Adam H. Schechter
2017 - Merck & Co.
In 2017, Adam H. Schechter earned a total compensation of $7.9M as Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health at Merck & Co., a 5% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,636,712 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,229,540 |
| Option Awards | $1,140,001 |
| Salary | $1,029,470 |
| Stock Awards | $2,679,655 |
| Other | $134,655 |
| Total | $7,850,033 |
Schechter received $2.7M in stock awards, accounting for 34% of the total pay in 2017.
Schechter also received $1.6M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.2M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.1M in option awards, $1M in salary and $134.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Adam H. Schechter's compensation ranked 979th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Schechter earned more than 93.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 979 out of 14,666 | 93rd |
Division Manufacturing | 333 out of 5,770 | 94th |
Major group Chemicals And Allied Products | 85 out of 2,074 | 96th |
Industry group Drugs | 56 out of 1,730 | 97th |
Industry Pharmaceutical Preparations | 46 out of 1,329 | 97th |
Source: SEC filing on April 9, 2018.
Schechter's colleagues
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