Nicholas K. Akins
2018
In 2018, Nicholas K. Akins earned a total compensation of $12.2M as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at American Electric Power Co., a 6% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $207,401 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $2,900,000 |
| Salary | $1,415,423 |
| Stock Awards | $7,564,313 |
| Other | $114,891 |
| Total | $12,202,028 |
Akins received $7.6M in stock awards, accounting for 62% of the total pay in 2018.
Akins also received $207.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.9M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.4M in salary and $114.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, Nicholas K. Akins' compensation ranked 494th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Akins earned more than 96.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 494 out of 14,244 | 97th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 63 out of 918 | 93rd |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 11 out of 351 | 97th |
Industry group Electric Services | 6 out of 121 | 95th |
Industry Electric Services | 6 out of 121 | 95th |
Source: SEC filing on March 11, 2020.
Akins' colleagues
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