WINNERS
BRETT YORMARK

Nets’ CEO puts together $400M naming-rights deal for Brooklyn arena, the richest such pact in the U.S.

STAN O’NEAL

Years after laying off 12,000 employees, CEO guides Merrill Lynch to most profitable quarter.

GERARD ARPEY

American Airlines boss pilots company through turbulence to turn $677M loss in 2005 into $231M profit last year.

LOSERS
JIMMY DOLAN

Cablevision directors nix bid by Dolan family to take company private, saying it was too low.

VERNON HILL

Commerce Bank CEO under federal scrutiny for paying his wife millions to decorate bank branches.

TONE GRANT

Former president of defunct futures trader Refco is charged with hiding losses.