While other companies slash or freeze executive pay amid the coronavirus pandemic, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has granted more than $6.8 million in stock awards to six top executives, including chief legal officer Tony Taylor. 

Taylor received $1.17 million in awards while interim CEO Marc Swanson was granted $1.5 million and chief operating officer Walter Bogumil was given $1.3 million. SeaWorld’s chief zoological officer, interim chief financial officer and chief human resources officers each received between $910,000 and $975,000 in awards.