Anthony J. Best
2008
In 2008, Anthony J. Best earned a total compensation of $2.6M as Chief Executive Officer and President (principal executive officer at SM Energy Company, a 332% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $190,800 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $49,879 |
| Salary | $473,173 |
| Stock Awards | $1,888,110 |
| Other | $16,303 |
| Total | $2,618,265 |
Best received $1.9M in stock awards, accounting for 72% of the total pay in 2008.
Best also received $190.8K in bonus, $49.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $473.2K in salary and $16.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Anthony J. Best's compensation ranked 1,820th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Best earned more than 80.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,820 out of 9,135 | 80th |
Division Mining | 102 out of 396 | 74th |
Major group Oil And Gas Extraction | 84 out of 288 | 71st |
Industry group Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas | 53 out of 193 | 73rd |
Industry Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | 53 out of 193 | 73rd |
Source: SEC filing on April 12, 2011.
Best's colleagues
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