Kotaku: Patrick Söderlund, Who Made $48.3 Million Last Year, Leaves EA

[Kemono]

Longtime executive Patrick Söderlund, who spent nearly 20 years working at Electronic Arts in various positions, is leaving the publisher this year, after receiving a $20 million bonus in 2017 that was granted in an attempt to get him to stay. He made $48.3 million last year, according to SEC filings.

"We wish Patrick the very best in his next life adventure, and we thank him for his many significant contributions," EA boss Andrew Wilson said in a letter to employees, also posted on the company's website.

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The median salary of an EA employee in fiscal year 2018 (not counting its CEO) was $96,336, according to the company's SEC filings.

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The article goes into more detail.

https://kotaku.com/patrick-soderlund-who-made-48-3-million-last-year-le-1828330124

Please give me my $20 million bonus if old.

 

[Maneil99]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

 

[kiguel182]

Seemed like a cool dude doing those EA Lriginals presentations.

He got paid at least. Good on him.

 

[Threekola Miroswish]

Well that 20 mil bonus was well spent and not egregious at all

 

[delete12345]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

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It's just for clicks, I believed.

 

[ItsBobbyDarin]

How much of it were stocks?

 

[Deleted member 135]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

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It demonstrates another data point for now grossly overpaid executives are. Its obscene.

 

[ManaByte]

Executive at the biggest video game publisher makes a lot of money. Shock.

 

[Maneil99]

It demonstrates another data point for now grossly overpaid executives are. Its obscene.

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Then have the article expand on that idea or a seperate one that touches on that, I agree its a joke to have people paid that much to do any job. But they literally just tossed it in for no reason besides clicks.

 

[fracas]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

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It literally says in the lead that he was given a giant bonus to stay

It's not the most important fact but still fairly relevant

 

[Lelouch0612]

What a clickbaity title. A man is not defined by the money he makes ffs.

 

[Jon Carter]

ResetEra and Twitter user writes article

 

[QuigleyMcShine]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

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Because 1) they gave him a $20 million bonus to stay and he left anyway and 2) income inequality is going to be a huge challenge in this country for the foreseeable future.

 

[Karu]

The bonus is in direct relevance to him leaving as it was given to incentivice him staying with them.

 

[juliamcardinals]

Good riddance

 

[Jessie]

Income inequality sucks

 

[Hops]

Why does it matter how much he made? Why is that relevant to him leaving? Kotaku stays garbage

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The Kotaku propaganda machine has been pushing for developers to unionize and for executives to have smaller salaries.

 

[Morrigan]

Please give me my $20 million bonus if old.

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Sorry, I checked the ResetEra Gold coffers but it appears BronsonLee ran away with everything, that rascal~

https://www.resetera.com/threads/patrick-söderlund-leaves-ea.61901/