Howard Lorber

As CEO of Vector Group, 50 percent owner of Douglas Elliman Realty and holder of numerous other titles, Howard Lorber is South Florida’s highest paid executive for the fourth time in seven years, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Lorber received $36.13 million in salary and bonuses last year, $3.27 million of which came from the tobacco giant Liggett Group, distributions to Vector shareholders and earnings at Douglas Elliman Realty. Parent company Vector calls Douglas Elliman Realty “the largest residential real estate brokerage company in the New York metropolitan area” on their website. [more]