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Robbie Bach Leaves $4.2 Million On Microsoft's Table

Posted October 1, 2010 by M.H. Williams

Following J Allard out the door at Microsoft, the company’s Entertainment and Devices president Robbie Bach will be leaving a great deal of his compensation on the table. Bach was awarded 100 percent of his performance bonus, since his division ended up far ahead for this year. Records were set, with $8.1 million in revenue and $679 in operating income. Bach was slated to receive $1.4 million and stock awards in the amount of $5.6 million.

Unfortunately for Bach, his departure from the company means he only gets 25 percent of his original stock award. That comes out to $4.2 million he loses by retiring from the company.

On the bright side, Bach still walks away with $2.8 million in bonuses on top of his base salary. Not a bad haul at all.

[Via 1UP]

M.H. Williams has been writing in some form or another for ten years and has been a hardcore gamer since the NES first graced American shores.  You can catch him on Twitter as @AutomaticZen, Google+ as himself, or on his personal Facebook page.