Christopher A. Helms
2008
In 2008, Christopher A. Helms earned a total compensation of $1.5M as Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive Officer at NiSource, a 12% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $7,750 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $49,108 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $302,250 |
| Salary | $516,667 |
| Stock Awards | $622,195 |
| Other | $19,582 |
| Total | $1,517,552 |
Helms received $622.2K in stock awards, accounting for 41% of the total pay in 2008.
Helms also received $7.8K in bonus, $49.1K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $302.3K in non-equity incentive plan, $516.7K in salary and $19.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Christopher A. Helms' compensation ranked 3,182nd out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Helms earned more than 65.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 3,182 out of 9,135 | 65th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 418 out of 846 | 51st |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 196 out of 381 | 49th |
Industry group Combination Electric And Gas, And Other Utility | 51 out of 103 | 51st |
Industry Electric and Other Services Combined | 46 out of 89 | 48th |
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2011.
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