AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson gets executive pay of $32 million for 2019

For those who don’t know, the company received disapproval from the investor Eliott Management, which was unhappy, to say the least, with some management decisions and strategies, as well as the sudden departure of AT&T’s telecom division chief, John Donovan.

Stephenson's quote for 2019, Photo - AT&T
John Stankey, COO of AT&T and CEO of WarnerMedia, received $22.5 million in 2019, which is a substantial growth from his 2018 compensation of $16.6 million. For him and other company executives, the rewards they get from stock shares are reportedly bigger than their annual fixed salary.
Meanwhile, the ex-chief of the company’s telecom division, John Donovan, received $27 million in 2019, including a bonus for retirement. He, rather suddenly, left the carrier in August, which contributed to the mentioned above critique by Eliott Management.