Donald R. Knauss
2009
In 2009, Donald R. Knauss earned a total compensation of $8.2M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Clorox, a 26% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $731,445 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,284,480 |
| Option Awards | $2,545,798 |
| Salary | $1,056,250 |
| Stock Awards | $2,408,997 |
| Other | $217,256 |
| Total | $8,244,586 |
Knauss received $2.5M in option awards, accounting for 31% of the total pay in 2009.
Knauss also received $731.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.1M in salary, $2.4M in stock awards and $217.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, Donald R. Knauss' compensation ranked 325th out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Knauss earned more than 96.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 325 out of 9,885 | 97th |
Division Manufacturing | 117 out of 3,690 | 97th |
Major group Chemicals And Allied Products | 38 out of 866 | 96th |
Industry group Soap, Detergents, And Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations | 6 out of 48 | 88th |
Industry Specialty Cleaning, Polishing, and Sanitation Preparations | 1 out of 9 | 89th |
Source: SEC filing on September 30, 2011.
Knauss' colleagues
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