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.
Jan. 1, 1998 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Wells Fargo during this time were Cynthia H. Milligan, Donald B. Rice, Donald M. James and 17 more.
Jan. 1, 1999 to March 20, 2013
Other board members at Supervalu during this time were A. Gary Ames, Charles M. Lillis, Donald R. Chappel and 11 more.
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, Wells Fargo SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Supervalu SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe