24/7 Wall St. Most Overpaid CEO Of The Day: Amylin (AMLN) CEO Daniel M. Bradbury

95129cAmylin (AMLN) CEO Dan Bradbury earned a base salary of almost $560,000 last year according to the company proxy. He will probably do as well in 2008.

During the last twelve months, shares in the company are off 40%.

Yesterday, Federal regulators said they are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. as deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings.

The stock is likely to stay down for a long time

Douglas A. McIntyre