RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with a ketchup jackpot.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Last month, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and a private equity firm announced they were buying Heinz for $29 billion. Now we're learning what the deal means for Heinz's CEO, William Johnson.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show if he is fired when the new owners take over, he will walk away with a golden parachute worth $56 million. When you tack on stock payouts and deferred compensation benefits, he could get more than $200 million.
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show if William Johnson is fired when the new owners take over, he'll walk away with a golden parachute worth $56 million. When you tack on stock payouts and deferred compensation benefits, he could get more than $200 million.