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.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Charlene Barshefsky joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 1.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Jan. 1, 2004 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Intel during this time were Andy D. Bryant, Carol A. Bartz, D. James Guzy and 9 more.
Jan. 1, 2001 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at American Express during this time were Daniel F. Akerson, Daniel Vasella, Edward D. Miller and 12 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Intel SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), American Express SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe