Liberty Media CEO Gregory Maffei's 2021 pay jumps 23% to $22M
Liberty Media reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 26, 2022
Liberty Media reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 26, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at Liberty Media received on average a compensation package of $5.7M, a 51% decrease compared to previous year.
Gregory B. Maffei, Chief Executive Officer, received $22M in total, which decreased by 54% compared to 2020. 54% of Maffei's compensation, or $12M, was in non-equity incentive plan. Maffei also received $667K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $3.5M in option awards, $1.2M in salary, $4M in stock awards, as well as $493K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $162,742 at Liberty Media. Therefore, the ratio of Gregory B. Maffei's pay to the median employee pay was 133 to one.
Renee L. Wilm, Chief Administrative Officer, received a compensation package of $2.3M, which decreased by 24% compared to previous year. 39% of the compensation package, or $881K, was in salary.
Albert E. Rosenthaler, Chief Corporate Development Officer, earned $2.3M in 2021, a 49% decrease compared to previous year.
Brian J. Wendling, Chief Accounting Officer, received $1.4M in 2021, which decreases by 40% compared to 2020.
John C. Malone, Chairman, earned $1.1M in 2021, a 2% increase compared to previous year.