MFA Financial CEO Craig Knutson's 2019 pay rises 2% to $5.4M
MFA Financial reports 2019 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 27, 2020
MFA Financial reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 27, 2020.
In 2019, five executives at MFA Financial received on average a compensation package of $2.4M, a 2% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at MFA Financial
Craig L. Knutson, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.4M in total, which increased by 2% compared to 2018. 50% of Knutson's compensation, or $2.7M, was in stock awards. Knutson also received $534K in bonus, $1.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $700K in salary, as well as $11K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $206,500 at MFA Financial. Therefore, the ratio of Craig L. Knutson's pay to the median employee pay was 26 to one.
Gudmundur Kristjansson, Chief Investment Officer, received a compensation package of $2.2M, which increased by 3% compared to previous year. 46% of the compensation package, or $1M, was in stock awards.
Bryan Wulfsohn, Chief Investment Officer, earned $2.2M in 2019, a 3% increase compared to previous year.
Sunil Yadav, Senior Vice President, received $1.3M in 2019, which decreases by 7% compared to 2018.
Stephen D. Yarad, Chief Financial Officer, earned $1.1M in 2019, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on April 27, 2020.