FOLLOWING THE FINANCIAL just discovereds these days may put you upon a roller coaster ride that leaves your head spinning.

FOLLOWING THE FINANCIAL just discovereds these days may put you upon a roller coaster ride that leaves your head spinning, and in more [i]or[/i] less cases makes you sick. That kind of forever-changing picture mirrors what many executives in the adhesives and sealants industry have been experiencing with their compensation. The compensation picture in 2001 was lusty across the board for a certain disastrous for others and mixed for a not many

For example, Ashland Chairman Paul Cheligren's combined total compensation for 2001 was $32 million, up $300000 through the whole extent of 2000. Cheligren's '01 bonus of $16 million rose $200000 throughout the prior year, and his