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.
Correction: An earlier version of this page incorrectly reported that Franklyn G. Jenifer is female.
Franklyn G. Jenifer
Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$965,530
as a director, more than 46% of all directors
Paid CEOs an average of
$24,726,716
in the last year of his directorship, more than 80% of all directors
Increased CEO pay by an average of
$9,889,188
between 2008 and 2012, more than 89% of all directors
Shares of his companies increased by
9.9%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 74% of all directors
The Franklyn G. Jenifer Stock Index
From January 2008 to May 2011, if you bought shares in companies when Franklyn G. Jenifer joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 9.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -10.0 percent return from the S&P 500.