David J. West
2008 - Hershey
In 2008, David J. West earned a total compensation of $4.4M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Hershey, a 53% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $574,406 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,128,400 |
| Option Awards | $918,335 |
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $679,071 |
| Other | $86,966 |
| Total | $4,387,178 |
West received $1.1M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 26% of the total pay in 2008.
West also received $574.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $918.3K in option awards, $1M in salary, $679.1K in stock awards and $87K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, David J. West's compensation ranked 975th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, West earned more than 89.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 975 out of 9,135 | 89th |
Division Manufacturing | 349 out of 3,436 | 90th |
Major group Food And Kindred Products | 38 out of 182 | 79th |
Industry group Sugar And Confectionery Products | 1 out of 15 | 93rd |
Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2009.
West's colleagues
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