David Owen

Between 2008 and 2012 she made
$772,391
as a director, more than 39% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$24,010,902
in the last year of her directorship, more than 79% of all directors

Decreased CEO pay by an average of
$4,242,485
between 2008 and 2012, only 18% of directors decreased pay more

Shares of her companies decreased by
7.3%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 54% of all directors

The David Owen Stock Index

From January 2008 to April 2011, if you bought shares in companies when David Owen joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -7.3 percent return on your investment, compared to a -7.1 percent return from the S&P 500.

David Owen's companies

Abbott Laboratories

Jan. 1, 1996 to April 29, 2011

Other board members at Abbott Laboratories during this time were Edward M. Liddy, Glenn F. Tilton, H. L. Fuller and 11 more.

His Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

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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.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance .

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