The 25 highest-paid executives at Indiana’s public companies earned $159.7 million last year, or an average of $6.4 million—and 40 percent of those people are employed by Anthem or Eli Lilly and Co. See who’s on the highest-paid executives list below. Plus read Q&As from execs at some of Indiana’s largest public and private companies.
A health insurer, hardware store chain and former insurance chief once again dominate the lists of largest public and private companies and executive pay.
The leaders at some of Indiana’s largest companies talk gold mining, open office spaces and moving forward after big change.
Tracy Kemp
Allegion senior vice president and chief information officer
“We’ve just really grown up and kind of grown into what we are today, and it’s been a really neat story.”
Becca Polak
TradeRev president
KAR chief legal officer and secretary
“People are still going to go to physical auctions, people are still going to use wholesalers, but we see this as the wave of the future.”
Michelle Schroeder
Kimball International chief financial officer
“Culture starts at the top. It’s understanding and realizing your people really are the company, so you need to treat them with dignity and respect.”
Phil Terry
Monarch Beverage Co. CEO
“Right now, it’s kind of crisis management. And we’re hoping to put ourselves in a position next year to be thinking about growth.”
High-growth markets grab White Lodging’s attention
Since White Lodging was founded in 1985, the privately held company has gained a reputation for delivering new hotels on time, and for managing them without a surfeit of drama.
