James M. Wells III
2009
In 2009, James M. Wells III earned a total compensation of $7.7M as Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Banks, a 5% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,842,920 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $3,263,250 |
| Salary | $1,077,300 |
| Stock Awards | $1,365,395 |
| Other | $123,957 |
| Total | $7,672,822 |
Wells received $3.3M in option awards, accounting for 43% of the total pay in 2009.
Wells also received $1.8M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.1M in salary, $1.4M in stock awards and $124K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, James M. Wells III's compensation ranked 365th out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Wells earned more than 96.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 365 out of 9,885 | 96th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 71 out of 2,204 | 97th |
Major group Depository Institutions | 29 out of 1,006 | 97th |
Industry group Commercial Banks | 26 out of 833 | 97th |
Industry National Commercial Banks | 19 out of 327 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on March 2, 2012.
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