Adam H. Schechter
2016 - Merck & Co.
In 2016, Adam H. Schechter earned a total compensation of $8.3M as Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health at Merck & Co., a 10% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $2,020,625 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,104,012 |
| Option Awards | $1,520,003 |
| Salary | $1,003,094 |
| Stock Awards | $2,493,915 |
| Other | $126,358 |
| Total | $8,268,007 |
Schechter received $2.5M in stock awards, accounting for 30% of the total pay in 2016.
Schechter also received $2M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.5M in option awards, $1M in salary and $126.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, Adam H. Schechter's compensation ranked 726th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Schechter earned more than 94.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 726 out of 14,075 | 95th |
Division Manufacturing | 234 out of 5,488 | 96th |
Major group Chemicals And Allied Products | 58 out of 1,900 | 97th |
Industry group Drugs | 37 out of 1,543 | 98th |
Industry Pharmaceutical Preparations | 29 out of 1,173 | 98th |
Source: SEC filing on April 10, 2017.
Schechter's colleagues
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News
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