Thomas A. Fanning
2016
In 2016, Thomas A. Fanning earned a total compensation of $15.8M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Southern Company, a 34% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $3,894,646 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $2,725,125 |
| Salary | $1,290,192 |
| Stock Awards | $7,800,022 |
| Other | $119,667 |
| Total | $15,829,652 |
Fanning received $7.8M in stock awards, accounting for 49% of the total pay in 2016.
Fanning also received $3.9M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.7M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.3M in salary and $119.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, Thomas A. Fanning's compensation ranked 212th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Fanning earned more than 98.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 212 out of 14,075 | 99th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 36 out of 970 | 96th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 2 out of 369 | 100th |
Industry group Electric Services | 2 out of 124 | 98th |
Industry Electric Services | 2 out of 124 | 98th |
Source: SEC filing on April 7, 2017.
Fanning's colleagues
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