James M. Wells III
2010
In 2010, James M. Wells III earned a total compensation of $10.3M as Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Banks, a 34% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $4,453,853 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,077,300 |
| Stock Awards | $4,616,920 |
| Other | $122,451 |
| Total | $10,270,524 |
Wells received $4.6M in stock awards, accounting for 45% of the total pay in 2010.
Wells also received $4.5M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.1M in salary and $122.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2010, James M. Wells III's compensation ranked 309th out of 10,439 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Wells earned more than 97.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 309 out of 10,439 | 97th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 69 out of 2,356 | 97th |
Major group Depository Institutions | 23 out of 1,084 | 98th |
Industry group Commercial Banks | 23 out of 877 | 97th |
Industry National Commercial Banks | 15 out of 338 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on March 2, 2012.
Wells' colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with James M. Wells III at SunTrust Banks in 2010.
2010
William Rogers
SunTrust Banks
Chief Executive Officer
2010
Mark Chancy
SunTrust Banks
Corporate Executive V.P. and Wholesale Banking Executive
2010
Timothy Sullivan
SunTrust Banks
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
2010
Thomas Freeman
SunTrust Banks