Robert W. Best
2008
In 2008, Robert W. Best earned a total compensation of $5.2M as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at Atmos Energy, a 23% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $819,121 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $835,200 |
| Salary | $820,354 |
| Stock Awards | $2,544,991 |
| Other | $212,634 |
| Total | $5,232,300 |
Best received $2.5M in stock awards, accounting for 49% of the total pay in 2008.
Best also received $819.1K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $835.2K in non-equity incentive plan, $820.4K in salary and $212.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Robert W. Best's compensation ranked 765th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Best earned more than 91.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 765 out of 9,135 | 92nd |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 117 out of 846 | 86th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 37 out of 381 | 90th |
Industry group Gas Production And Distribution | 5 out of 73 | 93rd |
Industry Natural Gas Distribution | 3 out of 42 | 93rd |
Source: SEC filing on December 22, 2008.
Best's colleagues
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