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In 2020, Christopher J. O'Connell earned $8.84M in total compensation at Waters Corporation, including $850.50K salary, $928.36K bonus and $2.75M in stock. Most recently sold 30,000 shares in Jul 2020. Currently holds stock worth $33.53M. Has donated $114.42K in stock to charitable causes. Has led Waters Corporation for over 10 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Christopher J. O'Connell, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2020

Total Compensation

$8.84M

Salary

$850.50K

Bonus

$928.36K

Other

$4.32M

Salary

$850.50K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy emphasizes performance-based compensation and market-competitive pay, aligning executive interests with shareholder value.

Bonus

$928.36K

Board Justification

Annual incentive award under the 2020 AIP plan based on actual full-year performance payable, and reduced by 50% consistent with the terms of the AIP reset for all employees, payable to him when such bonuses are paid to active employees.

Other Compensation

$4.32M

Board Justification

Includes severance payments and benefits in connection with his termination of employment, as well as reimbursements for relocation expenses.

Restricted Stock

$2.75M13.55K common stock

Board Justification

Shares of common stock delivered upon vesting of PSUs and RSUs to Mr. O'Connell during the fiscal year 2020.

Performance Metrics

Payouts under the AIP were based on the achievement of non-GAAP constant-currency revenue growth goals (weighted 50%) and non-GAAP net income growth goals (weighted 50%).

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Christopher J. O'Connell

CEO of Waters Corporation

Education

MBA from Harvard Business School

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Healthcare

Born

November 15, 1967 - 58 years ago

CEO of Waters Corporation for

10 years 3 months (Sep 2015 - Present)

Previous Experience

Executive Vice President and Group President, Restorative Therapies Group, Medtronic plc

Holdings

Track Christopher J. O'Connell's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$18.15M

MDT

$11.75M

173,081 MDT shares

WAT

$6.39M

30,000 WAT shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Christopher J. O'Connell didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra MDT173,081 shares worth $17.53M and WAT30,000 shares worth $11.78M.
This is 61.49% and $11.16M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

MDT

1,130 shares

MDT

Recent Charitable Transactions

MDT

1,130 shares

MDT

Sep 22, 2014

Charity

Insider Trading

Christopher J. O'Connell's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

WAT

$6.40M

WAT at $213.30/share

Jul 31, 2020

Sale

WAT

13,547 shares

WAT

Mar 2, 2020

Received

WAT

20,234 shares

WAT

Sep 8, 2015

Received

MDT

$3.94M

MDT at $78.23/share

Feb 18, 2015

Sale

MDT

101,360 shares

MDT

Jan 26, 2015

Received

MDT

$3.17M

MDT at $73.95/share

Nov 28, 2014

Sale

MDT

$999.93K

MDT at $64.98/share

Oct 6, 2014

Sale

MDT

1,130 shares

MDT

Sep 22, 2014

Charity

MDT

$1.78M

MDT at $63.57/share

Aug 26, 2014

Sale

MDT

14,213 shares

MDT

Jul 28, 2014

Received

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