Jo Ann R. Smith

Between 2008 and 2012 she made
$330,092
as a director, more than 19% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$1,209,966
in the last year of her directorship, more than 4% of all directors

Decreased CEO pay by an average of
$6,652,951
between 2008 and 2012, only 12% of directors decreased pay more

Shares of her companies decreased by
3.8%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 78% of all directors

The Jo Ann R. Smith Stock Index

From January 2008 to February 2010, if you bought shares in companies when Jo Ann R. Smith joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -3.8 percent return on your investment, compared to a -27.4 percent return from the S&P 500.

Jo Ann R. Smith's companies

Tyson Foods

Jan. 1, 2001 to Feb. 5, 2010

Other board members at Tyson Foods during this time were Albert C. Zapanta, Barbara A. Tyson, Brad T. Sauer and 8 more.

Her 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, Tyson Foods SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010).

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