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From gamesindustry.bizEA chairman and CEO Larry Probst leads the table, with a salary of $696,535 in 2003, along with a bonus of $1.1 million and options on 400,000 shares. He's closely followed by Don Mattrick, president of worldwide studios, whose salary grew to $606,551 along with a bonus of $700,000 and options on 300,000 shares.
Next in line is president and COO John Riccitiello, who earned $598,030 along with a bonus of $650,000 and was granted options on 400,000 shares. Nancy Smith, the company's executive VP and general manager for North American publishing, had a salary of $431,458 and a bonus of $425,000, and share options on 125,000 shares.
Finally, spare a thought for poor old Warren Jenson, executive VP and CFO, who is bottom of the table, earning a paltry $375,755 with a bonus of $404,000. However, he did have options to purchase 600,000 shares - and this being the year he started at the company, he also received a $500,000 bonus for accepting employment at EA, along with nearly $100,000 in housing and relocation expenses, and a cool $4 million loan from the company which will be forgiven if he stays at EA for more than four years.
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No wonder new-release games are getting up to AUD$119.95 around here.
