The head of Electronic Arts has reduced the annual bonus — by $19.3 million at once
According to a recent report by Electronic Arts (EA), for the 12 months ending in March 2022, Andrew Wilson received $19.9 million. This is significantly less than a year ago, when his bonus was $39.2 million.
Nevertheless, Wilson remained one of the highest-paid CEOs in the gaming industry. According to Games One, in the previous year, only six people earned more than $19 million. This is Wilson himself, as well as the heads of Playtika, Activision Blizzard, Skillz, Zynga and Unity.
Earlier, EA shareholders voted against paying annual bonuses to the company’s top managers.
In the report, EA indicated that its employees earned an average of $115,569 over the last fiscal year. For comparison: in 2021, their average annual income was $123,935, and in 2020 – $97,986.
