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AN AUTONEWS 05-26-08 a 54 AUTONEWS.Qxd AN AUTONEWS 05-26-08 A 54 AUTONEWS 5/23/2008 4:05 PM Page 1 54 • MAY 26, 2008 Top North America-based automotive CEOs, ranked by 2007 total compensation Captains of industry Retirement pay Blue = supplier; Green = automaker; Red = dealership group 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 deferred Name (age) 2007 2006 2007 bonus & incentive stock option stock award 2007 accumulated compensation Rank title Company total compensation total compensation base salary plan compensation gains gains other pension benefits balance 1 Alexander Cutler (56) Eaton $24,545,516 $14,303,055 $1,069,305 $9,520,197 $11,910,433 $1,820,803 $224,778 $12,842,426 $60,074,535 chairman, president & CEO 2 John Plant (54) TRW Automotive 22,670,224 12,954,324 1,594,167 3,904,000 14,329,500 2,459,110 383,447 39,256,900 614,163 president & CEO 3 Robert Keegan (60) Goodyear Tire & Rubber 18,763,103 11,470,710 1,176,667 12,300,000 5,204,113 0 82,323 11,509,825 642,761 chairman, president & CEO 4 Christopher Kearney (53) SPX 14,936,872 6,119,213 1,000,000 2,500,000 6,023,174 4,842,804 570,894 7,698,910 3,373,713 chairman, president & CEO 5 Theodore Solso (61) Cummins 13,223,409 12,238,722 1,110,000 6,274,000 0 5,691,000 148,409 17,635,689 5,493,879 president & CEO 6 Siegfried Wolf (49) Magna International* 12,686,685 4,422,180 100,000 9,467,000 2,897,880 N.A. 221,805 N.A. N.A. co-CEO 7 Alan Mulally (62) Ford Motor Co. 12,002,459 20,834,433 2,000,000 7,000,000 0 1,562,000 1,440,459 0 150,374 president & CEO 8 Don Walker (51) Magna International* 11,319,649 4,542,489 110,500 8,966,700 1,913,282 N.A. 329,167 N.A. N.A. co-CEO 9 John Barth (62) Johnson Controls 10,179,829 27,083,659 1,485,000 8,368,000 0 0 326,829 19,763,360 39,138,806 chairman & CEO 10 Richard E. Dauch (65) American Axle 9,238,931 5,343,190 1,473,336 0 0 7,670,911 94,684 10,857,651 4,495,053 chairman & CEO 11 Michael Johnston (61) Visteon 8,872,091 3,449,977 1,341,667 4,497,734 0 2,753,042 279,648 6,011,458 363,156 chairman & CEO 12 Tim Manganello (58) BorgWarner 6,930,553 2,605,749 900,000 2,666,782 0 3,126,076 237,695 0 1,795,324 chairman & CEO 13 Robert Rossiter (62) Lear 6,788,811 3,643,080 1,119,318 2,310,000 0 2,721,263 638,230 13,399,325 2,026,029 chairman, president & CEO 14 Mike Burns (60) Dana Holding 6,622,549 2,384,343 1,035,000 5,500,000 0 49,033 38,516 7,945,795 0 chairman, president, CEO & CFO 15 James Griffith (54) Timken 5,338,834 4,385,382 981,683 1,817,838 1,539,758 822,375 177,180 5,095,000 723,284 president & CEO 16 C.E. Bunch (58) PPG Industries 4,587,542 3,964,447 983,333 1,900,000 888,326 656,120 159,763 5,138,183 2,560,873 chairman & CEO 17 Chip McClure (54) ArvinMeritor 4,561,860 2,495,844 1,083,333 1,652,000 0 1,664,010 162,517 1,146,345 65,399 chairman, president & CEO 18 Jose Maria Alapont (57) Federal-Mogul 4,102,175 5,101,314 1,500,000 2,377,500 0 0 224,675 9,954,415 0 chairman, president & CEO 19 Rick Wagoner (55) General Motors 4,057,691 2,052,899 1,558,333 1,802,000 0 0 697,358 20,502,100 765,906 chairman & CEO 20 Mike Jackson (59) AutoNation 3,803,911 8,483,128 1,150,000 0 2,466,875 0 187,036 0 0 chairman & CEO 21 Rodney O’Neal (54) Delphi 3,718,796 N.A. 1,200,000 2,428,125 0 8,855 81,816 8,235,961 7,735 president & CEO 22 Gregg Sherrill (57)† Tenneco 3,586,611 N.A. 875,000 2,375,000 0 0 336,611 0 90,112 chairman & CEO 23 Curtis Clawson (47) Hayes Lemmerz†† 3,398,448 N.A. 735,972 2,341,888 0 241,602 78,986 0 1,452,541 chairman, president & CEO 24 David Speer (55) Illinois Tool Works 2,818,785 4,006,290 948,077 1,781,000 0 0 89,708 4,229,562 4,835,263 chairman & CEO 25 James McElya (60) Cooper-Standard Holdings 2,471,175 1,821,304 850,000 1,493,893 0 0 127,282 1,783,714 2,632,042 chairman & CEO 26 O. Bruton Smith (81) Sonic Automotive 2,326,746 2,207,615 1,100,000 1,117,935 0 0 108,811 0 0 chairman & CEO 27 Earl Hesterberg (54) Group 1 Automotive 2,185,437 2,120,543 1,000,000 160,000 0 853,900 171,537 0 1,002,497 president & CEO 28 Charles Oglesby (60) Asbury Automotive Group 1,587,392 N.A. 781,731 651,750 0 0 153,911 0 320,105 president & CEO 29 John Corey (60) Stoneridge 1,578,249 1,363,701 610,000 537,532 0 344,250 86,467 0 196,775 president & CEO 30 Roy Armes (55) Cooper Tire & Rubber 1,570,901 N.A. 700,000 756,313 0 0 114,588 80,097 14,250 chairman, president & CEO 31 Fred Bauer (65) Gentex 1,483,155 763,190 388,984 73,316 990,000 0 30,855 0 0 chairman & CEO 32 Steven Borick (56) Superior Industries 1,233,667 788,354 750,006 445,175 0 0 38,486 1,448,950 0 chairman, president & CEO 33 Roger Penske (71) Penske Auto Group 1,124,067 15,981,780 750,000 0 0 349,067 25,000 0 0 CEO 34 Sid DeBoer (64) Lithia Motors 875,639 1,286,032 840,000 4,300 0 0 31,339 0 0 chairman, CEO & secretary 35 Theodore Zampetis (62) Shiloh Industries 692,867 4,878,727 375,000 301,500 0 0 16,367 0 0 president & CEO Note: Reflects 2007 executive titles and data N.A. = Not available *Magna files under older SEC disclosure rule. †Base salary is annualized. ††Hayes Lemmerz figures are for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 1, 2007. The 2008 proxy is due to be filed by May 30, 2008. Source: Equilar Inc., www.equilar.com Top senior executives 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 deferred Company 2007 2006 2007 bonus & incentive stock option stock award 2007 accumulated compensation Name (age) Title total compensation total compensation base salary plan compensation gains gains other pension benefits balance Daimler AG Dieter Zetsche (55) chairman $11,699,507 $6,387,704 $2,052,545 $7,382,321 0 $1,759,715 $504,926 N.A. N.A. Ford Motor Co. Mark Fields (47) president of the Americas 4,797,112 4,760,893 1,255,634 2,850,000 0 251,909 439,569 $3,066,733 $36,997 Don Leclair (56) CFO 4,305,152 2,867,670 1,005,633 3,000,000 0 251,909 47,610 7,292,619 39,616 Lewis Booth (59) executive vp, Ford Europe/PAG 3,624,020 N.A. 868,133 2,250,000 0 176,511 329,376 7,422,434 236,337 Michael Bannister (57) CEO, Ford Motor Credit Co. 3,077,383 N.A. 708,700 2,150,000 0 159,716 58,967 6,501,027 21,327 General Motors Bob Lutz (76) vice chairman 3,370,117 1,608,179 1,279,167 1,026,000 $548,444 0 516,506 5,005,600 3,426,723 Fritz Henderson (49) vice chairman & CFO 3,111,015 1,586,082 1,279,167 1,026,000 0 0 805,848 3,825,200 1,588,945 Gary Cowger (61) group vice president 1,525,676 919,383 900,000 511,000 0 0 114,676 9,921,100 105,109 Tom Stephens (59) group vice president 1,405,499 N.A. 825,000 468,000 0 0 112,499 7,920,500 2,521,137 Magna International* Frank Stronach (76) chairman 65,723,534 27,698,000 200,000 0 25,440,534 N.A. 40,083,000 N.A. N.A. Visteon Corp. Donald Stebbins (50) president & COO 3,487,530 N.A. 919,167 2,066,975 0 379,278 122,110 1,057,259 0 Note: Reflects 2007 executive titles and data N.A. = Not available *Magna files under older SEC disclosure rule. Source: Equilar Inc., www.equilar.com.
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