Southern Company Gas CEO John Somerhalder's 2009 pay jumps 25% to $4.4M
Southern Company Gas reports 2009 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: March 15, 2010
Southern Company Gas reported fiscal year 2009 executive compensation information on March 15, 2010.
In 2009, five executives at Southern Company Gas received on average a compensation package of $2.1M, a 21% increase compared to previous year.
John W. Somerhalder II, Chief Executive Officer, received $4.4M in total, which increased by 25% compared to 2008. 50% of Somerhalder's compensation, or $2.2M, was in non-equity incentive plan. Somerhalder also received $221K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $83K in option awards, $821K in salary, $882K in stock awards, as well as $191K in other compensation.
Douglas N. Schantz, President, Sequent Energy Management, LP, received a compensation package of $1.8M, which increased by 27% compared to previous year. 64% of the compensation package, or $1.2M, was in non-equity incentive plan.
Andrew W. Evans, Chief Financial Officer, earned $1.6M in 2009, a 3% increase compared to previous year.
Henry P. Linginfelter, Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, received $1.5M in 2009, which increases by 19% compared to 2008.
Paul R. Shlanta, General Counsel, earned $1.1M in 2009, a 8% increase compared to previous year.
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