Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, is the top earner in 2019 according to the S&P 500
There is no doubt that Lisa Su has managed to change the course of AMD and has done it in record time. The current CEO of AMD has emerged as the highest paid in the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) index. According to the data, in 2019 he would have made approximately 58.5 million dollars, which is a truly spectacular figure.
It should be noted that Lisa Su would have a salary that would be around 1 million dollars today. The rest of the income obtained by Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, would be due to the increase in value of the company. An increase in value that has only been made possible by Zen architecture.
Lisa Su is the highest paid CEO in the world
Something very interesting is that she is the first CEO in the world to lead this list. In addition, Marilyn Hewson, CEO of Lockhead Martin, earned $ 34.4 million, earning the second position in the market. Among Lisa Su's income is a performance bonus valued at $ 1.2 million. In addition, the company's shares increased 338% compared to 2018.
Since Lisa Su took the helm at AMD, the company's stock has surged by 2.000%, with each share currently trading at around $51. To put that in perspective, in 2015 AMD's stock was worth a mere $2. Ryzen , EPYC, and Threadripper processors are highly regarded in the industry and are superior to Intel's offerings.
It's not uncommon for Lisa Su to be listed as the best CEO in the world today. Fortune has listed her as “one of the most powerful women in business” in 2019. She joined the Cisco board of directors a few months ago, which is another impressive achievement. Even Bloomberg has ranked AMD above Intel as one of the most profitable companies in 2019.
Source: TH
