Heidrick & Struggles International CEO Krishnan Rajagopalan's 2018 pay rises 17% to $4M

Heidrick & Struggles International reports 2018 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 22, 2019

Heidrick & Struggles International reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on April 22, 2019.

In 2018, six executives at Heidrick & Struggles International received on average a compensation package of $1.5M, a 13% decrease compared to previous year.

Average pay of disclosed executives at Heidrick & Struggles International

Krishnan Rajagopalan, Chief Executive Officer, received $4M in total, which increased by 17% compared to 2017. 47% of Rajagopalan's compensation, or $1.9M, was in non-equity incentive plan. Rajagopalan also received $850K in salary and $1.3M in stock awards.

For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $108,538 at Heidrick & Struggles International. Therefore, the ratio of Krishnan Rajagopalan's pay to the median employee pay was 37 to one.

Mark Harris, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $1.8M. 34% of the compensation package, or $619K, was in non-equity incentive plan.

Richard Greene, Chief Human Resources Officer, earned $1.1M in 2018, a 27% increase compared to previous year.

Stephen W. Beard, Chief Administrative Officer, received $841K in 2018, which decreases by 33% compared to 2017.

Richard W. Pehlke, Chief Financial Officer, earned $765K in 2018, a 35% decrease compared to previous year.

Kamau Coar, General Counsel, received $628K in 2018.