CEO pay is determined by a company’s board of directors. Those directors are compensated for the time they spend shaping the company’s strategy. Here’s what the Fortune 100 executives paid each other from 2008 to 2012.
June 30, 2009 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at American International Group during this time were Arthur C. Martinez, Christopher S. Lynch, Dennis D. Dammerman and 14 more.
Oct. 29, 2008 to June 30, 2011
Other board members at Delta Air Lines during this time were Daniel A. Carp, David R. Goode, Eugene I. Davis and 10 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Delta Air Lines SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe