CEO pay rises to $12.7M even as pandemic ravages economy

FILE - This June 9, 2015 file photo shows Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle, during an interview at The Associated Press in New York. Pay packages rose yet again in 2020 for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies, even though the pandemic sent the economy to its worst quarter on record and slashed corporate profits around the world. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FILE- This photo combo shows from left, Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle, Advance Auto Parts CEO Tom Greco, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald. Pay packages rose yet again in 2020 for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies, even though the pandemic sent the economy to its worst quarter on record and slashed corporate profits around the world. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this June 13, 2016 file photo, Advance Auto Parts CEO Tom Greco visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Pay packages rose yet again in 2020 for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies, even though the pandemic sent the economy to its worst quarter on record and slashed corporate profits around the world. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File )

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2019 file photo, Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, walks to federal court in Miami. Pay packages rose yet again in 2020 for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies, even though the pandemic sent the economy to its worst quarter on record and slashed corporate profits around the world.. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)