Southern Company Gas CEO John Somerhalder's 2008 pay jumps 36% to $3.5M

Southern Company Gas reports 2008 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: March 16, 2009

Southern Company Gas reported fiscal year 2008 executive compensation information on March 16, 2009.
In 2008, six executives at Southern Company Gas received on average a compensation package of $1.7M, a 11% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Southern Company Gas
John W. Somerhalder II, Chief Executive Officer, received $3.5M in total, which increased by 36% compared to 2007. 38% of Somerhalder's compensation, or $1.3M, was in non-equity incentive plan. Somerhalder also received $167K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $137K in option awards, $792K in salary, $956K in stock awards, as well as $123K in other compensation.
Kevin P. Madden, Executive Vice President, External Affairs, received a compensation package of $1.6M, which increased by 7% compared to previous year. 38% of the compensation package, or $597K, was in non-equity incentive plan.
Andrew W. Evans, Chief Financial Officer, earned $1.5M in 2008, a 26% increase compared to previous year.
Douglas N. Schantz, President, Sequent Energy Management, LP, received $1.4M in 2008, which decreases by 18% compared to 2007.
Henry P. Linginfelter, Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, earned $1.3M in 2008.
Paul R. Shlanta, General Counsel, received $1M in 2008, which increases by 31% compared to 2007.

Related executives

Douglas Schantz

Southern Company Gas

President, Sequent Energy Management, LP

Kevin Madden

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Executive Vice President, External Affairs

John Somerhalder

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Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Evans

Southern Company Gas

Chief Financial Officer

Henry Linginfelter

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Executive Vice President, Distribution Operations

Paul Shlanta

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General Counsel

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Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2009.