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 Constance J. Horner joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -3.8 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Jan. 1, 2001 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Prudential Financial during this time were Christine A. Poon, Frederic K. Becker, Gaston Caperton and 10 more.
Jan. 1, 1993 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Pfizer during this time were Dana G. Mead, Dennis A. Ausiello, Dr. Michael S. Brown and 15 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, Prudential Financial SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Pfizer SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe