Covanta Holding CEO Stephen Jones' 2019 pay rises 19% to $5.5M
Covanta Holding reports 2019 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 3, 2020
Covanta Holding reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 3, 2020.
In 2019, five executives at Covanta Holding received on average a compensation package of $2.4M, which is about the same as previous year.
Stephen J. Jones, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.5M in total, which increased by 19% compared to 2018. 66% of Jones' compensation, or $3.7M, was in stock awards. Jones also received $940K in non-equity incentive plan, $900K in salary, as well as $21K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $102,569 at Covanta Holding. Therefore, the ratio of Stephen J. Jones' pay to the median employee pay was 54 to one.
Bradford J. Helgeson, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $1.7M, which decreased by 19% compared to previous year. 52% of the compensation package, or $896K, was in stock awards.
Derek W. Veenhof, Executive Vice President, Sustainable Solutions, earned $1.6M in 2019, a 20% decrease compared to previous year.
Michael J. de Castro, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, received $1.6M in 2019, which is about the same as previous year.
Timothy J. Simpson, General Counsel, earned $1.5M in 2019, a 6% decrease compared to previous year.
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