Nielsen Holdings CEO David Kenny's 2021 pay jumps 29% to $14M
Nielsen Holdings reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 5, 2022
Nielsen Holdings reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 5, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at Nielsen Holdings received on average a compensation package of $6.4M, a 1% decrease compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Nielsen Holdings
David Kenny, Chief Executive Officer, received $14M in total, which increased by 29% compared to 2020. 63% of Kenny's compensation, or $8.7M, was in stock awards. Kenny also received $2.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.5M in option awards, $1.3M in salary, as well as $27K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $48,802 at Nielsen Holdings. Therefore, the ratio of David Kenny's pay to the median employee pay was 283 to one.
Linda Zukauckas, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $6.2M, which decreased by 37% compared to previous year. 45% of the compensation package, or $2.8M, was in stock awards.
George Callard, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, earned $4.3M in 2021, a 33% increase compared to previous year.
Karthik Rao, Chief Operating Officer, received $4.1M in 2021.
Laurie Lovett, Chief People Officer, earned $3.7M in 2021, a 64% increase compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on April 5, 2022.