Highest Paid CEOs 2008


Share this article! TOP CEO PAY RANK EXECUTIVE AGE COMPANY LAST YEAR’S TOTAL TOTAL SALARY BONUS STOCK AWARDS OPTION AWARDS NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATION CHANGE IN PENSION VALUE ALL OTHER COMPENSATION % CHANGE OVER LAST YEAR $ CHANGE OVER LAST YEAR 1 Mark Donegan* 51 Precision Castparts Corp. $8,328,499 $9,159,660 $1,175,000 $0 $0 $3,988,290 $1,833,750 … Read more

TOP CEO PAY

RANK EXECUTIVEAGECOMPANYLAST YEAR’S TOTALTOTALSALARYBONUSSTOCK AWARDSOPTION AWARDSNON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATIONCHANGE IN PENSION VALUEALL OTHER COMP
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% CHANGE OVER LAST YEAR$ CHANGE OVER LAST YEAR
1 Mark Donegan*51Precision Castparts Corp.$8,328,499$9,159,660$1,175,000$0$0$3,988,290$1,833,750$2,109,443$53,17710.0%$831,161
2 Mark G. Parker51NikeNA$6,227,968$1,250,000$0$815,720$1,839,987$2,147,537$2,567$172,157NANA
3 John D. Carter61Schnitzer Steel IndustriesNA$5,895,950$794,135$2,721,875$933,468$277,272$1,078,281$2,563$88,356NANA
4 Mark S. Dodson63Northwest Natural Gas Co.$2,376,533$4,894,439$544,167$119,232$798,958$286,933$280,768$2,746,717$117,664105.9%$2,517,906
5 Eric E. Parsons59StanCorp Financial Group$3,821,201$4,621,121$725,000$226,200$1,105,865$973,173$909,585$610,805$70,49320.9%$799,920
6 Earl R. Lewis64FLIR Systems$1,973,605$3,917,426$750,000$0$258,029$744,124$1,500,000$619,704$45,56998.5%$1,943,821
7 Andrew A. Wiederhorn42Fog Cutter Capital Group$4,048,170$3,514,148$1,723,909$915,000$549,881$288,750$0$0$36,608-13.2%($534,022)
8 Don R. Kania53FEI Co.$2,052,539$3,472,677$570,625$0$1,227,514$874,074$797,528$0$2,93669.2%$1,420,138
9 Kay L. Toolson64Monaco Coach Corp.$2,204,770$3,107,673$936,000$0$1,255,990$0$864,411$0$51,27241.0%$902,903
10 Peggy Y. Fowler56Portland General Electric Co.$2,518,882$2,770,469$622,208$0$682,110$913,478$510,220$0$42,45310.0%$251,587
11 Walden C. Rhines*61Mentor Graphics Corp.NA$2,409,266$640,884$0$0$985,240$762,845$0$20,297NANA
12 Richard H. Wills52Tektronix**NA$2,185,746$673,077$0$380,901$550,173$432,115$69,675$79,805NANA
13 Raymond P. Davis58Umpqua Holdings Corp.$2,462,729$2,072,528$714,000$0$223,896$557,952$285,600$227,270$63,810-15.8%($390,201)
14 Robert C. Warren, Jr.*59Cascade Corp.$1,593,321$1,987,684$500,000$0$381,758$438,596$616,000$0$51,33024.8%$394,363
15 James S. Osterman70Blount International$1,693,300$1,897,939$640,385$650,000$543,260$0$0($74,559)$138,85312.1%$204,639
16 Hans H. Olsen***59PixelworksNA$1,747,964$306,000$421,013$213,000$525,334$183,600$0$99,017NANA
17 Timothy P. Boyle58Columbia Sportswear Co.$1,745,721$1,725,185$772,308$171,600$0$0$745,087$0$36,190-1.2%($20,536)
18 Scott. C. Grout45RadiSys Corp.$1,402,885$1,562,586$452,413$0$441,742$483,821$176,600$0$8,01011.4%$159,701
19 Nicholas Konidaris*63Electro Scientific Industries$1,713,337$1,441,769$416,667$0$452,115$66,097$502,327$0$4,563-15.9%($271,568)
20 Mark R. Hollinger***49Merix Corp.NA$1,367,004$289,967$0$244,585$218,426$0$0$614,026NANA
21 Stephen A. Skaggs62Lattice Semiconductor Corp.$1,192,917$1,208,194$399,996$0$32,325$735,164$0$0$40,7091.3%$15,277
22 Bruce Davis55Digimarc Corp.$1,100,805$1,172,886$410,000$0$500,834$255,302$0$0$6,7506.5%$72,081
23 Denis R. Burger, Ph.D.***64AVI Biopharma$1,191,557$1,148,598$91,226$0$0$1,057,372$0$0$0-3.6%($42,959)
24 Patricia L. Moss54Cascade Bancorp$1,221,896$1,098,732$380,000$0$192,271$58,072$0$422,032$46,357-10.1%($123,164)
25 Sidney B. DeBoer64Lithia Motors$1,470,838$1,070,873$840,000$0$0$195,234$4,300$0$31,339-27.2%($399,965)
26 William A. Furman63Greenbrier CompaniesNA$1,066,982$625,000$0$0$0$0$0$441,982NANA
27 Gerald K. Perkel52Planar SystemsNA$1,032,449$447,692$0$118,061$276,396$155,280$0$35,020NANA
28 Ralph G. Quinsey52TriQuint Semiconductor$1,188,809$968,794$369,843$50,000$0$482,410$57,424$0$9,117-18.5%($220,015)
29 Joseph P. Schneider48LaCrosse Footwear$967,380$946,732$424,423$0$0$77,150$426,233$0$18,926-2.1%($20,648)
30 Michael D. Burger49Merix Corp.NA$831,951$50,769$720,000$23,854$35,910$0$0$1,418NANA
31 Robert D. Sznewajs61West Coast Bancorp$1,299,851$830,412$360,000$0$293,089$67,519$0$87,896$21,908-36.1%($469,439)
32 Richard B. Stern47TRM$96,277$732,600$376,947$170,000$141,448$41,979$0$0$2,226660.9%$636,323
33 Brian W. Dunham50Northwest Pipe Co.†$1,028,126$680,235$545,000$0$0$9,681$53,948$71,606$0-33.8%($347,891)
34 Douglas L. Schmick60McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants$569,477$668,203$379,808$0$115,145$99,729$60,000$0$13,52117.3%$98,726
35 Paul A. Rosenbaum65Rentrak Corp.$673,006$635,234$475,000$0$0$133,406$0$0$26,828-5.6%($37,772)
36 John L. Anhorn65PremierWest Bancorp$773,170$590,042$292,000$0$0$13,686$61,668$175,965$46,723-23.7%($183,128)
37 Roger L. Christensen50Columbia Bancorp$700,734$488,956$255,000$0$40,971$3,306$108,983$63,184$17,512-30.2%($211,778)
38 Hal M. Brown54Pacific Continental Corp.$435,470$435,850$266,858$113,682$0$28,044$0$0$27,2660.1%$380
39 Rodney M. Boucher64Microfield Group$315,186$353,845$300,000$0$0$41,430$0$0$12,41512.3%$38,659
40 Eric W. Strid***55Cascade Microtech$307,485$349,693$248,000$0$0$0$96,161$0$5,53213.7%$42,208
AVERAGE 57$1,692,531$2,057,262$550,858$156,965$306,841$440,588$366,256$178,372$65,05328.3%$227,636

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List compiled by research editor Brandon Sawyer

* Figures obtained from company’s 2008 fiscal year.
** Company acquired by Danaher in November 2007.
*** No longer serving as CEO.
† Moved headquarters to Vancouver, Wash. in April 2008.

 


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