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Charif Souki

Founder and Ex-CEO of Cheniere Energy

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Born

January 1, 1955 - 70 years ago

Economy Sector

Energy

Tenure

13 years 11 months (Jan 2002 - Dec 2015)

Previous Experience

Founder of Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Charif Souki served as the CEO of Cheniere Energy from its early days in 2002 until his departure in 2015. He earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, which helped him lead the company in...

Year

2015

Total Compensation

$45.64M

Salary

$1.00

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aligns with company performance and shareholder interests, focusing on long-term value creation through performance-based incentives.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

Mr. Souki had agreed to forego his annual cash bonus in 2015.

Other

$222.01K

Board Justification

Includes costs to the Company of providing certain perquisites and other personal benefits, payment of insurance premiums and matching contributions allocated by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Retirement Plan.

Restricted Stock

$45.42M(1.1M phantom units)

Board Justification

Mr. Souki's 1,100,000 phantom units vested on December 12, 2015, with such phantom units having a fair market value of $45,419,000 on December 11, 2015, the most recent trading day prior to his termination.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics include achieving corporate goals and objectives related to operational performance and shareholder value.