Kansas Bioscience Authority’s CEO was in line to make $463,200

It’s been reported that Tom Thornton, who resigned as president and chief executive of the Kansas Bioscience Authority in April, earned a $265,000 salary and a $100,000 bonus in 2010. Lavish compensation was on the list of complaints that Republican lawmakers lodged against the agency.

It turns out that Thornton had the potential to earn even more money. Kansas Watchdog, a conservative news outlet, obtained a copy of Thornton’s contract and determined that he was eligible to receive $463,200.