Michael S. Shannon

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$746,699
as a director, more than 38% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$11,343,479
in the last year of his directorship, more than 33% of all directors

Increased CEO pay by an average of
$441,584
between 2008 and 2012, more than 49% of all directors

Shares of his companies decreased by
19.1%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 9% of all directors

The Michael S. Shannon Stock Index

From August 2009 to August 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Michael S. Shannon joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -19.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a 33.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

Michael S. Shannon's companies

Safeway

Aug. 25, 2009 to Aug. 1, 2012

Other board members at Safeway during this time were Arun Sarin, Frank C. Herringer, Janet E. Grove and 8 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.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Safeway SEC filings (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

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