Atmos Energy CEO J Akers' 2021 pay falls 34% to $6.5M
Atmos Energy reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: December 17, 2021
Atmos Energy reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on December 17, 2021.
In 2021, five executives at Atmos Energy received on average a compensation package of $2.6M, a 34% decrease compared to previous year.
J. Kevin Akers, Chief Executive Officer, received $6.5M in total, which decreased by 34% compared to 2020. 46% of Akers' compensation, or $3M, was in stock awards. Akers also received $1.7M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $900K in non-equity incentive plan, $900K in salary, as well as $13K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $78,050 at Atmos Energy. Therefore, the ratio of J. Kevin Akers' pay to the median employee pay was 83 to one.
Christopher T. Forsythe, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $2M, which increased by 1% compared to previous year. 45% of the compensation package, or $911K, was in stock awards.
David J. Park, Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, earned $1.7M in 2021, a 1% decrease compared to previous year.
Karen E. Hartsfield, General Counsel, received $1.6M in 2021, which is about the same as previous year.
J. Matt Robbins, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, earned $1.4M in 2021.
Atmos Energy's fiscal year ends on September 30.