John M. Keane

Correction: An earlier version of this page incorrectly reported that John M. Keane served on the board of directors of Hess. As a result, his reported compensation, CEO payments and director index were incorrect.

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$2,927,504
as a director, more than 95% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$15,839,887
in the last year of his directorship, more than 56% of all directors

Decreased CEO pay by an average of
$6,054,613
between 2008 and 2012, only 13% of directors decreased pay more

Shares of his companies decreased by
30.7%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 23% of all directors

The John M. Keane Stock Index

From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when John M. Keane joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -30.7 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

His Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

MEDIAN

Stock Performance is the difference between a director's stock index and the S&P 500.
A director's stock index is an unweighted index of company stock performances while they sat on the board.
CEO pay includes salary, bonuses, stock sales, and other payments.
Average CEO Pay is calculated using the last year a director sat on the board of each company.
Stock returns do not include dividends.
All directors refers to people who sat on the board of at least one Fortune 100 company between 2008 and 2012.

The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.

* Year where CEO pay is prorated because they were an employee before or after their tenure as CEO.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, MetLife SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), General Dynamics SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe