[George Smiley]

This paper on Chinese executive compensation says that the top executives in China made an average of 157,394 yuan in 2002 approx equal to 28,713 AUD which is about $14,000 USD.

Sounds like the Board of HP could find someone else to run the shop for a whole lot less money than they're paying Carly...

[Bush2000]

Sounds like the Board of HP could find someone else to run the shop for a whole lot less money than they're paying Carly...

That paper doesn't include kickbacks to Chinese companies and government bureaucrats. But that's simply the way it is in China: You either pay the extortion or you don't do business there.