W. Paul Bowers
2015
In 2015, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $4.3M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 15% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $642,042 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $910,865 |
| Salary | $809,595 |
| Stock Awards | $1,874,305 |
| Other | $50,827 |
| Total | $4,287,634 |
Bowers received $1.9M in stock awards, accounting for 44% of the total pay in 2015.
Bowers also received $642K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $910.9K in non-equity incentive plan, $809.6K in salary and $50.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2015, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 1,988th out of 13,638 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 85.4% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,988 out of 13,638 | 85th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 196 out of 1,025 | 81st |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 48 out of 385 | 88th |
Industry group Electric Services | 23 out of 123 | 81st |
Industry Electric Services | 23 out of 123 | 81st |
Source: SEC filing on April 7, 2017.
Bowers' colleagues
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