W. Paul Bowers
2010
In 2010, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $5.3M as President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 75% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $884,674 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,276,879 |
| Option Awards | $520,654 |
| Salary | $652,189 |
| Stock Awards | $1,948,515 |
| Other | $43,636 |
| Total | $5,326,547 |
Bowers received $1.9M in stock awards, accounting for 37% of the total pay in 2010.
Bowers also received $884.7K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $520.7K in option awards, $652.2K in salary and $43.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2010, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 952nd out of 10,439 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 90.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 952 out of 10,439 | 91st |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 118 out of 909 | 87th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 45 out of 401 | 89th |
Industry group Electric Services | 29 out of 155 | 81st |
Industry Electric Services | 29 out of 155 | 81st |
Source: SEC filing on April 12, 2013.
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