William D. McGuire
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Years as CEO: 1991-2006
Severance Package: $286 Million
Under William McGuire's leadership, United grew from a small, regional provider to one of the nation's biggest health care businesses. McGuire "retired" amidst a stock option backdating scandal, but still left with $180.5 million in equity profits and a pension worth almost $103 million, according to GMI.
