W. Paul Bowers
2014
In 2014, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $5M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 67% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $45 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,504,316 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $892,841 |
| Option Awards | $724,350 |
| Salary | $782,928 |
| Stock Awards | $1,086,520 |
| Other | $46,986 |
| Total | $5,037,986 |
Bowers received $1.5M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, accounting for 30% of the total pay in 2014.
Bowers also received $45 in bonus, $892.8K in non-equity incentive plan, $724.4K in option awards, $782.9K in salary, $1.1M in stock awards and $47K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2014, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 1,539th out of 13,032 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 88.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,539 out of 13,032 | 88th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 168 out of 972 | 83rd |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 54 out of 395 | 86th |
Industry group Electric Services | 31 out of 137 | 77th |
Industry Electric Services | 31 out of 137 | 77th |
Source: SEC filing on April 7, 2017.
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