by Kim S. Nash

CIO Compensation Includes Lots of Perks

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Nov 16, 20076 mins
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From plane privileges and company cars to personal drivers and club dues, the millionaire CIOs get more than just fat paychecks

Millionaire CIOs enjoy club memberships, car allowances and the company plane, among other fringe benefits. Here’s a breakdown of who got what goodies, as reported in the latest proxy statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission—in order of total compensation. (For all 39 millionaires in a table format, check out our CIO Salary Ranking story.)

  • Jeff Fox

  • Group President, Shared Services
  • Alltel
  • Total Compensation: $9,054,918
  • Perk Value: $85,803
  • The Perks: Club dues and executive physical: $6,007*

    Personal use of Alltel plane: $79,796
  • Notes: *Each amounted to less than $25,000 or less than 10% of total perquisites so they don’t need to be reported individually, according to SEC rules.
  • Bob Willett

  • CIO, CEO Best Buy International
  • Best Buy
  • Total compensation: $8,592,830
  • Perk value: $14,358
  • The Perks:

    Immigration-related payments (Willett is from the UK) and airline club privileges: $4,354

    Life and disability insurance: $4,727

    Retirement/savings contribution: $5,277
  • Jean Davis

  • Retired Sr. EVP E-Commerce and Operations
  • Wachovia
  • Total compensation: $7,296,889
  • Perk value: $1,380,776
  • The Perks:

    Financial planning: $15,000

    Life insurance: $70,734

    Retirement/savings contribution: $11,310

    Termination-related payments*: $1,283,600
  • Notes: * Includes payout negotiated in employment agreement, plus health benefits and accrued vacation time
  • Larry Kittelberger

  • SVP Technology and Operations
  • Honeywell International
  • Total compensation: $6,401,052
  • Perk value: $177,784
  • The Perks:

    Extra liability insurance: $1,200

    Life insurance: $76,063

    Perquisite allowance: $50,000

    Retirement/savings contribution: $47,575

    Tax reimbursements for spouse flying on Honeywell plane at Honeywell’s request: $2,946
  • Joe Antonellis

  • Vice chairman, former CIO
  • State Street
  • Total compensation: $6,334,483
  • Perk value: $48,874
  • The Perks:

    Health screening: $2,500

    Personal liability insurance: 41,250

    Parking: $5,047

    Retirement/savings plan: $20,077
  • Props: Antonellis gave away his $20,000 fee for serving on the board of a State Street joint venture to charity.
  • Glen Salow

  • EVP Technology and Operations
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Total compensation: $6,018,346
  • Perk value: $114,265
  • The Perks:

    Dividends on unvested restricted stock: $16,951

    Retirement/savings contribution: $39,598

    Perquisite allowance: $25,000

    Tax reimbursement: $9,881 Also, use of the company plane for a guest and use of a Minneapolis apartment and parking spot that amounted to less than $25,000 or less than 10% of total perquisites, so don’t have to be reported individually, according to SEC rules.
  • Tim Shack

  • EVP, CIO
  • PNC Financial
  • Total compensation: $5,942,093
  • Perk value: $54,440
  • The Perks:

    Insurance: $19,373

    Perquisite allowance: $16,867

    Retirement/savings contribution: $18,200
  • Roy Dunbar

  • President Global Technology and Operations
  • MasterCard
  • Total compensation: $5,216,498
  • Perk value: $110,049
  • The Perks:

    Perquisite allowance: $47,960

    Retirement/savings contribution: $46,558

    Tax reimbursement related to moving to O’Fallon, Mo., home of company’s tech center: $15,531
  • Bob DeRodes

  • EVP, CIO
  • Home Depot
  • Total compensation: $5,179,182
  • Perk value: $253,255
  • The Perks:

    Life insurance: $96,810

    Retirement/savings contribution: $35,135

    Tax reimbursement: $118,513
  • Harvey DeMovick Jr.

  • EVP Customer Service Operations, CIO
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Total compensation: $4,670,942
  • Perk value: $242,921
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $154,539

    Car allowance: $12,000

    Disability insurance: $10,710

    Personal use of Coventry plane: $35,826

    Other transportation-related expenses: $19,946

    Retirement/savings contribution: $9,900
  • Gregor Bailar

  • Former EVP, CIO
  • Capital One Financial
  • Total compensation: $4,522,618
  • Perk value: $127,805
  • The Perks:

    Car allowance: $10,876

    Dividends on unvested restricted stock: $8,584

    Financial planning: $12,000

    Home security and driver: $809

    Life insurance: $4,202

    Retirement/savings contribution: $91,334
  • Bill Chenovich

  • Vice chairman technology and operations services
  • US Bancorp
  • Total compensation: $4,368,359
  • Perk value: $28,562
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $8,800

    Executive physical: $7,256

    Financial planning: $8,072

    Health benefit rebate: $259

    Home security system: $1,295

    Parking: $2,880
  • Dave Kepler

  • SVP Shared Services, Head of Environment, Health & Safety, CIO
  • Dow Chemical
  • Total compensation: $4,289,395
  • Perk value: $21,484
  • The Perks:

    Financial planning: $9,511

    Life insurance: $956

    Personal liability insurance: $1,025

    Retirement/savings contribution: $8,800

    Other benefits, such as home security system or market value of car lease: $1,192
  • Guy Battista

  • Former EVP, CIO
  • First Data Corp.
  • Total compensation: $4,063,472
  • Perk value: $85,154
  • The Perks:

    Club dues: $3,600

    Financial planning: $1,052

    Life insurance: $1,838

    Retirement/savings contribution: $77,442

    Tax reimbursement: $1,221
  • Roy Wilson

  • Former EVP Human Resources & IT
  • Allergan
  • Total compensation: $3,606,081
  • Perk value: $569,818
  • The Perks:

    Car and gas allowance: $8,966

    Executive physical: $1,380

    Financial planning: $14,890

    Severance and accrued vacation: $507,273

    Tax reimbursement: $721

    Wilson also received an unspecified bonus before he left in October 2006.
  • Rick Dalzell

  • SVP, CIO
  • Amazon.com
  • Total compensation: $3,469,834
  • Perk value: $0
  • The Perks

    Dalzell did not receive perquisites amounting to more than $25,000. Under SEC rules, Amazon is not required to supply details.
  • Dick LeFave

  • CIO
  • Sprint/Nextel
  • Total compensation: $3,194,915
  • Perk value: $42,246
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $31,385

    Relocation expenses: $10,085

    Tax reimbursement: $776
  • Joe Smialowski

  • EVP Operations & Technology
  • Freddie Mac
  • Total compensation: $2,819,511
  • Perk value: $70,078
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $7,167

    Perquisite allowance: $13,144

    Retirement/savings contribution: $49,767
  • Linda Goodspeed

  • EVP, Chief Supply Chain, Logistics & Technology Officer
  • Lennox International
  • Total compensation: $2,527,751
  • Perk value: $139,353
  • The Perks:

    Car allowance: $16,020

    Club dues: $13,572

    Executive physical: $2,489

    Financial planning: $10,000

    Home cooling system: $6,455

    Life insurance: $2,412

    Profit sharing contribution: $88,405
  • Tim Theriault

  • President Worldwide Operations & Technology
  • Northern Trust
  • Total compensation: $2,348,828
  • Perk value: $34,544
  • The Perks:

    Financial planning: $9,000

    Retirement/savings contribution: $25,544
  • Bruce Goodman

  • SVP, Chief Service & Information Officer
  • Humana
  • Total compensation: $2,197,128
  • Perk value: $165,743
  • The Perks:

    Club dues: $1,176

    Financial planning: $12,470

    Personal use of Humana plane: $30,529

    Retirement/savings contribution: $101,632

    Other, such as life insurance, executive physical, wellness incentives and Internet usage: $3,286
  • Props: Charitable contributions of $16,650
  • Gary King

  • EVP, CIO
  • Chico’s FAS
  • Total compensation: $2,009,464
  • Perk value: $30,390
  • The Perks:

    Includes unspecified 401(k) contribution, life insurance and wellness program expenses.
  • David Johns

  • SVP, Chief Supply Chain & IT Officer
  • Owens Corning
  • Total compensation: $1,970,021
  • Perk value: $39,838
  • Includes:

    Retirement/savings contribution: $11,000

    Unspecified use of Owens Corning’s plane, financial planning, club dues, personal liability insurance: $28,838
  • Anna Ewing

  • EVP Operations & Technology, CIO
  • Nasdaq Stock Market
  • Total compensation: $1,939,828
  • Perk value: $42,000
  • The Perks:

    Unspecified financial planning services, 401(k) contribution and executive physical

    Tax reimbursement: $14,944
  • Mahvash Yazdi

  • SVP, CIO
  • Edison International
  • Total compensation: $1,878,848
  • Perk value: $62,511
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $31,913

    Car allowance: $12,000

    Club dues: $3,075

    Financial planning: $10,315

    Tax reimbursement: $4,955
  • Rick Chapman

  • EVP, Chief Administrative & Information Officer
  • Kindred Healthcare
  • Total compensation: $1,739,398
  • Perk value: $8,607
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $3,219

    Life insurance: $1,656

    Retirement/savings contribution: $1,850

    Transportation-related benefits: $1,882
  • Randy Darcy

  • EVP Worldwide Operations & Technology, CTO
  • General Mills
  • Total compensation: $1,629,300
  • Perk value: $146,872
  • The Perks:

    Airfare, food and activities for spouse at business functions: $9,457

    Car allowance: $14,341

    Extra medical insurance: $30,487

    Financial planning: $455

    Retirement/savings contribution: $92,132
  • Karen Austin

  • EVP, CIO
  • Sears Holdings
  • Total compensation: $1,557,136
  • Perk value: $12,582
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $8,800

    Relocation expenses: $3,782
  • John Sullivan

  • SVP Systems & Service, CIO
  • Liz Claiborne
  • Total compensation: $1,499,176
  • Perk value: $43,028
  • The Perks:

    Clothing allowance: $1,773

    Financial planning: $12,800

    Life insurance: $6,330

    Profit sharing: $3,300

    Retirement/savings contribution: $18,825
  • Michael Maslowski

  • SVP, CIO
  • CenturyTel
  • Total compensation: $1,369,340
  • Perk value: $201,346
  • The Perks:

    Dividends on restricted stock: $8,400

    Executive physical: $3,378

    Insurance: $74,352

    Perquisite allowance: $27,950

    Retirement/savings contribution: $36,971

    Tax reimbursement: $50,295
  • Michael Kohlsdorf

  • Former SVP Enterprise Services & IT
  • Ikon Office Solutions
  • Total compensation: $1,327,151
  • Perk value: $9,000
  • The Perks:

    Retirement/savings contribution: $7,100

    Other perquisites amounting to less than $25,000. The SEC does not require Ikon to report specifics.
  • Philip Haan

  • EVP International, Alliances & IT
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Total compensation: $1,305,553
  • Perk value: $177,639
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $26,400

    Cash payment: $35,315

    Life insurance: $37,000

    Perquisite allowance: $35,757

    Tax reimbursement: $43,167
  • Gregory Tranter

  • VP, CIO
  • Hanover Insurance Group
  • Total compensation: $1,394,731
  • Perk value: $34,538
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $17,600

    Life insurance: $907

    Retirement/savings contribution: $16,031
  • Bob Best

  • EVP, COO, CIO
  • Unum Group
  • Total compensation: $1,284,818
  • Perk value: $49,326
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $8,219

    Club dues: $6,149

    Financial planning: $6,500

    Life insurance: $78

    Spouse/guest travel to company functions: $11,755

    Tax reimbursement: $15,375

    Matching gifts valued at $1,250
  • Richard Connell

  • SVP, CIO
  • Selective Insurance Group
  • Total compensation: $1,268,134
  • Perk value: $17,755
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $9,750

    Retirement/savings contribution: $7,330

    Tax preparation: $675
  • Larry Thomas

  • VP, CIO
  • Landstar System
  • Total compensation: $1,251,925
  • Perk value: $8,630
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $8,000

    Life insurance: $630
  • Bruce Marcus

  • EVP, CIO
  • McGraw-Hill
  • Total compensation: $1,239,883
  • Perk value: $61,297
  • The Perks:

    Includes unspecified 401(k) and profit sharing contributions.
  • Bobby Spaid

  • Former SVP, CIO
  • Beckman Coulter
  • Total compensation: $1,100,079
  • Perk value: $32,995
  • The Perks:

    401(k) contribution: $7,700

    Financial planning: $11,750

    Insurance: $2,362

    Retirement/savings contribution: $6,551

    Tax reimbursement: $2,000
  • Trent Taylor

  • EVP, CIO
  • Walgreen
  • Total compensation: $1,044,325
  • Perk value: $201,063
  • The Perks:

    Cash award: $114,275

    Life insurance: $3,004

    Interest on deferred compensation: $4,088

    Profit sharing contribution: $79,695