Microsoft CEO Nadella Received Pay Package of $84 Million

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Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella was given a compensation package worth as much as $84.3 million for the software maker’s latest fiscal year, about 11 times his pay from the previous year.

Nadella was named CEO about five months before the end of the year, which ended in June. He was granted share awards potentially worth $59.2 million in connection with his promotion to CEO, according to a filingBloomberg Terminal yesterday. He also received a one-time retention award worth $13.5 million.