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In 2020, Ajay Banga earned $32.50M in total compensation at Mastercard, including $1.25M salary, $3.13M bonus and $27.92M in stock. Most recently sold 60,000 shares in Jul 2021. Currently holds stock worth $159.42M. Has donated $72.50M in stock to charitable causes. Led Mastercard as CEO for 10 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Ajay Banga, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2020

Total Compensation

$32.50M

Salary

$1.25M

Bonus

$3.13M

Other

$210.33K

Salary

$1.25M

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy is designed to align executive compensation with performance, attract and retain top talent, and ensure that a significant portion of compensation is performance-based.

Bonus

$3.13M

Board Justification

The annual incentive bonus for 2020 was capped at 100% of target due to the impact of COVID-19 on financial performance, resulting in a payout of $3,125,000.

Other Compensation

$210.33K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes perquisites and company contributions to defined contribution plans.

Restricted Stock

$27.92M99.61K RSU

Board Justification

The value of stock awards that vested in 2020 includes 99,010 shares of RSUs and PSUs, which were settled based on the average of the high and low market price per share of Class A common stock on the NYSE on the respective vesting date.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the CEO's compensation included adjusted net income and adjusted net revenue, with adjustments made for the impact of COVID-19.

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Ajay Banga

Ex-CEO of Mastercard

Education

MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Financial Services

Born

November 10, 1959 - 66 years ago

CEO of Mastercard for

10 years 5 months (Jul 2010 - Dec 2020)

Previous Experience

President & Chief Operating Officer at Mastercard

Holdings

Track Ajay Banga's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$324.86M

MA

$324.86M

1,779,582 MA shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Ajay Banga didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra MA1,779,582 shares worth $970.80M.
This is 198.83% and $645.94M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

MA

132,894 shares

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Recent Charitable Transactions

MA

2,854 shares

MA

Sep 1, 2021

Charity

MA

20,885 shares

MA

May 13, 2021

Charity

MA

14,700 shares

MA

Dec 14, 2020

Charity

MA

15,000 shares

MA

Dec 2, 2020

Charity

MA

33,300 shares

MA

Sep 1, 2020

Charity

MA

12,113 shares

MA

Aug 26, 2019

Charity

Insider Trading

Ajay Banga's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

MA

2,854 shares

MA

Sep 1, 2021

Charity

MA

2,854 shares

MA

Sep 1, 2021

Charity

MA

$23.44M

MA at $390.70/share

Jul 14, 2021

Sale

MA

20,885 shares

MA

May 13, 2021

Charity

MA

18,142 shares

MA

May 13, 2021

Charity

MA

$49.43M

MA at $380.23/share

Apr 30, 2021

Sale

MA

22,461 shares

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Feb 28, 2021

Received

MA

14,700 shares

MA

Dec 14, 2020

Charity

MA

15,000 shares

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Dec 2, 2020

Charity

MA

15,000 shares

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Dec 2, 2020

Charity

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