W. Howard Lester
2007
In 2007, W. Howard Lester earned a total compensation of $4.5M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer PEO at Williams-Sonoma, a 177% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $55,279 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $2,981,381 |
| Salary | $993,750 |
| Other | $479,507 |
| Total | $4,509,917 |
Lester received $3M in option awards, accounting for 66% of the total pay in 2007.
Lester also received $55.3K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $993.8K in salary and $479.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2007, W. Howard Lester's compensation ranked 930th out of 8,700 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Lester earned more than 89.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 930 out of 8,700 | 89th |
Division Retail Trade | 57 out of 556 | 90th |
Major group Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores | 10 out of 51 | 80th |
Source: SEC filing on May 9, 2008.
Lester's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Howard Lester at Williams-Sonoma in 2007.
2007
David DeMattei
Williams-Sonoma
Group President
2007
Sharon McCollam
Williams-Sonoma
Chief Financial Officer
2007
Laura Alber
Williams-Sonoma
President
2007
Dean Miller
Williams-Sonoma
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
2007
Patrick Connolly
Williams-Sonoma