Duke Energy CEO to Get $44 Million in Severance for 3 Days of Work

Date: Jul 06 2012

Filed under: Energy, Company News, People, Market News

By Rob Wile

The Wall Street Journal’s Joann Lublin, Dan Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Smith have a shocking scoop today on the highly brief but highly lucrative term Bill Johnson served as CEO of a newly created utility giant.

According to their story, Johnson stands to receive up to $44.4 million in severance pay despite having served just three days leading Duke Energy, which recently bought out Johnson’s old firm, Progress Energy, to create a utility that will serve more than seven million…

Duke Energy CEO to Get $44 Million in Severance for 3 Days of Work originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-07-06T15:18:00Z.

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