W. Paul Bowers
2012
In 2012, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $5.5M as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 18% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $42 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $2,024,578 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,013,366 |
| Option Awards | $669,227 |
| Salary | $739,587 |
| Stock Awards | $1,003,813 |
| Other | $50,830 |
| Total | $5,501,443 |
Bowers received $2M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, accounting for 37% of the total pay in 2012.
Bowers also received $42 in bonus, $1M in non-equity incentive plan, $669.2K in option awards, $739.6K in salary, $1M in stock awards and $50.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2012, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 1,069th out of 11,487 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 90.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,069 out of 11,487 | 91st |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 122 out of 916 | 87th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 53 out of 390 | 86th |
Industry group Electric Services | 29 out of 134 | 78th |
Industry Electric Services | 29 out of 134 | 78th |
Source: SEC filing on April 10, 2015.
Bowers' colleagues
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