CEO pay is determined by a company’s board of directors. Those directors are compensated for the time they spend shaping the company’s strategy. Here’s what the Fortune 100 executives paid each other from 2008 to 2012.
Jan. 1, 2002 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at General Electric during this time were Andrea Jung, Ann M. Fudge, Claudio X. González and 14 more.
July 1, 2006 to July 17, 2009
Other board members at Dell during this time were Alex J. Mandl, Donald J. Carty, James W. Breyer and 8 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Dell SEC filings (2008), General Electric SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe