Nick Woodman, the surfer turned billionaire, is about to become the highest paid executive in America。

　　尼克·伍德曼，从冲浪运动员到亿万富翁的华丽转身，继而又成为全美薪资最高的CEO。

　　The 39-year-old GoPro (GPRO) CEO was awarded a package of restricted stock units that at the end of 2014 was valued at an eye-popping $284.5 million。

　　GoPro(运动相机制造商)39岁的CEO伍德曼在2014年底从公司获得限制性股票的奖励，这批股票的价值高达2.845亿。

　　That makes Woodman the No. 1 American executive in the Bloomberg Pay Index. Technically, Woodman hasn’t received all of the stock awards yet. He got them "on paper" in early 2014, but they are paid out monthly over the span of several years, according to filings。

　　这使得伍德曼成为彭博社薪资指数榜上全美排名第一的首席执行官。严格意义上讲，伍德曼至今并未获得所有的股票奖励，只是在2014年初以书面形式获得，但这些股票的相应金额会在这几年内每个月支付给伍德曼。

　　The mega pay day is a reward for turning camera-maker GoPro into a consumer electronics giant that’s now worth nearly $6 billion。

　　这一天价报酬是为了奖励伍德曼带领相机制造商GoPro成为消费类电子产品巨擘，如今公司价值60亿美元。

　　Woodman brought GoPro to Wall Street in June 2014 with an initial public offering that quickly captured investors’ attention. The GoPro IPO raised about $425 million and valued the gadget maker’s shares at $24 a piece。

　　2014年6月伍德曼将GoPro带入华尔街进行首次公开募股，很快就吸引了投资者的目光。GoPro的首次公开募股筹集到4.25亿美元，每支股票达到24美元。

　　Most of Woodman’s wealth is tied up in the company’s stock. Weeks before GoPro launched its IPO, Woodman was granted 4.5 million restricted stock units, according to filings。

　　伍德曼的大部分财富依赖于公司股份。在GoPro首次公开募股前，伍德曼拥有450万的限制性股票。

　　Restricted stock units, or RSUs, are a common form of compensation that employees can’t sell until after they vest and certain other conditions are met. Unlike options, RSUs can be exercised at any price once they vest。

　　限制性股票(RSUs)是一种常见的报酬形式，员工不能出售此股票，除非他们被授予股票，并且满足一定的出售条件。与期权不同，限制性股票一旦被授予，就可以行使。

　　GoPro shares move up and down a lot in value, so calculating Woodman’s exact wealth is more of an art than a science. Bloomberg tabulates the stock value at the end of 2014. Based on today’s stock price, Woodman’s shares would be worth just over $200 million -- still high, but not quite as eye-popping。

　　GoPro的股票上下浮动非常大，所以对伍德曼实际资产的预估实际上并不科学。彭博社根据2014年底的股票价格估算了伍德曼的资产。按照如今的股价，伍德曼握有的股票价格只值2亿美元，依然很高，却没有那么令人瞠目。

　　"Nobody is worth that much money -- except maybe Steve Jobs back in the day," said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities。

　　韦德布什证券的分析师迈克尔·帕切特说：“没有人能值那么多钱，除非史蒂夫·乔布斯重生。”

　　However, Pachter explained that the stock awards Woodman received were just a way to compensate him for his contributions in recent years。

　　但是，帕切特解释说，伍德曼获得的这么多股票是奖励他这几年来为公司所做的贡献。

　　Going forward, Woodman will likely receive a salary of several million dollars, but nothing like his 2014 compensation. It’s also key to note that due to his big stake in the company, his wealth goes up when the stock goes up。

　　之后，伍德曼还会获得几百万美元的薪资，但是不会像2014年这么多。关键是要意识到由于他拥有公司如此多的股份，他的财富只有当股票价格上涨时才会随之上涨。

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