11 Highest Paid Female CEOs in America in 2017

6. Marillyn A. Hewson

Marillyn A. Hewson, the 20th-most powerful woman in the world, according to Forbes’ 2015 list, is the CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT). Hewson was paid $20.6 million in compensation in 2016, a big drop from her 2015 salary of $28.6 million. But most of the compensation cut was due to the performance of her pension assets. Hewson recently tried to mend fences with President Trump, who lashed out at Lockheed Martin in December for the costs of the F-35 fighter jet program, tweeting that the costs of the jet program were “out of control”. In an interview last month, Hewson said that the President was trying to emphasize that the Nation’s money should be spent wisely, and she “agrees” with this stance.

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