The original transcontinental railroad route did not pass through the two biggest cities in the so-called Great American Desert â Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
On average, a German CEO at a large company made about $5.9 million in 2013, while U.S. CEOs in the S&P 500 made an average of $12.3 million. Thatâs because U.S. chief executive pay is intimately tied to their companyâs share price through stock option compensation and other forms of equity pay.n the U.S., average annual worker pay is $34,645. A German worker receives $40,223 a year on average. In the U.S., there have been several attempts to close the CEO-worker pay gap through an increase in the minimum wage. The issue has found its way to the ballot box in several states in the 2014 midterm elections.
Helmuth Ludwig. Dr. Helmuth Ludwig (born September 19, 1962 in Koeln, West Germany) is a global business executive of German descent. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Industry Sector for the United States, to which he was appointed in October 2011. Ludwig has held a range of strategic leadership positions in his 20-year career at Siemens.