Eugene I. Lee, Jr
2022
In 2022, Eugene I. Lee, Jr earned a total compensation of $11.9M as Executive Chairman of the Board and our previous Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Darden Restaurants, a 17% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $3,744,231 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,367,033 |
| Salary | $1,248,077 |
| Stock Awards | $4,615,649 |
| Other | $916,852 |
| Total | $11,891,841 |
Lee received $4.6M in stock awards, accounting for 39% of the total pay in 2022.
Lee also received $3.7M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.4M in option awards, $1.2M in salary and $916.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2022, Eugene I. Lee, Jr's compensation ranked 194th out of 5,753 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Lee earned more than 96.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 194 out of 5,753 | 97th |
Division Retail Trade | 6 out of 253 | 98th |
Major group Eating And Drinking Places | 2 out of 80 | 98th |
Industry group Eating And Drinking Places | 2 out of 80 | 98th |
Industry Eating Places | 2 out of 80 | 98th |
Pay ratio
| Eugene I. Lee, Jr's Pay | $11,891,841 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $21,931 |
| Pay Ratio | 542to 1 |
In 2022, the annual total compensation of Eugene I. Lee, Jr was $11,891,841.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Darden Restaurants was $21,931.
The ratio of Eugene I. Lee, Jr's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 542 to one.
Source: SEC filing on August 8, 2022.
Lee's colleagues
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