Executive pay

New federal rules prompt ITT to change bonus-pay criteria

March 9, 2011
Scott Olson
The Carmel-based for-profit educator still will pay its top executives bonuses, but they'll no longer be tied to school enrollment, the company said Tuesday in a proxy filing.
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Most not-for-profit execs modestly paid, survey saysRestricted Content

November 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
Local consultants Bryan Orander and Jim Morris conducted the survey this summer to fulfill what they see as a lack of hard data on executive pay in the local not-for-profit sector.
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Biglari's revised incentive package approved by shareholders

November 8, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
After criticizing an earlier pay proposal, 82 percent of Biglari Holdings' shareholders approved a scaled-back bonus agreement for their CEO.
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Biglari adjusts controversial pay proposal

October 1, 2010
Cory Schouten
The parent company of Steak n Shake restaurants has scaled back a controversial pay package for its CEO in hopes of securing shareholder approval of the plan at a rescheduled special meeting.
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EDITORIAL: Executive pay policies, not salaries, need reform

May 29, 2010
In the wake of a recession blamed largely on Wall Street, boards need to act. But reducing executive pay shouldn’t be their primary objective.
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Soft Landing: Pay slipped for most execs in 2009, but cuts weren't deep

May 22, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Top executives at Indiana's public companies have largely been insulated from the economic crash. IBJ's review of executive pay found that, although 131 of the 238 executives listed in proxy statements the past two years saw annual compensation fall in 2009, only 10 experienced cuts of more than $1 million.
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Interactive Intelligence performance lifts CEO's pay

April 15, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
CEO Donald Brown saw a 32.4-percent increase in total compensation last year as the software-maker's shares soared 169 percent.
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Kite Realty Group slashes CEO's pay 44 percent

April 14, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
John A. Kite's total compensation fell to $689,074 last year while the rest of his management team also took deep pay cuts.
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Brightpoint cuts CEO's pay by almost 35 percent

April 5, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Robert J. Laikin earned $2.2 million in 2009, nearly 35 percent less than in 2008. Several other members of his management team also took substantial pay cuts.
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Compensation for WellPoint's Braly rises 51 percent

April 2, 2010
Associated Press
Stock options, bonus fuels CEO's pay.
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Conseco trims CEO's pay but gives exec team raises

April 2, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
James Prieur's total compensation fell 5 percent last year to $3.3 million, but other Conseco executives saw pay hikes between 25 percent and 54 percent.
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Severance boosts pay of former Duke Realty exec

March 29, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Duke Realty's former chief operating officer took home $3.1 million last year. The office, industrial and retail property owner and manager also awarded raises to its CEO and the rest of his management team.
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Simon Property hiked CEO's pay 34.7 percent last year

March 26, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
David Simon's $4.6 million in total compensation last year was $1.2 million more than in 2008. The rest of his management team's pay declined or remained flat.
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Cummins cuts CEO's pay by nearly one-quarter

March 24, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Columbus-based engine maker Cummins trimmed Solso's total compensation by $2.3 million last year; remainder of management team took similar pay cuts.
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Old National cut CEO's pay 10.6 percent last year

March 19, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
The Evansville-based bank, the largest financial institution headquartered in Indiana, awarded Robert Jones $1.2 million in total compensation last year, or $146,177 less than in 2008.
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ITT Educational awards top managers substantial raises

March 10, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
The Carmel-based for-profit educator paid CEO Kevin M. Modany $7.6 million in total compensation last year, a 63-percent increase over 2008. And the rest of his management team all enjoyed pay increases of 45 percent or more.
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Lilly awards pay increases to top executives

February 8, 2010
Peter Schnitzler, J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter's total compensation increased $4.1 million in 2009.
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Haynes pays CEO almost twice as much as predecessor

January 29, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
CEO Mark Comerford's $1.46 million in total compensation in fiscal 2009 was nearly double Francis Petro's pay the previous year—even though the company's revenue dropped 31 percent in the same period.
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Steep sales decline forces Hurco to slash executive pay

January 27, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
Indianapolis-based machine toolmaker's CEO takes 63-percent compensation cut.
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At most Indiana public firms, CEO pay hasn't fallen with stockRestricted Content

June 23, 2008
Peter Schnitzler
Most public companies say they tie executive compensation to performance, but an IBJ review of pay data from 65 Indiana-based firms shows otherwise. Last year, more than two-thirds of Indiana-based public companies saw their share prices decline, yet many continued to award eye-popping compensation to their executives.
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ATA plan ticks off terminated pilots, attendantsRestricted Content

April 14, 2008
Chris O'Malley
Former ATA Airlines employees are trying to comb the wreckage of the bankrupt carrier, looking to grab their financial belongings before managers and lenders cart off what little is left. Pilots and flight attendants are opposing retention bonuses for managers who will spend the next several months turning out the lights of the 35-year-old carrier.
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Taurel draws fire for getting rich while stock strugglesRestricted Content

May 28, 2007
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. stock has returned just 1 percent per year in the nine years since CEO Sidney Taurel took office. Meanwhile, Taurel has taken home $44 million in pay and been given stock options valued at $114 million more. But most Lilly shareholders aren't raising a call for Taurel to hit the trail.
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