Sumner M. Redstone
2006 - Viacom
In 2006, Sumner M. Redstone earned a total compensation of $16.4M as Executive Chairman and at Viacom.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $5,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $3,050,542 |
| Option Awards | $4,080,185 |
| Salary | $3,050,000 |
| Stock Awards | $679,122 |
| Other | $76,276 |
| Total | $16,436,125 |
Redstone received $5.5M in bonus, accounting for 33% of the total pay in 2006.
Redstone also received $3.1M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $4.1M in option awards, $3.1M in salary, $679.1K in stock awards and $76.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2006, Sumner M. Redstone's compensation ranked 91st out of 7,022 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Redstone earned more than 98.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 91 out of 7,022 | 99th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 9 out of 658 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 8 out of 200 | 96th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 5 out of 29 | 83rd |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 5 out of 29 | 83rd |
Source: SEC filing on April 20, 2007.
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