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Maine's highest-paid public company executives
Ranked by total annual compensation, 2012
| Rank | Executive, location | Total annual compensation (1)/Organization's revenue (in millions) |
| 1 | Jonathan Ayers, president/CEO Idexx Laboratories Inc., Westbrook | $3,824,198/$1,293.3 |
| 2 | Michael Dubyak, president/CEO WEX Inc.(2), South Portland | $1,945,545/$623.2 |
| 3 | Jay Mazelsky, executive vice president Idexx Laboratories Inc, Westbrook | $1,333,386/$1,293.3 |
| 4 | Michael Williams, executive vice president Idexx Laboratories Inc., Westbrook | $1,134,498/$1,293.3 |
(1) Total annual compensation includes salary, bonus and other annual compensation, but not long-term compensation. (2) Formerly Wright Express Corp. On May 1, 2013, Melissa Smith assumed the position of president as part of a leadership succession plan that will culminate in her taking on the additional role of CEO of WEX Inc. on Jan. 1, 2014. Michael Dubyak will remain chairman and CEO of WEX Inc. during the transition period, and will assume the newly created role of executive chairman of the board on Jan. 1, 2014.
Source: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission company Proxy Statements (14A); each company's financial statements./Compiled by Roger Magnus.
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