CME Group's chief executive earned $3.92m (â¬2.49m) last year after overseeing the completion of the merger of rival exchanges that led to the formation of the worldâÂÂs largest futures exchange.
Craig Donohue governed the historic merger of the highly competitive exchanges, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and rival Chicago Board of Trade, and was awarded $2.15m in combined salary and bonus plus an additional $1.7m in stock and options awards and other compensation, according to a regulatory filing.
