As Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at VIACOM INC, Scott M. Mills made $5,401,073 in total compensation. Of this total $1,750,000 was received as a salary, $1,375,000 was received as a bonus, $899,998 was received in stock options, $1,349,996 was awarded as stock and $26,079 came from other types of compensation. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2016 fiscal year.
Scott Mills takes over as BET's longtime president Debra Lee steps aside, but stays as CEO
Debra Lee, the networks' president, said that she will be leaving that role at the start of the year and handing oversight of daily operations to Scott Mills, currently an executive vice president and chief administrative officer at parent company Viacom.
Lee will retain her positions as BET Networks' chairman and CEO, concentrating on the company's engagement with communities. She will also advise Mills in his new role.