Kenneth I. Chenault
2017
In 2017, Kenneth I. Chenault earned a total compensation of $18.6M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at American Express Company, a 7% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $498,949 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $3,200,989 |
| Salary | $2,038,462 |
| Stock Awards | $12,209,937 |
| Other | $663,036 |
| Total | $18,611,373 |
Chenault received $12.2M in stock awards, accounting for 66% of the total pay in 2017.
Chenault also received $498.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $3.2M in option awards, $2M in salary and $663K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Kenneth I. Chenault's compensation ranked 181st out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Chenault earned more than 98.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 181 out of 14,666 | 99th |
Industry Finance services | 2 out of 61 | 97th |
Source: SEC filing on March 19, 2018.
Chenault's colleagues
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