10 Highest-Paid CEOs in the World

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ELON MUSK

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TIM COOK

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SATYA NADELLA

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ROBERT SCARINGE

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JEFF GREEN

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VLADIMIR TENEV

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JEN-HSUN HUANG

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PETER RAWLINSON

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REED HASTINGS

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MARC BENIOFF

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