Choose a CEO of a publically-traded company and list their total compensation for fiscal year 2021.

Part I:

Choose a CEO of a publically-traded company and list their total compensation for fiscal year 2021. This includes their base salary, stock awards, option awards, and all other compensation. Has this figure decreased from the 2 years prior (2020 and 2019)?

To obtain compensation, you would need to access the DEF 14a Proxy Statement found on the Securities and Exchange Website. I have enclosed a sample report from Disney Corporation, however you must choose another organization for your report.

Link:

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/?r=el#/q=def%252014a&category=form-cat0&entityName=disney

It’s quite helpful to find this information with a keyword search of “summary compensation” once you open the document.

Part II:

What is the Pay Ratio for your CEO? From a perspective of fairness, do you feel this amount is excessive? Why or why not? Feel free to structure your argument based on Equity Theory or any other principles of ethical decision making (i.e., utilitarianism, fairness). Regardless of your opinion, provide some suggestions what should be done to mitigate this issue (i.e., ideas such as say-on-pay, shareholder resolutions) or to improve the current compensation structure of your CEO. Two to three pages minimum required for this section.