Winners
Clive Davis, the new head of BMG Music, got a big $50 million payday to go with his big title.
Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor, was mentioned as the next chairman of embattled WorldCom, a gig that could give him even more fame and fortunes.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may get $1 million for his memoirs.
Harlan Waksal, brother of Sam and CEO of ImClone, saw his company’s shares get a big bounce this week.
Losers
Charles Wang, the controversial founder of software giant Computer Associates, resigned his post but has about 290 million reasons to walk away happy.
Linda Wachner, former CEO of Warnaco, will get just a sliver of the $25 million severance package she wanted.
Jon Miller, new CEO of AOL, canceled the struggling company’s Christmas party.
Glenn Tilton, CEO of airline giant UAL, wheedled unions and laid off thousands, but a government guarantee for the troubled carrier still isn’t a sure thing.