Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Christopher Ripley's 2019 pay jumps 33% to $9.9M

Sinclair Broadcast Group reports 2019 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 29, 2021

Sinclair Broadcast Group reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 29, 2021.
In 2019, seven executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group received on average a compensation package of $4.4M, a 6% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group
Christopher S. Ripley, Chief Executive Officer, received $9.9M in total, which increased by 33% compared to 2018. 25% of Ripley's compensation, or $2.5M, was in stock awards. Ripley also received $2M in bonus, $8.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2M in non-equity incentive plan, $2.1M in option awards, $1.3M in salary, as well as $76K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $48,220 at Sinclair Broadcast Group. Therefore, the ratio of Christopher S. Ripley's pay to the median employee pay was 206 to one.
David D. Smith, Chairman, received a compensation package of $7.9M, which increased by 6% compared to previous year. 31% of the compensation package, or $2.5M, was in stock awards.
Steven M. Marks, Chief Operating Officer, earned $5.1M in 2019, a 17% decrease compared to previous year.
Barry M. Faber, President / Distribution Network Relations, received $3.4M in 2019, which increases by 108% compared to 2018.
Lucy A. Rutishauser, Chief Financial Officer, earned $2.7M in 2019, a 84% increase compared to previous year.
Robert D. Weisbord, President / Broadcast & Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, received $1.6M in 2019, which increases by 49% compared to 2018.
Jeffrey E. Krolik, Former President Regional Sports Networks, earned $465K in 2019.

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Source: SEC filing on April 29, 2021.