins
president, Red Rock Resorts
$2,518,372 $750,000 $250,000 $749,990 $750,000 $18,382
38 Ira Raphaelson
former executive vice president/global general counsel/secretary, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (ending August 2016)
$2,497,629 $1,182,691 $1,093,500 $213,410
39 John Strzemp
executive vice president/chief administrative officer, Wynn Resorts
$2,304,253 $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 $54,253
40 Lawrence Jacobs
executive vice president/global general counsel/secretary, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
$2,295,484 $284,800 $1,730,000 $270,845 $9,839
41 Josh Hirsberg
executive vice president/treasurer/chief financial officer, Boyd Gaming
$2,289,056 $585,000 $1,063,129 $183,504 $438,750 $18,673
42 Brian Larson
executive vice president/secretary/general counsel, Boyd Gaming
$2,081,269 $535,000 $967,394 $155,976 $401,250 $21,649
43 George Tanasijevich
president/CEO of Marina Bay Sands/managing director of global development, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
$2,033,891 $864,140 $304,095 $752,827 $112,829
44 Marc Falcone
executive vice president/chief financial officer/treasurer, Red Rock Resorts
$2,017,412 $600,000 $200,000 $599,996 $600,000 $17,416
45 Neil Walkoff
executive vice president of operations, Pinnacle Entertainment
$1,842,741 $525,000 $430,244 $206,903 $659,400 $21,194
46 Daniel Roy
executive vice president/chief operating officer, Red Rock Resorts
$1,821,723 $600,000 $599,996 $600,000 $21,727
47 David Smail
executive vice president/chief legal officer, Scientific Games
$1,677,321 $600,000 $249,993 $487,080 $329,850 $10,398
48 Frank J. Fertitta III
chairman/CEO, Red Rock Resorts
$1,677,178 $1,000,000 $333,333 $343,845
49 Michael Quartieri
executive vice president/chief financial officer/treasurer/corporate secretary, Scientific Games
$1,633,488 $580,769 $249,993 $487,080 $305,417 $10,229
50 Derik Mooberry
executive vice president/group chief executive of gaming, Scientific Games
$1,563,788 $550,000 $229,159 $446,492 $315,563 $22,573
51 Troy Stremming
executive vice president of government relations and public affairs, Pinnacle Entertainment
$1,409,972 $475,000 $298,103 $138,179 $477,280 $21,410
52 Roy Centrella
senior vice president/chief financial officer, Southwest Gas Holdings
$1,372,454 $398,743 $125,000 $348,350 $197,415 $38,944
53 Anthony Rodio
president/CEO, Tropicana Entertainment
$1,366,745 $750,000 $600,000 $16,745
54 Stephen Thompson
executive vice president of operations, Boyd Gaming Corp.
$1,354,078 $525,000 $417,909 $91,752 $315,000 $4,417
55 William Moody
former executive vice president, Southwest Gas Holdings (ending September 2016)
$1,337,670 $304,762 $302,090 $296,933 $159,921
56 Karen Haller
senior vice president/general counsel/corporate secretary, Southwest Gas Holdings
$1,337,067 $343,492 $125,000 $332,155 $171,896 $35,655
57 Joseph Turgeon
president/chief operating officer, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
$1,330,637 $593,750 $345,000 $304,000 $87,887
58 Stephen Cootey
senior vice president/chief financial officer/treasurer, Wynn Resorts (ending March 2017)
$1,299,115 $625,000 $625,000 $49,115
59 Stephen Arcana
executive vice president/chief operating officer, Golden Entertainment
$1,268,878 $510,000 $674,380 $84,498
60 Michael Rumbolz
president/CEO, Everi Holdings
$1,258,579 $507,692 $132,377 $601,162 $17,348
61 Scott Schweinfurth
former executive vice president/chief financial officer/corporate secretary, Scientific Games
$1,104,332 $148,585 $955,748
62 Kurt Gustafson
executive vice president/chief financial officer, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
$1,039,558 $492,500 $235,000 $182,400 $129,658
63 Matthew Flandermeyer
former executive vice president/chief financial officer/secretary, Golden Entertainment (ending November 2016)
$1,011,045 $425,769 $585,276
64 Anita Romero
senior vice president of staff operations and technology, Southwest Gas Holdings
$938,427 $289,183 $173,752 $141,431 $22,303
65 Sean Higgins
chief legal officer/executive vice president of development, compliance and government affairs/secretary, Golden Entertainment
$883,897 $240,000 $25,000 $592,950 $25,947
66 Eric DeBonis
Senior vice president of operations, Southwest Gas Holdings
$825,487 $301,683 $181,412 $147,393 $33,031

*Total compensation = Salary + bonus + value realized on exercise of stock options + value realized on sale of restricted stock + non-equity incentive plan compensation + all other compensation

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