Christopher A. Helms
2009
In 2009, Christopher A. Helms earned a total compensation of $1.7M as Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive Officer at NiSource, a 10% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $83,133 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $55,926 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $416,867 |
| Salary | $520,000 |
| Stock Awards | $546,801 |
| Other | $41,812 |
| Total | $1,664,539 |
Helms received $546.8K in stock awards, accounting for 33% of the total pay in 2009.
Helms also received $83.1K in bonus, $55.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $416.9K in non-equity incentive plan, $520K in salary and $41.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, Christopher A. Helms' compensation ranked 2,883rd out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Helms earned more than 70.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 2,883 out of 9,885 | 71st |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 361 out of 872 | 59th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 180 out of 393 | 54th |
Industry group Combination Electric And Gas, And Other Utility | 56 out of 106 | 47th |
Industry Electric and Other Services Combined | 49 out of 90 | 46th |
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2011.
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