| TopRank Florida™ — Highest Paid CEOs by Base Salary |
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| 2008 Rank | Name | Title | Company | City | Website | Base Salary | Other Compensation | Company Revenue (millions) |
| 1 | Bennett S. LeBow | Chairman | Vector Group Ltd. | Miami | vectorgroupltd.com | $3,950,000 | $299,127 | $555.4 |
| 2 | Howard M. Lorber | President/CEO | Vector Group Ltd. | Miami | vectorgroupltd.com | 2,666,727 | 3,332,874 | 555.4 |
| 3 | Raul Alarcon | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. | Coconut Grove | spanishbroadcasting.com | 1,244,222 | 821,671 | 179.8 |
| 4 | Lewis Hay III | Chairman/CEO | FPL Group Inc. | Juno Beach | fpl.com | 1,207,500 | 2,345,719 | 15263.0 |
| 5 | Michael J. Jackson | Chairman/CEO | AutoNation Inc. | Fort Lauderdale | corp.autonation.com | 1,150,000 | 187,036 | 17691.5 |
| 6 | Peter L. Lynch | President/CEO | Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. | Jacksonville | winn-dixie.com | 1,114,773 | 4,042,767 | 7201.2 |
| 7 | Scott A. Edmonds | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Chicos FAS Inc. | Fort Myers | chicos.com | 1,070,000 | 461,127 | 1714.3 |
| 8 | John W. Chidsey | CEO | Burger King Holdings Corp. | Miami | burgerking.com | 1,009,135 | 1,649,923 | 2234.0 |
| 9 | Richard D. Fain | Chairman/CEO | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | Miami | royalcaribbean.com | 1,001,923 | 3,117,125 | 6149.1 |
| 10 | Amin J. Khoury | Chairman/CEO | B/E Aerospace Inc. | Wellington | beaerospace.com | 1,001,200 | 5,657,984 | 1677.7 |
| 11(T) | Timothy L. Main | President/CEO | Jabil Circuit Inc. | St. Petersburg | jabil.com | 1,000,000 | 365,186 | 12290.6 |
| 11(T) | Stuart A. Miller | President/CEO | Lennar Corp. | Miami | lennar.com | 1,000,000 | 130,397 | 10186.8 |
| 11(T) | Steve Odland | Chairman/CEO | Office Depot Inc. | Delray Beach | officedepot.com | 1,000,000 | 518,309 | 15527.5 |
| 14 | Albert H. Nahmad | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Watsco Inc. | Coconut Grove | watsco.com | 998,000 | 63,032 | 1758.0 |
| 15 | E.V. Goings | Chairman/CEO | Tupperware Brands Corp. | Orlando | tupperwarebrands.com | 990,096 | 4,813,047 | 1981.4 |
| 16 | Bradley I. Meier | President/CEO | Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. | Fort Lauderdale | universalproperty.com | 977,228 | 3,835,271 | 188.5 |
| 17 | Lee A. Kennedy | President/CEO | Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | Jacksonville | fidelityinfoservices.com | 958,333 | 1,040,866 | 4758.0 |
| 18(T) | Brian D. Jellison | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Roper Industries Inc. | Sarasota | roperind.com | 950,000 | 1,946,878 | 2102.0 |
| 18(T) | Philip L. Carter | President/CEO | Rotech Healthcare Inc. | Orlando | rotech.com | 950,000 | 810,510 | 559.4 |
| 20 | Howard L. Lance | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Harris Corp. | Melbourne | harris.com | 945,673 | 2,206,586 | 4243.0 |
| 21 | Ira B. Lampert | Chairman/Pres./CEO | Concord Camera Corp. | Hollywood | concord-camera.com | 900,000 | 334,792 | 86.7 |
| 22 | George C. Zoley | Chairman/CEO | GEO Group Inc. | Boca Raton | thegeogroupinc.com | 873,269 | 1,867,864 | 1024.8 |
| 23 | Gregory T. Swienton | Chairman/CEO | Ryder System Inc. | Miami | ryder.com | 872,500 | 1,425,045 | 6566.0 |
| 24 | Peter S. Rummell1 | Chairman/Pres./CEO | St. Joe Co. | Jacksonville | joe.com | 861,571 | 733,414 | 377.0 |
| 25 | John P. Byrnes | CEO | Lincare Holdings Inc. | Clearwater | lincare.com | 861,495 | 1,076,146 | 1596.0 |
Ranked by base salary for fiscal 2007. 1 Wm. Britton Greene was promoted to President on October 3, 2007. T=tie, NR=not ranked. All data from public company records for fiscal 2007. Research by Mazie Anderson. |
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