John W. Thompson
2008
In 2008, John W. Thompson earned a total compensation of $5.6M as Chairman of the Board of Directors and former Chief Executive Officer at Symantec, a 18% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,150,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $3,415,203 |
| Salary | $800,000 |
| Other | $273,641 |
| Total | $5,638,844 |
Thompson received $3.4M in option awards, accounting for 61% of the total pay in 2008.
Thompson also received $1.2M in non-equity incentive plan, $800K in salary and $273.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, John W. Thompson's compensation ranked 677th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Thompson earned more than 92.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 677 out of 9,135 | 93rd |
Division Services | 84 out of 1,317 | 94th |
Major group Business Services | 62 out of 823 | 93rd |
Industry group Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related Services | 29 out of 460 | 94th |
Industry Prepackaged Software | 21 out of 246 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on July 28, 2008.
Thompson's colleagues
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