Keith Block may have been the co-CEO of Salesforce, but he never got paid as much as fellow CEO Marc Benioff

Keith's Block exit from Salesforce, 18 months after he was promoted to co-CEO, was a shocker. Marc Benioff even wrote about his decision to promote Block to co-CEO in his recently released book "Trailblazer," saying he needed a partner who reported to the board and not to him.But in practice, Benioff still held the power in the company, and remains chairman of the board.And one indication of the unequal power can be seen in the pay between the two executives: While Block received a handsome increase in pay when he was promoted to co-CEO, he was still making less than Benioff in total compensation.On top of that, as Benioff filled his executive bench with more top leaders, it was hard to see how the co-CEO structure was working.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.If you were

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