Schering-Plough Corp. Chief Executive Fred Hassan's compensation slipped 34 percent in 2008, mainly due to a decline in stock-based awards as the company's share price fell, according to an Associated Press analysis of data filed with regulators Monday.
Discount retailer TJX Cos. Chief Executive and President Carol Meyrowitz received compensation valued at $6.85 million last year, up 15 percent compared with the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday.
As office supply retailer Staples Inc.'s profit fell in 2008, CEO Ronald L. Sargent's compensation fell 58 percent to $12.6 million, less than half of what he received the year before, according to Associated Press calculations based on a regulatory filing on Monday.
The chief executive of Continental Airlines Inc. got compensation the company valued at nearly $5 million in 2008, down 17.1 percent from the year before, according to analysis of a regulatory filing Friday.
The chief executive of auto retailer CarMax Inc., Tom Folliard, received a compensation package valued at more than $2.96 million for fiscal 2009, according to an Associated Press analysis of figures in a regulatory filing.
The compensation package for Raytheon Co.'s chief executive rose 6 percent during 2008, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
King Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2008 paid its chief executive a little more than half his compensation from the previous year, largely because of a decline in stock and options awards, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Herbert L. Henkel received 2008 compensation valued at $11.4 million, up about 7 percent year-over-year, according to Associated Press calculations of data filed with regulators Wednesday.
The chief executive of health insurer Aetna Inc. received compensation valued at $17.4 million, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a proxy statement filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. who was forced to sell almost all his equity holdings in the company in October to cover a margin loan call, was given a huge incentive award at the end of 2008 that boosted his total compensation for the year to $112.5 million, according to an Associated Press analysis of data filed with regulators. That's more than four times higher than his pay package a year earlier.
Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive James W. Owens received 2008 compensation valued at $14.6 million, down about 1 percent from the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures filed with regulators Tuesday.
Lee Scott, who retired as the president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. effective Jan. 31, 2009, received compensation valued at $7.93 million in 2008, down 73 percent from the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing late Monday.
The chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, received a pay package worth $6.2 million last year, down 77 percent from his 2007 compensation, according an analysis of a regulatory filing by The Associated Press.
Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, awarded compensation in 2008 to Chief Executive Philippe Dauman valued by The Associated Press at $27.9 million, up 7 percent from a year ago, a securities filing showed Friday.
Amazon.com Inc.'s chief executive and founder, Jeff Bezos, received compensation of $1.3 million in 2008, the same as the previous year, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing Friday.
XTO Energy Inc.'s chief executive earned $53.5 million in 2008, down 5 percent from the year before, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing made Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chief Executive Jim Skinner of McDonald's Corp., one of only two Dow companies whose stock rose in 2008, got a 70 percent boost in his compensation in 2008, according to an Associated Press analysis of a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.
The state of Minnesota closed a chapter on the Interstate 35W bridge collapse on Thursday by reaching final settlements with all 179 eligible victims of the disaster in downtown Minneapolis two years ago.
Food and dairy company Dean Foods Co. Chief Executive Gregg L. Engles received compensation valued at $9.8 million in 2008, 6 percent more than he earned in 2007, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
The head of closeout retailer Big Lots Inc. received compensation valued at $9.9 million in 2008, up 5.7 percent year-over-year, according to Associated Press calculations of data filed with regulators Tuesday.
Juniper Networks Inc. Chief Executive Kevin Johnson received a compensation package for 2008 valued at $36.1 million, according to an Associated Press analysis of figures released in a filing last week. Much of Johnson's pay, however, came in the form of stock options that are of little value with Juniper's share price in a slump.
The chairman and chief executive of coal miner Massey Energy Co. received compensation valued at $19.7 million in 2008, a 17 percent decrease from the previous year, according to an Associated Press analysis of data filed with regulators Tuesday.
Exxon Mobil Corp., which set annual profit records in each of the last two years, rewarded its chief executive with a 10 percent raise that brought his total compensation to $23.9 million in 2008, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.
Leucadia National Corp.'s chairman and chief executive received compensation valued at $1.1 million in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year, according to an Associated Press analysis of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.
The chairman and chief executive of Novellus Systems Inc. received compensation valued at $928,769 in 2008, a 78 percent decline for a year that the chip manufacturing equipment maker said offered "unprecedented challenges."