DSW CEO Roger Rawlins' 2019 pay slips 12% to $7.3M
DSW reports 2019 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: May 29, 2020
DSW reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on May 29, 2020.
In 2019, five DSW executives received on average a compensation package of $3.6M, a 25% decrease compared to previous year.
Roger L. Rawlins, Chief Executive Officer, received $7.3M in total, which decreased by 12% compared to 2018. 82% of Rawlins' compensation, or $6M, was in stock awards. Rawlins also received $202K in non-equity incentive plan, $1.1M in salary, as well as $12K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $7,550 at DSW. Therefore, the ratio of Roger L. Rawlins' pay to the median employee pay was 965 to one.
Deborah L. Ferrée, Vice Chair and President, received a compensation package of $4M, which decreased by 42% compared to previous year. 69% of the compensation package, or $2.8M, was in stock awards.
Jay L. Schottenstein, Chairman, earned $3.3M in 2019, a 18% decrease compared to previous year.
William L. Jordan, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, formerly President of DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc, received $1.9M in 2019, which decreases by 43% compared to 2018.
Jared A. Poff, Chief Financial Officer, earned $1.3M in 2019, a 2% increase compared to previous year.
DSW's fiscal year ends on January 29.