Starbucks Corp. granted new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol about $96 million after four months of work last year, one of the biggest compensation packages in corporate America.

Niccol's annual pay package is likely to be valued at about $113 million at the time of his hiring, with a large part tied to equity to replace awards from his prior employer that he had to relinquish

Since Brian Niccol was hired at Starbucks in September, it's hard to argue his compensation hasn't been grande. A new company securities filing shows that the chief executive and chairman has collected about $96 million,