Ken Xie
2017
In 2017, Ken Xie earned a total compensation of $4M as Chief Executive Officer at Fortinet, a 79% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $425,746 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,221,810 |
| Salary | $450,882 |
| Stock Awards | $1,862,000 |
| Total | $3,960,438 |
Xie received $1.9M in stock awards, accounting for 47% of the total pay in 2017.
Xie also received $425.7K in non-equity incentive plan, $1.2M in option awards and $450.9K in salary.
Rankings
In 2017, Ken Xie's compensation ranked 2,597th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Xie earned more than 82.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 2,597 out of 14,666 | 82nd |
Division Manufacturing | 899 out of 5,772 | 84th |
Major group Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment | 93 out of 461 | 80th |
Industry group Computer And Office Equipment | 36 out of 128 | 72nd |
Industry Computer Peripheral Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified | 11 out of 49 | 78th |
Source: SEC filing on May 11, 2018.
Xie's colleagues
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