Retired United Technologies Chairman and CEO George David was among the highest paid executives of public companies during the past decade, raking in nearly $450 million in salaries, bonuses, and stock options, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of CEO pay.
David, who retired as chairman of Hartford-based UTC in 2009, was ranked as the 14th highest paid executive of a public company from 1999 to 2009, according to the Journal, putting him ahead of major Wall Street icons like former Citigroup CEO Sanford I. Weill, who took in $360 million during the same time period.
William W. McGuire, the former head of Minnesota-based United Healthcare, which has major operations in Hartford, also made the list. He ranked as the 10th highest paid executive over the last decade earning nearly $470 million in salaries, perks and stock options, the Wall Street Journal said.
 The highest paid executive from 1999 to 2009 was Oracle CEO Lawrence J. Ellison, who earned $1.8 billion during that time.
The Journal’s analysis includes salaries, bonuses, perks, and realized gains on both restricted stock and stock options.
