Executive Compensation

Big Oil CEO Sees Major Pay Boost

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Rex W. Tillerson, Exxon-Ceo, Rex Tillerson, Video, CEO Pay, Executive Pay, Big Oil, Business News, Exxon Ceo Rex W. Tillerson Pay, Executive Compensation, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, Business News

DALLAS -- Exxon Mobil Corp.'s CEO had a good year in 2011 – he got compensation valued at $25.2 million. Shareholders had a good year too, so on...

Read Whole Story

CEO Pay Has Become Sort Of Less Outrageous

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: CEO Salary, CEO Pay, Ceo Performance, Chief Executive Salary, Ceo Salary Company Performance, Executive Compensation, Video, Ceo Salary 2010, CEO Compensation, Ceo Salary 2011, Ceo Compensation 2011, Executive Pay, Ceo Compensation for 2011, Business News

It pays to be CEO at some companies, no matter how much money you lose. Gregg Engles, founder and CEO of Dean Foods, earned $8.5 million in 2011, a...

Read Whole Story

Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting: The Takeaway

James Warren | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Executive Pay, Warren Buffett Berkshire, Executive Compensation, Business News

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's philosophy is as basic and old-school as their railroad investments. It's somewhat the same with their basic view of life; of working hard at what you love, not being infatuated with success and money, and giving back to your community.

Read Post

Activists Target BofA Shareholder Meeting

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Brian Moynihan, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Shareholders, Video, Wells Fargo, Reuters, Bank of America, 99% Power, Scott Silvestri, Protestors, Executive Compensation, General Electric Co, Business News

* 99% Power groups says Wells Fargo excluded shareholders * Group wants to meet with CEO before May 9 meeting * Activist...

Read Whole Story

Former Gannett CEO Battling Ostentatious Display Of Wealth Next Door

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Golden Parachute, Executive Pay, Unemployment, Craig Dubow, Craig Dubow Gannett, Craig Dubow Washington Post, Occupy Wall Street, Craig Dubow Compensation, Golden Parachutes, Executive Compensation, Gannett, Craig Dubow Washington, Media News

WASHINGTON -- The golden parachute CEO of a giant media company is battling the construction of a new mansion in his wealthy Washington, D.C. suburb. ...

Read Whole Story

'No' Vote on Citigroup's Pay Should Spark CEO Compensation Reform

Judith Samuelson | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Vikram Pandit, Shareholders, Say on Pay, Executive Compensation, Citigroup, Banker Pay, Banks Executive Compensation, Business News

What would pay look like if pay packages emphasized investment in the real economy over short term profits that emanate from the non-productive activity that got us into trouble in the first place? Citi might be a great place to experiment.

Read Post

Executive Compensation in the Nonprofit Sector: Getting It Right

Alice Korngold | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Governance, Corporate Governance, Executive Pay, Strategic Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Nonprofit, Corporate Boards, Executive Compensation, Impact News

What does it mean to get compensation right? And why does it matter so much? Getting it right is called "fair and reasonable" by the IRS. It's what the law requires, it's what any CEO wants, and it's what any donor and member of the public expects.

Read Post

Citi Shareholder Revolt Spreads To Other Banks

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Say on Pay, Shareholders, Video, Shareholder Meetings, Occupy Wall Street, CEO Compensation, Executive Compensation, Proxy, Occupy Movement, Citigroup, Business News

Citigroup shareholders seem to have started a trend. After the resounding rejection of Citigroup's compensation plan earlier this week, shareholder...

Read Whole Story

The Significance of Citigroup's Shareholder Revolt

Robert Reich | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Citi, Vikram Pandit, CEO Pay, Shareholders, Wall Street CEO Pay, Wall Street, Executive Compensation, Citigroup, Business News

The vote against Vikram Pandit's proposed pay package isn't binding on Citigroup. But it's a warning shot across the bow of every corporate boardroom in America. Shareholders aren't happy about executive pay.

Read Post

Sears Exec Buys Private Island Mansion As Chain Closes More Than 100 Stores

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Miami Home, Indian Creek, Video, Edward Lampert, Kmart, Executive Compensation, Sears Holdings, Private Island, Business News

While Sears downsizes and lays off employees, company chairman Edward Lampert is buying a sprawling estate on a semi-private island. The billionair...

Read Whole Story

This CEO Made How Much Last Year?

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: CEO Pay, Billionaires, Executive Compensation, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Blackstone Group, Carried Interest, Stephen Schwarzman, Business News

How much did private equity chief Stephen Schwarzman make last year? Depends who you ask. The Wall Street Journal and Reuters both reported that S...

Read Whole Story

How CEOs Can Save Capitalism

Ed Lawler | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Occupy, Ibm, Johnson and Johnson, Capitalism, Executive Compensation, Davos, CEO Salary, Executive Pay, Business News

CEOs should receive executive compensation packages that only pay off well for them when their organization is producing good returns for its employees, its shareholders and the environment.

Read Post

Thanks to Occupy, Senate Looks at Inequality

Sarah Anderson | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Taxes, Income Tax, Wealth Inequality, Executive Compensation, Income Inequality, Inequality, Senate Hearing, Senate Hearing on Inequality, Politics News

The ratio between CEO and worker pay has risen from 42-to-1 in 1980 to 325-to-1 in 2010 and average S&P 500 CEO pay is about $11 million.

Read Post

Obama Wall Street Fundraising Evaporates As Donors Flee To Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Obama Campaign 2012, Finance Obama 2012, Romney Donations 2012, Blankfein Obama 2012, Finance Donations, Financial Sector, Romney Finance, Obama JP Morgan, Wall Street Reform, Mitt Romney, Executive Bonuses, Fundraising Elections, Barack Obama, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Executives, Video, Wall Street, 2012 Campaign, Obama Goldman Donations, Romney Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Obama, 2012 Campaign Blog, Executive Compensation, Politics News

President Barack Obama has been abandoned by the world of finance. Over the course of the 2012 election, his presidential campaign has received abo...

Read Whole Story

Wall Street Executives Thrive Under Obama But Still Won't Support Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, Obama Campaign 2012, Jamie Dimon Barack Obama, Wall Street Executives, Goldman Sachs, Blankfein Obama 2012, Video, Wall Street, Jamie Dimon Obama, Wall Street Reform, Dimon Obama 2012, Jamie Dimon, Executive Bonuses, Executive Compensation, Jamie Dimon JP Morgan, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- They bristled when he called them "fat cats." They fought every step of the way, unsuccessfully, to prevent his financial reform bill fr...

Read Whole Story

Yes, America, Some CEOs Deserve a $50 Million Paycheck

Jeff Reeves | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Golden Parachute, CEO Pay, Apple, Ceos, Starbucks, Executive Compensation, Tim Cook, Buffett Rule, Howard Schultz, Starbucks Howard Schultz, Howard Schultz Compensation, Business News

Starbucks' growth doesn't come from "insanely great" gadgets with huge profit margins. The coffee chain shows how a good CEO can do right by his company, and how that can structure a CEO's pay to ensure he gets paid what he deserves.

Read Post

For-Profit College Executives Make Much More Than Their Higher Education Counterparts [INFOGRAPHIC]

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Kirkham | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: College Football, Higher Education, Wall Street, Executive Compensation, College, College Athletics, College Basketball, For-Profit Colleges, Business News

For-profit colleges have been in the hot seat over the past two years, with the federal government and more than a dozen state attorneys general probi...

Read Whole Story

Missed Opportunity

Ed Lawler | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Household Income, CEO Pay, Hewlett-Packard, Carol Bartz, CEO Compensation, Leo Apotheker, Executive Compensation, Hp, Yahoo, Business News

Executive compensation has gone from having no noticeable effect on corporate profits to having a significant impact. Simply stated, the rich have gotten much richer.

Read Post

What CEOs and Hedge Funds Don't Want the 99% to Understand

Roger Martin | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Stock Market Crash 2008, 1 Percent, 99 Percent, Volatility, Stock-Based Compensation, CEO Salaries, Hedge Funds, Stock Market, Ceos, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, CEO Compensation, Executive Compensation, Business News

Stock-based compensation has produced a volatility machine and that volatility is wrecking the American economy, while it makes CEOs and hedge fund managers rich.

Read Post

While The Young Receive Pink Slips, Wall Street Execs Get Smaller Paychecks

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: CEO Pay, Financial Sector, Big Banks, Wall Street Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Video, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Banks, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Salaries, Wall Street Earnings, Wall Street Pay, Wall Street Bonuses, Executive Compensation, Business News

Wall Street firms will be getting a more modest payday this year, though how long it lasts will be anyone's guess. Executive paychecks at big finan...

Read Whole Story

Help Wanted: Who Will Lead Housing Out Of Chaos?

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Ceo, Fannie Mae, Foreclosure Crisis, Housing Market, Freddie Mac, Executive Compensation, Housing Crisis, Business News

The resignation of Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams on Tuesday brings to the surface a fundamental problem: The federal government's housing policy is ...

Read Whole Story

'Nonprofit' Means Personal Wealth For CEOs

The Huffington Post | Max Rosenthal | Posted 12.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- The chief executives of major companies are frequently blasted for their massive salaries, but new reports show that the heads of the na...

Read Whole Story

Most Embarrassing CEO Quotes Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Bp, Brian Moynihan, Tony Hayward, Reed Hastings, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Bank of America, Ceo, Netflix, Executive Compensation, Business News

What with Occupy Wall Street and all, CEOs may be under even more scrutiny than usual this year. So it's fitting that there's been no shortage of nota...

Read Whole Story

American CEOs Netted Huge Pay Raises Last Year

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Lloyd Blankfein, Ceo Pay Boost, CEO Pay, Video, Ceo-Pay-Increases, Income Inequality, Financial Reform, Ceos, Business News, Jamie Dimon, Executive Compensation, Business News

While the incomes of so many Americans remain the same size or get smaller, corporate chiefs can't say they're suffering in quite the same way. Am...

Read Whole Story

In WaMu Settlement, An Easy Way Out For Former Executives

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Fdic, Executive Pay, Subprime Mortgages, Washington Mutual, Subprime Lending, Economic Crisis, Washington Mutual Collapse, Adjustable-Rate Mortgages, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Executive Compensation, Recession, Business News

In what essentially amounts to pocket change when compared to the billions that Washington Mutual made in risky loans, three former top executives of ...

Read Whole Story