Kenneth I. Chenault
2006
In 2006, Kenneth I. Chenault earned a total compensation of $29M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at American Express Company.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $6,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $2,745,040 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $500,000 |
| Option Awards | $12,527,610 |
| Salary | $1,100,000 |
| Stock Awards | $5,131,099 |
| Other | $988,450 |
| Total | $28,992,199 |
Chenault received $12.5M in option awards, accounting for 43% of the total pay in 2006.
Chenault also received $6M in bonus, $2.7M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $500K in non-equity incentive plan, $1.1M in salary, $5.1M in stock awards and $988.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2006, Kenneth I. Chenault's compensation ranked 30th out of 7,022 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Chenault earned more than 99.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 30 out of 7,022 | 100th |
Industry Finance services | 1 out of 25 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2009.
Chenault's colleagues
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