Chewy’s Legal Chief Lands Massive Payday from Big IPO

Step aside Apple Inc. So long CVS Health Corp. Beyond Meat Inc.: this one’s for the dogs.

When it comes to in-house legal pay packages, Chewy Inc. general counsel Susan Helfrick has jumped ahead of those companies to the top ranks for 2019. The online pet food retailer disclosed in a proxy statement filed this week that Helfrick had more than $30.34 million in total compensation last year.

The sum, almost all of which is comprised of stock awards, comes nearly a year after Helfrick helped guide Chewy through a $1 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock ...