STAAR Surgical Company CEO Caren Mason's 2021 pay jumps 84% to $5.5M
STAAR Surgical Company reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 29, 2022
STAAR Surgical Company reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 29, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at STAAR Surgical Company received on average a compensation package of $2.6M, a 35% increase compared to previous year.
Caren Mason, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.5M in total, which increased by 84% compared to 2020. 32% of Mason's compensation, or $1.8M, was in stock awards. Mason also received $1.2M in bonus, $1.7M in option awards, $722K in salary, as well as $15K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $84,125 at STAAR Surgical Company. Therefore, the ratio of Caren Mason's pay to the median employee pay was 65 to one.
Hans Blickensdoerfer, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Direct Markets Europe, China, received a compensation package of $3.6M, which decreased by 18% compared to previous year. 65% of the compensation package, or $2.3M, was of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings.
Scott Barnes, Chief Medical Officer, earned $1.4M in 2021, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
Patrick F. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, received $1.4M in 2021, which decreases by 25% compared to 2020.
Keith Holliday, Chief Technology Officer, earned $1.3M in 2021, a 30% increase compared to previous year.
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