Highest paid public-company CEOs: ranked by total compensation in 2004.
HIGHEST PAID PUBLIC-COMPANY CEOs
Ranked by total compensation in 2004
IN THOUSANDS
Rank Executive Company
* title * ticker
1 Angelo R. Mozilo Countrywide Financial Corp.
chairman, ceo CFC
2 R. Chad Dreier Ryland Group Inc.
ceo, president RYL
3 Michael D. Eisner (1) Walt Disney Co. (2)
ceo, president DIS
4 Mark R. Goldston United Online
chairman, ceo, president UNTD
5 Larry C. Glasscock WellPoint Health Networks
ceo, president WLP
6 Kevin W. Sharer Amgen Inc.
chairman, ceo AMGN
7 Stanley R. Zax Zenith National Insurance
Corp.
chairman, president, ceo ZNT
8 Robert Margolis Cherokee Inc. (3)
chairman, ceo CHKE
9 Steven Nichols K-Swiss, Inc.
ceo, president KSWS
10 Louis L. Borick Superior Industries
chairman of the board, ceo International SUP
11 Marty Albertson Guitar Center Inc.
chairman, ceo, president GTRC
12 Larry Thomas (4) Guitar Center, Inc.
chairman emeritus and former ceo GTRC
13 Bruce W. Marlow 21st Century Insurance Group
vice chairman, ceo, president TW
14 Julia A. Stewart IHOP Corp.
ceo, president IHP
15 Brian J. Farrell THQ Inc. (5)
chairman, president, ceo THQI
16 W. Michael Long Homestore Inc.
ceo HOMS
17 Joseph D. Russell, Jr. PS Business Parks
president and ceo PSB
18 Frederick M. Lax Tekelec
ceo, president TKLC
19 Edward G. Atsinger III Salem Communications Corp.
president, ceo, director SALM
20 Ronald L. Havner, Jr. Public Storage Inc.
vice chairman, ceo PSA
21 Robert L. Beitcher Panavision Inc.
ceo, president PVIS
22 Steven J. Goldman Power-One Inc.
chairman, ceo PWER
23 Martin W. Greenwald Image Entertainment Inc. (5)
ceo, president DISK
24 Errol Ginsberg IXIA
ceo and president XXIA
25 Abraham N. Reichental 3D Systems Corp.
ceo, president TDSC
Rank 2004 Salary 2004 Bonus Other Annual Other Long Term
Compensation Compensation
1 $2,466.70 $17,273.30 $272.30 $2,826.90
2 1,000.00 12,245.60 3,013.10 0
3 1,000.00 7,250.00 0 0.0
4 770 770 0 4,977.50
5 1,081.60 4,081.50 283.4 0
6 1,302.00 3,662.00 255.4 0
7 1,378.80 3,000.00 14 0
8 734 3,472.40 0 0
9 863.8 998.70 0 0
10 1,000 750.00 0 0
11 625 1,300 0 0
12 625 1,300 0 0
13 800 936 0 0
14 590 818.6 122 0
15 578.8 694.6 0 0
16 500 500 0 250
17 300.0 280.0 0 599
18 516.2 600 0 0
19 775 257.6 0 0
20 393 650.0 0 0
21 900 0 0 0
22 490.9 75 0 275
23 616.4 108.7 0 0
24 332.6 398.7 0 0
25 450 0 0 0
Rank Other Total Company Options 2004 Net Income
Compensation Compensation Granted (loss)
* includes (in units) (millions)
LTIP payouts
1 $348.50 $23,187.70 1,400.00 $2,300
2 3,600 19,858.70 0 320
3 4.90 8,312.4 0 2,345
4 0 6,518 625 117.5
5 153.2 5,599.70 200 960
6 364.3 5,583.7 225 3,100
7 36.6 4,429.40 0 119
8 0 4,206.40 0 17.2
9 102.7 1,965.20 50 71.30
10 197.2 1,947.20 0 44.7
11 6 1,931 80 63.4
12 6 1,931 80 63.4
13 13.1 1,749.1 396 88.2
14 9.9 1,540.50 40 33.4
15 8.2 1,261.60 0 35.8
16 0 1,250 1,000 -7.90
17 16.6 1,195.60 0 62.1
18 8 1,124.2 300 37.6
19 45.9 1,078.50 24.9 7.5
20 6.2 1,049.2 166 366.2
21 59.6 959.6 0 -10.1
22 0 840.9 175 -21.20
23 32.4 757.5 200 5.1
24 2.5 733.8 250 18.9
25 134.4 584.4 0 1
Fiscal year ended 12/31/04 unless otherwise noted.
(1) Robert A. Iger is the current CEO of Walt Disney, Michael D. Eisner
stepped down in September 2005.
(2) Fiscal year ended 9/30/04
(3) Fiscal year ended 1/29/05
(4) Thomas and Marty Albertson each ranked equally, but Albertson was
assigned a higher rank because he is currently CEO of the company.
Larry Thomas resigned in the 4th quarter of 2004, leaving Marty
Albertson the sole ceo.
(5) Fiscal year ended 3/31/05
The information for this list was gathered from public documents
released by the companies themselves. CEO's were ranked by total
compensation paid in the company's fiscal 2004 year.
Only CEOs of public companies based in the greater San Fernando Valley
were included. To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical
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