W. Paul Bowers
2016
In 2016, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $5.9M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 37% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,527,952 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,133,448 |
| Salary | $834,547 |
| Stock Awards | $2,308,212 |
| Other | $51,057 |
| Total | $5,855,216 |
Bowers received $2.3M in stock awards, accounting for 39% of the total pay in 2016.
Bowers also received $1.5M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $834.5K in salary and $51.1K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 1,256th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 91.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,256 out of 14,075 | 91st |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 149 out of 970 | 85th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 36 out of 369 | 90th |
Industry group Electric Services | 22 out of 124 | 82nd |
Industry Electric Services | 22 out of 124 | 82nd |
Source: SEC filing on April 7, 2017.
Bowers' colleagues
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