2007 Post 200
Top 100 Executives by Salary
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| Executive | Title | Company | Salary | Total Compensation | Company net income / loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight C. Schar | Chairman | NVR Inc. | $1,500,000 | $8,261,046 | $587.4 million | |
| William L. Walton | Chairman and CEO | Allied Capital Corp. | $1,500,000 | $7,450,763 | $245.1 million | |
| Robert J. Stevens | Chairman, president and CEO | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $1,465,154 | $18,603,520 | $2.5 billion | |
| Gary D. Forsee | Chairman, president and CEO | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $1,436,783 | $21,301,435 | $1.3 billion | |
| Timothy M. Donahue | Former chairman | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $1,400,000 | $36,208,669 | $1.3 billion | |
| Nicholas D. Chabraja | Chairman and CEO | General Dynamics Corp. | $1,300,000 | $14,504,735 | $1.9 billion | |
| George J. Pedersen | Chairman and CEO | ManTech International Corp. | $1,271,158 | $2,158,751 | $50.7 million | |
| Craig A. Dubow | Chairman, president and CEO | Gannett Co. | $1,200,000 | $8,150,444 | $1.2 billion | |
| Malon Wilkus | Chairman, president and CEO | American Capital | $1,150,000 | $7,579,944 | $896.0 million | |
| J. W. Marriott Jr. | Chairman and CEO | Marriott International Inc. | $1,119,506 | $12,596,808 | $608.0 million | |
| Richard F. Syron | Chairman and CEO | Freddie Mac | $1,100,000 | $14,733,063 | $2.2 billion | |
| H. Lawrence Culp Jr. | President and CEO | Danaher Corp. | $1,100,000 | $19,608,128 | $1.1 billion | |
| A. L. Giannopoulos # | Chairman, president and CEO | Micros Systems Inc. | $1,100,000 | $6,172,642 | $63.5 million | |
| Sidney Harman | Executive chairman | Harman International Industries Inc. | $1,050,000 | $2,404,209 | $255.3 million | |
| Bernard A. Girod | CEO | Harman International Industries Inc. | $1,020,000 | $2,045,500 | $255.3 million | |
| Erich A. Geiger # | EVP and chief technology officer | Harman International Industries Inc. | $1,000,000 | $8,016,436 | $255.3 million | |
| Joan M. Sweeney | COO | Allied Capital Corp. | $1,000,000 | $4,134,418 | $245.1 million | |
| Eric F. Billings | Chairman and CEO | Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc. | $960,000 | $1,090,814 | $67.3 million (loss) | |
| Daniel H. Mudd | President and CEO | Fannie Mae | $950,000 | $4,450,000 | Not available | |
| Dennis R. Wraase | Chairman, president and CEO | Pepco Holdings Inc. | $950,000 | $4,921,550 | $248.3 million | |
| William J. Shaw | President and COO | Marriott International Inc. | $908,800 | $7,751,926 | $608.0 million | |
| Eugene M. McQuade | President and COO | Freddie Mac | $900,000 | $7,647,459 | $2.2 billion | |
| Paul Hanrahan | President and CEO | AES Corp. | $897,667 | $7,196,561 | Not available | |
| Douglas H. McCorkindale | Retired chairman | Gannett Co. | $876,923 | $8,310,222 | $1.2 billion | |
| Dale B. Wolf | CEO | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $850,000 | $12,937,001 | $560.0 million | |
| Christopher J. Nassetta | CEO | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | $850,000 | $13,119,630 | $738.0 million | |
| Thomas P. McDonough | President | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $850,000 | $9,432,787 | $560.0 million | |
| Ira J. Wagner | EVP and COO | American Capital | $835,000 | $5,346,552 | $896.0 million | |
| John R. Erickson | EVP and CFO | American Capital | $835,000 | $5,346,552 | $896.0 million | |
| Robert B. Coutts | EVP, electronic systems | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $818,750 | $6,518,345 | $2.5 billion | |
| J. P. London # | Chairman, president and CEO | CACI International Inc. | $806,464 | $3,269,001 | $84.8 million | |
| Paul C. Saville | CEO | NVR Inc. | $800,000 | $4,157,617 | $587.4 million | |
| A.E. Festa | President and CEO | W.R. Grace & Co. | $789,167 | $3,841,925 | $18.3 million | |
| John J. Haley | Chairman, president and CEO | Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. | $785,000 | $1,644,331 | $87.2 million | |
| Bryce Blair | Chairman and CEO | AvalonBay Communities Inc. | $754,279 | $4,768,803 | $266.5 million | |
| Paul N. Saleh | CFO | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $750,000 | $6,396,361 | $1.3 billion | |
| J. Rock Tonkel Jr. | President and COO, FBR Group | Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc. | $750,000 | $1,828,930 | $67.3 million (loss) | |
| John K. Welch | President and CEO | USEC Inc. | $750,000 | $2,231,634 | $106.2 million | |
| Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | Former CEO | Sallie Mae | $750,000 | $16,628,475 | $1.2 billion | |
| Robert J. Levin | EVP and chief business officer | Fannie Mae | $750,000 | $2,837,250 | Not available | |
| Richard J. Hendrix | President and COO, FBR Capital Markets | Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc. | $750,000 | $1,132,350 | $67.3 million (loss) | |
| Harry L. You | CEO | BearingPoint Inc. | $750,000 | $4,598,528 | Not available | |
| Charles A. Ledsinger | Vice chairman and CEO | Choice Hotels International Inc. | $749,615 | $5,528,506 | $112.8 million | |
| Christopher E. Kubasik | EVP and CFO | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $734,731 | $4,386,590 | $2.5 billion | |
| James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr. | Chairman and CEO | WGL Holdings Inc. | $730,000 | $3,130,589 | $87.6 million | |
| Martine A. Rothblatt | CEO | United Therapeutics Corp. | $725,000 | $6,238,700 | $74.0 million | |
| Gordon J. O’Brien | SVP and managing director | American Capital | $725,000 | $3,915,292 | $896.0 million | |
| J. Herbert Boydstun | EVP, banking | Capital One Financial Corp. | $700,000 | $11,717,196 | $2.4 billion | |
| Carl J. Grivner | CEO | XO Holdings Inc. | $700,000 | $1,465,106 | $130.3 million (loss) | |
| Michael F. Camardo | EVP, information & technology services | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $696,808 | $5,684,710 | $2.5 billion | |
| Susan Clark-Johnson | President, newspaper division | Gannett Co. | $695,000 | $3,190,814 | $1.2 billion | |
| Darin R. Winn | SVP and regional managing director | American Capital | $687,500 | $4,183,367 | $896.0 million | |
| Len J. Lauer | Former COO | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $665,093 | $16,651,031 | $1.3 billion | |
| Roderick C. McGeary | Chairman | BearingPoint Inc. | $662,640 | $1,227,084 | Not available | |
| Gary C. Kaufman # | CFO | Micros Systems Inc. | $660,000 | $11,948,693 | $63.5 million | |
| Steven M. Shindler | CEO | NII Holdings Inc. | $657,438 | $5,249,102 | $294.5 million | |
| Gracia C. Martore | EVP and CFO | Gannett Co. | $656,250 | $4,575,433 | $1.2 billion | |
| Noah A. Samara | Chairman and CEO | WRSP * | $650,000 | $2,922,036 | Not available | |
| Robert T. Blakely | EVP and CFO | Fannie Mae | $650,000 | $1,940,575 | Not available | |
| Roger Jeffs | President | United Therapeutics Corp. | $650,000 | $6,550,100 | $74.0 million | |
| Michael J. Williams | EVP and COO | Fannie Mae | $650,000 | $2,280,200 | Not available | |
| H. Thomas Watkins | President and CEO | Human Genome Sciences Inc. | $650,000 | $3,029,893 | $251.2 million (loss) | |
| Richard J. Roberts | COO | BearingPoint Inc. | $650,000 | $1,892,237 | Not available | |
| Eugene C. Renzi | Senior EVP | ManTech International Corp. | $641,349 | $1,628,746 | $50.7 million | |
| Robert A. Coleman | President and COO | ManTech International Corp. | $627,120 | $1,907,217 | $50.7 million | |
| Hugh Panero | President and CEO | XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. | $620,480 | $6,658,425 | $718.9 million (loss) | |
| James F. Roberts | President and CEO | Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. | $615,023 | $1,731,574 | $31.4 million | |
| Philip W. Knisely | EVP | Danaher Corp. | $610,000 | $3,779,259 | $1.1 billion | |
| Steven E. Simms | EVP | Danaher Corp. | $610,000 | $3,711,525 | $1.1 billion | |
| James M. Sullivan | EVP, lodging development | Marriott International Inc. | $609,000 | $5,391,188 | $608.0 million | |
| Arne M. Sorenson | EVP, CFO and president, continental European lodging | Marriott International Inc. | $609,000 | $4,491,959 | $608.0 million | |
| James J. Gosa | Chairman, President and CEO | American Woodmark Corp. | $607,954 | $1,742,206 | $33.2 million | |
| Robert S. Silberman | Chairman and CEO | Strayer Education Inc. | $600,000 | $6,309,295 | $52.3 million | |
| Harvey C. DeMovick Jr. | EVP | Coventry Health Care Inc. | $600,000 | $4,670,942 | $560.0 million | |
| Donald C. Wood | President and CEO | Federal Realty Investment Trust | $600,000 | $3,535,792 | $118.7 million | |
| Vincent D. Kelly | President and CEO | USA Mobility Inc. | $600,000 | $2,927,057 | $40.2 million | |
| Patricia L. Cook | EVP | Freddie Mac | $600,000 | $4,896,929 | $2.2 billion | |
| Fred T. Hadeed | Former CFO | United Therapeutics Corp. | $588,300 | $7,948,600 | $74.0 million | |
| Gary N. Geisel | Chairman and CEO | Provident Bankshares Corp. | $586,250 | $1,605,178 | $70.0 million | |
| John B. Morse Jr. | VP and CFO | The Washington Post Co. | $585,000 | $2,369,021 | $324.5 million | |
| Gary L. Perlin | CFO | Capital One Financial Corp. | $583,333 | $5,577,426 | $2.4 billion | |
| Pradman Kaul | President and CEO | Hughes Communications Inc. | $576,493 | $1,303,678 | $39.1 million (loss) | |
| Ralph D. Heath | EVP, aeronautics | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $572,885 | $4,704,370 | $2.5 billion | |
| John D. Shulman | Managing director | Allied Capital Corp. | $561,250 | $5,692,022 | $245.1 million | |
| Craig A. Moon | President and Publisher, USA Today | Gannett Co. | $561,000 | $2,063,469 | $1.2 billion | |
| Paul A. Mahon | EVP | United Therapeutics Corp. | $560,000 | $5,041,700 | $74.0 million | |
| Michael J. Grisius | Managing director | Allied Capital Corp. | $556,538 | $3,138,483 | $245.1 million | |
| Randall M. Griffin | President and CEO | Corporate Office Properties Trust | $552,500 | $3,086,074 | $49.2 million | |
| Roger L. Ogden | President and CEO, Gannett Broadcasting | Gannett Co. | $551,667 | $2,408,456 | $1.2 billion | |
| David W. Thompson | Chairman and CEO | Orbital Sciences Corp. | $551,304 | $1,438,439 | $34.9 million | |
| Alfred C. Liggins III | CEO | Radio One Inc. | $551,250 | $1,186,552 | Not available | |
| Frank J. Williams # | Chairman and CEO | Advisory Board Co. | $550,000 | $6,871,899 | $28.9 million | |
| Thomas L. Monahan, III | CEO | Corporate Executive Board Co. | $550,000 | $2,699,438 | $79.2 million | |
| Thomas L. Patz # | EVP and general counsel | Micros Systems Inc. | $550,000 | $5,616,360 | $63.5 million | |
| John F. DePodesta | EVP | Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. | $550,000 | $815,798 | $238.0 million (loss) | |
| Joseph Ryan | Former EVP and general counsel | Marriott International Inc. | $549,000 | $5,964,992 | $608.0 million | |
| Timothy E. Kelly | President, customer management | Sprint Nextel Corp. | $547,893 | $3,804,328 | $1.3 billion | |
| Kathy P. Ordonez | President | Celera Genomics Corp. | $545,192 | $2,062,398 | $62.7 million (loss) | |
| Ivan R. Sabel | Chairman and CEO | Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. | $545,000 | $1,859,472 | $3.4 million | |
| Joseph A. Smialowski | EVP | Freddie Mac | $541,667 | $2,819,511 | $2.2 billion |
* Unlinked companies are not part of the Post Top 200 listings of local businesses for 2007.
# These executives had options valued using the previous 5% method.
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
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