Robert Nardelli
Company: Home Depot (NYSE: HD)
Years at Company: 2000-2007
Severance Package: $223 Million
As Home Depot's chairman and CEO from 2002 to 2007, Nardelli had a mixed record. He grew the business, but shareholders didn't feel share prices grew in kind. Reportedly, Nardelli also wasn't loved by subordinates, but a $200 million goodbye package goes a long way toward fixing hard feelings.
