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, 1990 to April 28, 2008
Other board members at American Express during this time were Charlene Barshefsky, Daniel F. Akerson, Edward D. Miller and 10 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, American Express SEC filings (2008).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe