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executive compensation

Sep 29, 2024

The supersize era

In June, Tesla shareholders reaffirmed their intention to award the largest CEO compensation package in history to the automotive company’s controversial leader, Elon Musk. Valued as high as $56 billion, the deal had previously been thrown out by a Delaware judge, citing a failure by members of Tesla’s board to disclose conflicts of interest with […]

Jul 30, 2023

The antacid

For every parent who’s ever downed a Prilosec-and-Maalox cocktail while making out an eye-popping college tuition check, there comes a moment when they may look askance at how universities are spending their money. After all, the same schools that send entreaties to contribute to billion-dollar capital campaigns have dramatically increased tuition — and administrative compensation [&hellip[...]

Feb 27, 2023

Virginia CEO pay report

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Sep 29, 2022

Stairway to heaven

Nationally, CEO pay in 2021 reached historic highs for the second year in a row, and Virginia was no exception to this trend. The CEOs of Virginia’s largest publicly traded companies were rewarded handsomely last year, with CEO compensation rising 4.9% year-over-year to an average $8.467 million compensation package, compared with $8.068 million in 2020. […]

Sep 2, 2021

FTC fines Capital One CEO for failing to file stock transaction

The Federal Trade Commission fined McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp. CEO Richard Fairbank a $637,950 civil penalty for violating antitrust laws in finalizing stock acquisitions, the FTC announced Thursday. The settlement must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FTC alleged that Fairbank violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements [&hellip[...]

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