Last but not least is Craig Apolinsky, VP, GC and corporate secretary at the Tucker-based gypsum management and supply company, whose cash compensation dipped slightly last year. Although his $375,000 salary was up from $315,042 over the previous year, his nonequity incentives dropped slightly: from $189,025 in 2017 to $89,910 in 2018. That brings Apolinsky's total cash compensation last year to $464,910. He also earned another nearly $90,000 in stock awards and options in 2018.

After spending 11 years at Alston & Bird, Apolinsky has held various in-house roles, including nearly two years as deputy GC at Gold Kist Inc. and more than seven years as the GC at two separate Atlanta-based health care companies. He joined GMS as its top lawyer in July 2015.