2006 Post 200
Top 100 Executives by Salary
See also: Executives by Total Compensation
| Executive | Title | Company | Salary | Total Compensation | Company net income / loss | |
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| Jeffrey J. Steiner | Chairman and CEO | Fairchild Corp. | $2,500,005 | $2,506,322 | $21.3 million (loss) | |
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Dwight C. Schar | Chairman | NVR Inc. | $2,000,000 | $15,598,383 | $697.6 million |
| B. Francis Saul II | Chairman and CEO | Chevy Chase Bank FSB | $1,865,385 | $6,456,131 | $107.8 million | |
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Douglas H. McCorkindale | Former Chairman | Gannett Co. | $1,600,000 | $12,836,899 | $1.2 billion |
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William L. Walton | Chairman and CEO | Allied Capital Corp. | $1,528,846 | $7,381,605 | $872.8 million |
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Nicholas D. Chabraja | Chairman and CEO | General Dynamics Corp. | $1,300,000 | $17,683,972 | $1.5 billion |
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Gary D. Forsee | President and CEO | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $1,252,875 | $29,980,973 | $1.8 billion |
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Robert J. Stevens | Chairman, President and CEO | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $1,248,750 | $15,687,137 | $1.8 billion |
| George J. Pedersen | Chairman and CEO | ManTech International Corp. | $1,200,591 | $1,985,232 | $44.2 million | |
| James R. Mellor | Chairman, Former President and CEO | USEC Inc. | $1,191,878 | $2,501,577 | $22.3 million | |
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Richard F. Syron | Chairman and CEO | Freddie Mac | $1,100,000 | $15,554,809 | Not available |
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J. W. Marriott Jr. | Chairman and CEO | Marriott International Inc. | $1,076,454 | $11,919,122 | $669.0 million |
| Sidney Harman | Executive Chairman | Harman International Industries Inc. | $1,037,500 | $9,502,844 | $232.8 million | |
| Joan M. Sweeney | COO | Allied Capital Corp. | $1,019,231 | $4,119,587 | $872.8 million | |
| Bernard A. Girod | CEO | Harman International Industries Inc. | $1,004,167 | $9,120,951 | $232.8 million | |
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H. Lawrence Culp Jr. | President and CEO | Danaher Corp. | $1,000,000 | $4,555,598 | $897.8 million |
| A. L. Giannopoulos | Chairman, President and CEO | Micros Systems Inc. | $1,000,000 | $4,645,309 | $53.7 million | |
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David M. Mott | President and CEO | MedImmune Inc. | $991,667 | $11,411,897 | $16.6 million (loss) |
| Erich A. Geiger | EVP and chief technology officer | Harman International Industries Inc. | $973,333 | $9,190,117 | $232.8 million | |
| Gerald M. Birnbach | Chairman and President | Rowe Cos. | $939,924 | $1,042,201 | $5.3 million (loss) | |
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Len J. Lauer | COO | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $934,062 | $16,360,481 | $1.8 billion |
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Edward J. Kelly III | President and CEO | Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | $923,100 | $5,561,156 | $276.3 million |
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Daniel H. Mudd | President and CEO | Fannie Mae | $908,333 | $11,500,208 | Not available |
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Eugene M. McQuade | President and COO | Freddie Mac | $900,000 | $10,752,905 | Not available |
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Paul Hanrahan | President and CEO | AES Corp. | $871,000 | $8,338,847 | $630.0 million |
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William J. Shaw | President and COO | Marriott International Inc. | $865,497 | $5,598,788 | $669.0 million |
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Thomas P. McDonough | President | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $827,116 | $8,617,630 | $501.6 million |
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Dale B. Wolf | CEO | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $827,116 | $13,133,051 | $501.6 million |
| Dennis R. Wraase | Chairman, President and CEO | Pepco Holdings Inc. | $825,000 | $1,706,971 | $371.2 million | |
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Christopher J. Nassetta | President and CEO | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | $800,000 | $6,998,057 | $166.0 million |
| Malon Wilkus | Chairman, President and CEO | American Capital Strategies Ltd. | $792,000 | $8,910,448 | $364.9 million | |
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Craig A. Dubow | Chairman, President and CEO | Gannett Co. | $780,625 | $14,936,305 | $1.2 billion |
| Frank Meredith | EVP and CFO | Harman International Industries Inc. | $775,000 | $8,291,784 | $232.8 million | |
| Frank H. Menaker | Former SVP | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $763,000 | $3,916,323 | $1.8 billion | |
| Alexander T. Mason | COO | Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | $750,000 | $3,870,856 | $276.3 million | |
| Robert B. Coutts | EVP, electronic systems | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $744,000 | $4,117,363 | $1.8 billion | |
| John J. Haley | Chairman, President and CEO | Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. | $733,502 | $1,512,286 | $52.2 million | |
| Jay M. Wilson | vice chairman | Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | $732,700 | $1,965,142 | $276.3 million | |
| Eric Steiner | President and COO | Fairchild Corp. | $725,005 | $731,313 | $21.3 million (loss) | |
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Bryce Blair | Chairman and CEO | AvalonBay Communities Inc. | $716,827 | $15,611,876 | $322.4 million |
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Charles A. Ledsinger | President and CEO | Choice Hotels International Inc. | $715,384 | $5,116,565 | $87.6 million |
| A.E. Festa | President and CEO | W.R. Grace & Co. | $714,167 | $2,260,813 | $67.3 million | |
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J. P. London | Chairman, President and CEO | CACI International Inc. | $712,050 | $5,016,861 | $85.3 million |
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James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr. | Chairman and CEO | WGL Holdings Inc. | $705,000 | $3,900,383 | $103.5 million |
| Carl J. Grivner | CEO | XO Holdings Inc. | $700,000 | $1,473,278 | $146.5 million (loss) | |
| K. Paul Singh | Chairman, President and CEO | Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. | $700,000 | $705,500 | $154.4 million (loss) | |
| Robert N. Kemp Jr. | SVP | ABNK * | $698,261 | $725,471 | Not available | |
| Robert J. Levin | EVP, chief business officer | Fannie Mae | $685,961 | $8,875,961 | Not available | |
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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | CEO | Sallie Mae | $682,500 | $39,629,325 | $1.4 billion |
| Joseph M. Kampf | President and CEO | Anteon International Corp. | $665,385 | $1,214,760 | $78.7 million | |
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Martine A. Rothblatt | Chairman and CEO | United Therapeutics Corp. | $660,000 | $31,104,933 | $65.0 million |
| H. Thomas Watkins | CEO and president | HGSI * | $650,000 | $1,128,667 | Not available | |
| Michael F. Camardo | EVP, information & technology services | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $648,000 | $3,473,021 | $1.8 billion | |
| Philippe R. Rollier | President and CEO | Lafarge North America Inc. | $640,000 | $3,612,437 | $271.0 million | |
| Paul W. Whetsell | Chairman and CEO | MeriStar Hospitality Corp. | $635,000 | $2,088,211 | $241.6 million (loss) | |
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Christopher E. Kubasik | EVP and CFO | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $622,500 | $3,474,294 | $1.8 billion |
| Eugene C. Renzi | Senior EVP | ManTech International Corp. | $621,475 | $1,714,021 | $44.2 million | |
| James F. Roberts | President and CEO | Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. | $615,024 | $1,654,262 | $88.9 million | |
| John M. Scheurer | managing director | Allied Capital Corp. | $611,538 | $4,251,840 | $872.8 million | |
| G. Thomas Marsh | EVP, space systems | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $604,000 | $3,773,287 | $1.8 billion | |
| Roger Jeffs | President and COO | United Therapeutics Corp. | $600,000 | $7,578,099 | $65.0 million | |
| Fred T. Hadeed | EVP and CFO | United Therapeutics Corp. | $600,000 | $9,079,125 | $65.0 million | |
| Gary C. Kaufman | CFO | Micros Systems Inc. | $600,000 | $2,845,803 | $53.7 million | |
| Vincent D. Kelly | President and CEO | USA Mobility Inc. | $600,000 | $1,204,892 | Not available | |
| Paul C. Saville | CEO | NVR Inc. | $600,000 | $12,798,383 | $697.6 million | |
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Robert S. Silberman | Chairman and CEO | Strayer Education Inc. | $600,000 | $5,323,673 | $48.1 million |
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James J. Gosa | Chairman and CEO | American Woodmark Corp. | $596,154 | $4,813,038 | $35.6 million |
| Stephen R. Halpin Jr. | EVP and CFO | Chevy Chase Bank FSB | $590,385 | $1,271,570 | $107.8 million | |
| Robert G. Matheny | Former Chairman and CEO | Trex Co. | $586,882 | $2,186,736 | $2.5 million | |
| Arne M. Sorenson | EVP and CFO | Marriott International Inc. | $580,000 | $4,283,285 | $669.0 million | |
| James M. Sullivan | EVP, lodging development | Marriott International Inc. | $580,000 | $6,388,559 | $669.0 million | |
| John R. Erickson | CFO | American Capital Strategies Ltd. | $575,000 | $6,333,854 | $364.9 million | |
| Michael J. Mancuso | SVP and CFO | General Dynamics Corp. | $575,000 | $3,509,553 | $1.5 billion | |
| Ira J. Wagner | COO | American Capital Strategies Ltd. | $575,000 | $6,333,854 | $364.9 million | |
| James F. Young | President, research and development | MedImmune Inc. | $570,833 | $3,710,900 | $16.6 million (loss) | |
| Harvey C. DeMovick Jr. | EVP | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $570,000 | $3,806,739 | $501.6 million | |
| Hugh Panero | President and CEO | XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. | $569,903 | $1,175,403 | $666.7 million (loss) | |
| Steven M. Shindler | CEO | NII Holdings Inc. | $568,563 | $6,035,051 | $174.8 million | |
| Alfred C. Liggins III | President and CEO | Radio One Inc. | $551,250 | $1,176,562 | $50.5 million | |
| Patrick W. Allender | EVP | Danaher Corp. | $550,000 | $1,789,700 | $897.8 million | |
| Philip W. Knisely | EVP | Danaher Corp. | $550,000 | $1,462,342 | $897.8 million | |
| John B. Morse Jr. | VP and CFO | The Washington Post Co. | $550,000 | $1,366,421 | $314.3 million | |
| Steven E. Simms | EVP | Danaher Corp. | $550,000 | $1,615,342 | $897.8 million | |
| Joe L. Allbritton | Former Chairman of the Executive Committee | ACC * | $550,000 | $658,000 | Not available | |
| Gregory V. Benson | President and COO | Comstock Homebuilding Cos. | $550,000 | $1,768,104 | $27.6 million | |
| Christopher Clemente | CEO | Comstock Homebuilding Cos. | $550,000 | $2,635,373 | $27.6 million | |
| John F. DePodesta | EVP | Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. | $550,000 | $556,300 | $154.4 million (loss) | |
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Noah A. Samara | Chairman and CEO | WRSP * | $549,052 | $12,090,614 | Not available |
| Joseph Ryan | EVP and general counsel | Marriott International Inc. | $549,000 | $2,998,234 | $669.0 million | |
| Susan Clark-Johnson | President, newspaper division | Gannett Co. | $546,750 | $5,760,075 | $1.2 billion | |
| Wayne T. Hockmeyer | Chairman | MedImmune Inc. | $545,833 | $3,505,900 | $16.6 million (loss) | |
| James F. Mooney | Chairman | RCN Corp. | $540,000 | $9,938,711 | $136.1 million (loss) | |
| James J. McGonigle | Executive Chairman | Corporate Executive Board Co. | $540,000 | $2,400,634 | $75.1 million | |
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Peter D. Aquino | President and CEO | RCN Corp. | $540,000 | $8,117,020 | $136.1 million (loss) |
| Michael J. Williams | COO | Fannie Mae | $536,202 | $6,913,702 | Not available | |
| Scott M. Fassbach | Chief Research Officer | Advisory Board Co. | $535,600 | $904,983 | $23.4 million | |
| Paul A. Mahon | EVP and general counsel | United Therapeutics Corp. | $535,000 | $6,530,165 | $65.0 million | |
| Gary B. Smith | President and CEO | Ciena Corp. | $528,846 | $1,790,227 | $435.7 million (loss) | |
| David W. Thompson | Chairman and CEO | Orbital Sciences Corp. | $525,000 | $1,445,351 | $28.2 million | |
| Lynn P. Davenport | President and CEO | Maximus Inc. | $525,000 | $1,742,398 | $36.1 million |
* Unlinked companies are not part of the Post Top 200 listings of local businesses for 2006.
# These executives had options valued using the previous 5% method.
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