Executive pay

Firms ladle trips, car allowances on top of rich pay packagesRestricted Content

May 18, 2013
Dan Human
Senior executives at Indiana's public companies last year received, on average, more in perks than the typical Hoosier earned all year, IBJ found after reviewing Securities and Exchange Commission documents for more than 60 Indiana companies.
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Ball State president among nation's highest paid

May 13, 2013
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
BSU's Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year, according to a new survey released Monday.
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Pence salary of $111K highest for Indiana governor

March 13, 2013
Associated Press
Mike Pence's annual salary of $111,687 is the highest ever for an Indiana governor, due to a law that boosts the salary of the state's chief executive at the beginning of every term.
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Lawsuit over Simon's bonus may expose board's mindsetRestricted Content

March 9, 2013
Greg Andrews
The $120 million retention bonus that Simon Property Group Inc.’s board awarded David Simon two years ago has spawned a bitter legal battle in Delaware that promises to shed fascinating light on the inner workings of the board.
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Marsh to call former CEO as first witness

February 4, 2013
Scott Olson
The lead lawyer for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. expects to call Don Marsh as its first witness when the civil trial against him reconvenes Tuesday. The grocery chain alleges that the former CEO used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal expenses.
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Citizens Energy CEO Lykins enjoys big pay boostRestricted Content

December 15, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Citizens Energy Group—a not-for-profit, public charitable trust—doubled its size last year with its $1.9 billion purchase of the city’s water and sewer utilities last year. It also doubled the pay of CEO Carey Lykins.
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Six BrightPoint execs to share $31M golden parachute

August 22, 2012
Dan Human
Brightpoint Inc. CEO Robert Laikin stands to receive $14.1 million after his company is acquired by Santa Ana, Calif.-based Ingram Micro Inc., say SEC documents released this week.
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Simon Property directors sued over CEO’s pay

August 8, 2012
Bloomberg News
The board of the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner wrongfully authorized a compensation package for CEO David Simon that included $120 million in special stock awards, a Louisiana pension fund claimed in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Stock-based pay builds wealth for Indiana execsRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Greg Andrews
IBJ's annual review of proxy statements for Indiana public companies found senior executives' median compensation rose 14 percent in 2011. But that analysis uses the fair market value of stock and options awards on the date they were granted. If a company's stock price surges, executives can make out far better. (with searchable database)
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Typical CEO at public firm made $9.6M last year, study finds

May 25, 2012
Associated Press
Study that pegs Simon Property's CEO as highest-paid finds executive compensation is soaring along with profit at public companies.
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Shareholder group advises against Simon CEO bonus pay

May 7, 2012
Cory Schouten
Simon Property Group Inc. is firing back at a corporate governance advisory firm that has recommended Simon shareholders vote against an employment agreement for CEO David Simon that includes a $120 million retention award.
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Simon CEO lands $137 million in compensation

April 10, 2012
J.K. Wall
David Simon must remain CEO of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group for at least six years to see any of the $120 million in special stock awards the company’s board of directors awarded him last year, and must stay on eight years to reap the full amount.
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Compensation dips slightly for WellPoint brass

April 3, 2012
J.K. Wall
Angela Braly, CEO of the Indianapolis-based health insurance company, received total compensation of nearly $13.3 million, down 1.5 percent from the $13.5 million she made the previous year.
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SEC filing: Ex-IPL chief Murtlow qualified for large payoutRestricted Content

November 12, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis Power & Light chief Ann Murtlow left the utility this spring under terms of a separation agreement that would have entitled her to at least $404,410, according to documents the utility filed Nov. 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Partner pay up at local law firmsRestricted Content

July 23, 2011
Scott Olson
Partners at Indianapolis’ three largest law firms—Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Baker & Daniels LLP and Ice Miller LLP—are enjoying healthy pay increases despite the tough economic times.
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Simon Property Group signs CEO to long-term contract

July 8, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. signed an employment agreement with CEO David Simon that will keep him as head of the largest U.S. mall owner for the next eight years—and give him a one-time award worth $120 million.
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CEOs see stock windfall after market crashRestricted Content

May 28, 2011
J.K. Wall
Executives at Indiana’s public companies got rich in the down-and-up market, even when investors didn't. CNO Financial's Jim Prieur, for example, received stock grants now worth $4.4M, despite share prices that are 40 percent lower than three years ago. With searchable database.
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Total pay for executives surged in 2010Restricted Content

May 28, 2011
J.K. Wall
Total executive compensation at Indiana’s largest public companies continued to rise sharply coming out of the recession, even though many of them have yet to erase the red ink in their shareholders’ portfolios.
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WellPoint approves annual 'say on pay' measure

May 17, 2011
J.K. Wall
Shareholders of WellPoint Inc. approved on Tuesday the hefty pay packages of the company’s executives and voted for the right to weigh in annually on future executive compensation.
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Verizon retirees coming to city to protest executive pay

May 3, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The Association of BellTel Retirees Inc. will press the board of Verizon Communications Inc. to tighten standards for executive pay when the New York company holds its annual meeting in Indianapolis this week.
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Citizens CEO making more than peers at bigger utilities

April 23, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Citizens Energy Group CEO Carey Lykins' 2010 pay package, salary and bonus, totaled $1.6 million, more than his counterparts at the three largest municipal gas utilities in the country.
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Executive compensation surges at CNO Financial Group

April 12, 2011
J.K. Wall
The Carmel-based life and health insurer more than doubled CEO Jim Prieur’s compensation, and also gave increases ranging from 44 percent to 89 percent to other top executives.
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Simon CEO compensation jumps to $24.6 million

April 8, 2011
Bloomberg News
Simon Property Group Inc.’s board is working on a long-term employment agreement with Chairman and CEO David Simon, whose compensation rose more than fivefold last year.
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WellPoint to give shareholders annual 'say on pay' vote

April 8, 2011
J.K. Wall
All publicly traded companies have to allow advisory votes about top executives compensation every two or three under the Dodd-Frank financial reform passed by Congress last year.
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PROXY CORNER: Eli Lilly and Co.

March 19, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Eli Lilly and Co., Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, 46285 (www.lilly.com) discovers, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products for humans and animals.
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  1. If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.

  2. John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.

  3. I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.

  4. Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.

  5. David Copperfield!

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