Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer's 2018 pay slips 6% to $5.5M
Kansas City Southern reports 2018 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 5, 2019
Kansas City Southern reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on April 5, 2019.
In 2018, five executives at Kansas City Southern received on average a compensation package of $2.4M, a 9% decrease compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Kansas City Southern
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.5M in total, which decreased by 6% compared to 2017. 52% of Ottensmeyer's compensation, or $2.9M, was in stock awards. Ottensmeyer also received $837K in non-equity incentive plan, $850K in option awards, $895K in salary, as well as $84K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $48,187 at Kansas City Southern. Therefore, the ratio of Patrick J. Ottensmeyer's pay to the median employee pay was 115 to one.
Michael W. Upchurch, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $1.7M, which decreased by 9% compared to previous year. 40% of the compensation package, or $674K, was in stock awards.
Jeffrey M. Songer, Chief Operating Officer, earned $1.7M in 2018, a 11% decrease compared to previous year.
Brian D. Hancock, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, received $1.6M in 2018, which decreases by 10% compared to 2017.
Warren K. Erdman, Executive Vice President Administration and Corporate Affairs, earned $1.3M in 2018, a 16% decrease compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on April 5, 2019.