Todd Sheldon, EVP, GC and corporate secretary at Atlanta homebuilding company PulteGroup Inc., apparently did pretty well during his first full year on the job. A newcomer to the compensation list last year, Sheldon jumped from the No. 4 to the No. 2 spot with a total cash compensation of $1,625,096—a base salary of $475,000 with an added $1,150,096 in nonequity incentives. He also received about $600,000 more in stock awards.

Sheldon joined Pulte in March 2017 from Americold, another Georgia-based company, where he had been EVP, GC and secretary since June 2013. He also held in-house roles of increasing responsibility at SuperValu Inc., including a nearly three-year stint as EVP, GC and secretary, and before that was in-house at Medtronic.