James M. Wells III
2011
In 2011, James M. Wells III earned a total compensation of $8.1M as Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Banks, a 21% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,393,453 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $644,236 |
| Option Awards | $815,025 |
| Salary | $857,208 |
| Stock Awards | $4,377,660 |
| Other | $50,659 |
| Total | $8,138,241 |
Wells received $4.4M in stock awards, accounting for 54% of the total pay in 2011.
Wells also received $1.4M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $644.2K in non-equity incentive plan, $815K in option awards, $857.2K in salary and $50.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2011, James M. Wells III's compensation ranked 519th out of 10,747 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Wells earned more than 95.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 519 out of 10,747 | 95th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 104 out of 2,383 | 96th |
Major group Depository Institutions | 34 out of 1,107 | 97th |
Industry group Commercial Banks | 34 out of 895 | 96th |
Industry National Commercial Banks | 26 out of 330 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on March 2, 2012.
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