C. Henry Besten, Jr
2008
In 2008, C. Henry Besten, Jr earned a total compensation of $2.4M as Senior Vice President Strategic Development at Arch Coal, a 124% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $75,544 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $968,690 |
| Option Awards | $924,398 |
| Salary | $290,000 |
| Stock Awards | $83,011 |
| Other | $39,892 |
| Total | $2,381,535 |
Besten received $968.7K in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 41% of the total pay in 2008.
Besten also received $75.5K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $924.4K in option awards, $290K in salary, $83K in stock awards and $39.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, C. Henry Besten, Jr's compensation ranked 2,025th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Besten earned more than 77.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 2,025 out of 9,135 | 78th |
Division Mining | 118 out of 396 | 70th |
Major group Coal Mining | 7 out of 18 | 61st |
Industry group Bituminous Coal And Lignite Mining | 7 out of 18 | 61st |
Industry Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining | 7 out of 18 | 61st |
Source: SEC filing on March 12, 2009.
Besten's colleagues
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