James A. Hughes
2015 - First Solar
In 2015, James A. Hughes earned a total compensation of $4.5M as Former Chief Executive Officer at First Solar, a 20% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,657,500 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $859,615 |
| Stock Awards | $2,000,004 |
| Other | $10,600 |
| Total | $4,527,719 |
Hughes received $2M in stock awards, accounting for 44% of the total pay in 2015.
Hughes also received $1.7M in non-equity incentive plan, $859.6K in salary and $10.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2015, James A. Hughes' compensation ranked 1,839th out of 13,638 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Hughes earned more than 86.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,839 out of 13,638 | 87th |
Division Manufacturing | 666 out of 5,190 | 87th |
Major group Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment | 74 out of 699 | 89th |
Industry group Electronic Components And Accessories | 50 out of 404 | 88th |
Industry Semiconductors and Related Devices | 37 out of 282 | 87th |
Source: SEC filing on April 5, 2017.
Hughes' colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with James A. Hughes at First Solar in 2015.