Michael T. Fries
2020 - Liberty Global
In 2020, Michael T. Fries earned a total compensation of $45M as Chief Executive Officer & President at Liberty Global, a 64% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $10,291,627 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $15,537,111 |
| Salary | $1,547,245 |
| Stock Awards | $16,850,467 |
| Other | $725,880 |
| Total | $44,952,330 |
Fries received $16.9M in stock awards, accounting for 37% of the total pay in 2020.
Fries also received $10.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $15.5M in option awards, $1.5M in salary and $725.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, Michael T. Fries' compensation ranked 42nd out of 9,063 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Fries earned more than 99.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 42 out of 9,063 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 4 out of 548 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 4 out of 174 | 98th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 3 out of 54 | 94th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 3 out of 54 | 94th |
Pay ratio
| Michael T. Fries' Pay | $44,952,330 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $109,778 |
| Pay Ratio | 409to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of Michael T. Fries was $44,952,330.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Liberty Global was $109,778.
The ratio of Michael T. Fries' pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 409 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 30, 2021.
Fries' colleagues
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