David M. Ratcliffe
2010
In 2010, David M. Ratcliffe earned a total compensation of $16M as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Southern Company, a 48% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $4,565,298 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $5,147,627 |
| Option Awards | $2,056,805 |
| Salary | $1,077,522 |
| Stock Awards | $3,085,222 |
| Other | $97,280 |
| Total | $16,029,754 |
Ratcliffe received $5.1M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 32% of the total pay in 2010.
Ratcliffe also received $4.6M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.1M in option awards, $1.1M in salary, $3.1M in stock awards and $97.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2010, David M. Ratcliffe's compensation ranked 121st out of 10,439 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ratcliffe earned more than 98.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 121 out of 10,439 | 99th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 13 out of 909 | 99th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 2 out of 401 | 100th |
Industry group Electric Services | 2 out of 155 | 99th |
Industry Electric Services | 2 out of 155 | 99th |
Source: SEC filing on April 13, 2011.
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