Michael J. Holston
2017
In 2017, Michael J. Holston earned a total compensation of $4.4M as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Merck & Co., a 3% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $448,716 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $885,638 |
| Option Awards | $659,999 |
| Salary | $811,538 |
| Stock Awards | $1,551,413 |
| Other | $88,031 |
| Total | $4,445,335 |
Holston received $1.6M in stock awards, accounting for 35% of the total pay in 2017.
Holston also received $448.7K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $885.6K in non-equity incentive plan, $660K in option awards, $811.5K in salary and $88K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Michael J. Holston's compensation ranked 2,236th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Holston earned more than 84.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 2,236 out of 14,666 | 85th |
Division Manufacturing | 777 out of 5,772 | 87th |
Major group Chemicals And Allied Products | 211 out of 2,075 | 90th |
Industry group Drugs | 160 out of 1,731 | 91st |
Industry Pharmaceutical Preparations | 125 out of 1,333 | 91st |
Source: SEC filing on April 9, 2018.
Holston's colleagues
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Roger Perlmutter
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