Silicon Valley Bank execs enjoyed generous compensation in recent years, with CEO and CFO packages up 30% from 2018

The demise of Silicon Valley Bank is shining a light on stock sales made by execs days before it failed. Even before that, they enjoyed generous compensation.

Date:	Mar. 18, 2023 7:58 AM ET
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