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For this type of performance, you better believe that Nike CEO Mark Parker earned himself a fat paycheck. According to the Portland Business Journal, Parker's compensation for the year is valued at $14.7 million.
And co-founder Phil Knight hasn't completely let go of 20 million shares of Nike stock after all, the company said Monday. The sportswear giant near Beaverton disclosed in a regulatory filing that its four top executives received nearly twice the compensation they did in fiscal 2009.