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Aaron Cooper

CEO of Groupon, Inc.

Field of Expertise

Sales & Marketing - Marketing

Economy Sector

Communication Services

Current Tenure

4 years 10 months (Mar 2020 - Present)

Previous Experience

President of North America at Groupon, Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Global Travel, head of the North America Goods category and head of the North America Local category at Groupon, Executive Vice President Marketing at optionsXpress, Group Vice President, Online Marketing at Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

Aaron Cooper took the reins as Interim CEO of Groupon on March 25, 2020, just as the pandemic began shaking up businesses worldwide. Prior to this position, he was deeply entrenched in the company's operations, serving as President of North...

Year

2020

Total Compensation

$2.84M

Salary

$600.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aims to attract and retain talented leaders while aligning compensation with company performance and shareholder interests.

Bonus

$600.00K

Board Justification

The guaranteed cash bonus was fixed at 100% of base salary and paid quarterly to promote continued service.

Other

$11.07K

Board Justification

Includes matching contributions under the 401(k) plan and parking expenses.

Restricted Stock

$1.63M(42.96K PSU)

Board Justification

The PSUs vested based on the achievement of performance metrics and were settled upon certification by the Compensation Committee.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics included achieving a cash balance of $651 million by year-end 2020, which exceeded the target.