Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke's 2020 pay slips 1% to $17M

Xcel Energy reports 2020 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 6, 2021

Xcel Energy reported fiscal year 2020 executive compensation information on April 6, 2021.
In 2020, eight executives at Xcel Energy received on average a compensation package of $4.7M, a 10% decrease compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Xcel Energy
Ben Fowke, Chief Executive Officer, received $17M in total, which decreased by 1% compared to 2019. 51% of Fowke's compensation, or $8.5M, was in stock awards. Fowke also received $4.4M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.4M in salary, as well as $118K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2020, the median employee pay was $120,597 at Xcel Energy. Therefore, the ratio of Ben Fowke's pay to the median employee pay was 139 to one.
Robert Frenzel, Chief Operating Officer, received a compensation package of $4.1M, which increased by 31% compared to previous year. 54% of the compensation package, or $2.2M, was in stock awards.
Bob Frenzel, Chief Executive Officer, earned $4.1M in 2020, a 31% increase compared to previous year.
Kent Larson, Former Executive Vice President and Group President, Operations, received $3.6M in 2020, which increases by 12% compared to 2019.
Brian Van Abel, Chief Financial Officer, earned $2.5M in 2020.
Timothy O'Connor, Executive Vice President, Chief Generating Officer, received $2.5M in 2020.
Brett Carter, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer and Innovation Officer, earned $2.3M in 2020, a 11% decrease compared to previous year.
Amanda Rome, General Counsel, received $1.8M in 2020.

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Source: SEC filing on April 6, 2021.