Kenneth I. Chenault
2008
In 2008, Kenneth I. Chenault earned a total compensation of $27.3M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at American Express Company, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $640,711 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $6,112,500 |
| Option Awards | $7,985,934 |
| Salary | $1,250,000 |
| Stock Awards | $10,129,931 |
| Other | $1,208,242 |
| Total | $27,327,318 |
Chenault received $10.1M in stock awards, accounting for 37% of the total pay in 2008.
Chenault also received $640.7K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $6.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $8M in option awards, $1.3M in salary and $1.2M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Kenneth I. Chenault's compensation ranked 38th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Chenault earned more than 99.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 38 out of 9,135 | 100th |
Industry Finance services | 1 out of 22 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2009.
Chenault's colleagues
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Edward Gilligan
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Stephen Squeri
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Daniel Henry
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