Craig Apolinsky, general counsel, GMS Inc. (Courtesy photo) Craig Apolinsky, general counsel, GMS Inc. (Courtesy photo)

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.