Best Value CEOs: a Forbes.com Special Report.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001

Everyone knows that chief executives make big money. But with the average Forbes 500s CEO pulling in $5.6 million per year over the last five years, it's fair to ask who delivers the most for the money. In this special report, "Heroes or Zeros? Best Value Bosses," edited by Forbes.com Staff Writer Matthew Herper, the answer may surprise you.

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Some Highlights:

- The best value was Warren Buffett, who earned only $500,000 over 5 years
while his company had a five-year total growth rate of 26%. That means he was
paid only $19,000 for each annualized and compounded percentage point of
growth.

- Other CEOs providing top value are co-founders of their companies. Eli Harari
of computer memory company SanDisk, and Dane Miller of orthopedic products
maker Biomet, once worked for industrial giants Intel and Bayer, but decided
they could do better on their own.

- Some CEOs, like Disney's Michael Eisner and Citigroup's Sandy Weill, may be
overpaid. Citigroup performed well, but Weill was, with his $785 million
payout, still one of the worst values in CEOs. Eisner received $737 million and
Disney didn't even perform that well.