FindTheCompany recently compiled its list of the 25 worst performing CEOs in the country. Here’s a look at the names that made the list.
25. Martin Richenhagen, AGCO Corporation AGCO 2.8%
AGCO’s share price declined 22 percent in 2014, and Richenhagen collected $10.7 million in compensation.
24. Robert Lawler, Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK 8.77%
Chesapeake Energy’s share price has plunged throughout the commodity downturn, but Lawler is doing just fine, earning $14.7 million per year.
23. David Seaton, Fluor Corporation (NEW) FLR 1.06%
Fluor’s stock is down 41.8 percent since the beginning of 2014, but Seaton’s paycheck remains $12 million per year.
22. David DeWalt, FireEye Inc FEYE 5.86%
After a period in which cybersecurity stocks were white hot, FireEye’s stock has gone ice cold, falling 31.8 percent in 2015. Regardless, DeWalt is taking home $13.6 million per year.
21. Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR 5.65%
Nabors is yet another victim of the commodity downturn, but Petrello earned $14.8 million in 2014.
20. David Zaslav, Discovery Communications Inc. DISCA 3.59%
Since the beginning of 2014, the company’s stock is down 14.6 percent. However, Zaslav earned an incredible $156 million in cash and stock in 2014.
19. Bernard Duroc-Danner, Weatherford International Plc WFT 7.33%
Oil and gas is a recurring theme, and Weatherford’s two-year 19.7 percent decline coupled with its CEO’s $14.9 million salary earns Duroc-Danner a spot on the list.
18. Stephen Wynn, Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN 5.01%
Slumping gaming revenue in Macau has sent Wynn’s share price plummeting 54.6 percent since the beginning of 2014, yet Wynn took home $25.3 million in compensation last year.
17. Andrew Inglis, Kosmos Energy Ltd KOS 5.02%
Kosmos is yet another victim of the oil and gas downturn, but Inglis drew $12.4 million in compensation in 2014.
16. Ram Chary, Everi Holdings Inc EVRI 3.66%
Everi provides slot machines and gambling equipment to casinos run by Wynn Resorts and other operators, and the issue has suffered from the Macau downturn. Chary, however, took home $11.7 million last year.
15. Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS 3.6%
Las Vegas Sands is another casino company with major exposure to Macau, but falling share prices haven’t kept Adelson from taking home $12 million per year in compensation.
14. Harold Hamm, Continental Resources, Inc. CLR 6.97%
Continental’s share price boomed and busted…
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