Some executive compensation analysts said the sums are excessive.

The data was compiled by Graef Crystal, a long-time compensation analyst.

She is a compensation analyst at the Republic National Bank of New York.

"Good grief," said Paul Hodgson, a compensation analyst at the Corporate Library.

Human Resources Management 1.10 Compensation Analyst 1.

Mr. Crystal began developing his expertise as a compensation analyst at RCA in 1959.

Paul Hodgson, a senior compensation analyst at the Corporate Library, questioned the severance in light of her initial pay package.

Compensation analysts gather, analyze and prepare wage and salary data to smooth the compensation and management functions of the company.

Mrs. Booth is a compensation analyst at the Towers Perrin management consulting concern in New York.

Nevertheless, experienced compensation analysts believe that the available figures are likely to be a reasonable reflection of reality, with tendencies to overstate or under‑report balancing each other overall.

Mrs. Metaxas, 25 years old, is an international benefits and compensation analyst at the Chemical Banking Corporation in New York.

The bridegroom's mother was a senior compensation analyst in Owings Mills, Md., for Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Ken came to UHN in 1999 as a Compensation Analyst and more recently has been the Disability Coordinator with Employee Benefits.

Before becoming interim executive director in 1996, he served as a personnel representative and compensation analyst, employment manager, assistant personnel administrator, associate hospital director, and chief operating officer.

Compensation analysts had criticized the plan for giving directors too much discretion to set pay, and for setting the bar too low for bank executives to receive high payouts.

"He was my top pig a few years back," said Graef Crystal, a compensation analyst who compiles an annual list of what he calls executive pay "hogs and heroes."

One possible answer, compensation analysts and economists say, would be to stretch out payments for several years, encouraging executives to pursue the long-term health and stability of the firms they head.

Mr. Gal, 30, is a compensation analyst in the human resources department of Cambridge Technology Partners, information technology consultants in Cambridge, Mass.

On her resume, she had included a job she held earlier in her career as a compensation analyst, writing "base pay plan design, incentive plan design" to describe the post.

"The party began at 5:30, which is an odd hour, not really a social event," said Ara Gershengorn, a compensation analyst, who tried to get in the spirit by wearing gold jewelry.

"There's a feeling that by going along you will just be setting yourself up for a sucker punch," said Isaac Bracey, a compensation analyst for the Department of Civil Service.

The Xactly family of products is used by sales and finance executives, compensation analysts, sales operations and sales professionals across a variety of industries, ranging from SMBs to large enterprises.

Formerly a compensation analyst at Genentech in San Francisco, Mr. Moore had moved to New York seven months earlier to be with his fiancée, a resident at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Compensation Analyst Charles Gauthier, in addition to being a lead generalist, will also help you analyze and ensure that employee compensation (for those who are below the VP level) is market based and equitable.

Paul Hodgson, a compensation analyst at the Corporate Library, said that in 2001, about 60 percent of the companies in the S.&P. 500 awarded departing executives with three years of salary, plus bonuses and benefits.