Elliot S. Kaplan

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$841,100
as a director, more than 41% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$8,214,959
in the last year of his directorship, more than 20% of all directors

Increased CEO pay by an average of
$6,951,779
between 2008 and 2012, more than 81% of all directors

Shares of his companies decreased by
38.6%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 24% of all directors

The Elliot S. Kaplan Stock Index

From January 2008 to June 2011, if you bought shares in companies when Elliot S. Kaplan joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -38.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -11.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

Elliot S. Kaplan's companies

Best Buy

Jan. 1, 1971 to June 21, 2011

Other board members at Best Buy during this time were Allen U. Lenzmeier, Frank D. Trestman, George L. Mikan III and 10 more.

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, Best Buy SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).

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