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, 1998 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Walt Disney during this time were Aylwin B. Lewis, Fred H. Langhammer, John E. Bryson and 9 more.
Jan. 1, 1989 to Sept. 27, 2010
Other board members at FedEx during this time were August A. Busch IV, Charles T. Manatt, David P. Steiner and 12 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, FedEx SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Walt Disney SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe