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In 2020, Howard A. Willard III earned $13.05M in total compensation at Altria Group, including $502.84K salary, $537.90K bonus and $2.53M in stock. Most recently acquired 4,101 shares in Jun 2024. Currently holds stock worth $28.31M. Led Altria Group as CEO for 1 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Howard A. Willard III, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2020

Total Compensation

$13.05M

Salary

$502.84K

Bonus

$537.90K

Other

$9.48M

Salary

$502.84K

Board Justification

Altria Group, Inc. aims to align executive compensation with company performance, peer benchmarking, and retention strategies. The compensation structure is designed to deliver total compensation at levels between the 50th and the 75th percentiles of compensation paid to executives in the Compensation Survey Group (CSG).

Bonus

$537.90K

Board Justification

Howard A. Willard III received a pro-rated payment under the 2020 Annual Incentive Award plan, reflecting individual and company performance ratings at target. This was due to his retirement effective April 14, 2020.

Other Compensation

$9.48M

Board Justification

Includes security expenses of $4,627, cash payments of $8,775,291 in lieu of the outstanding stock awards granted in 2018 and 2019 that he forfeited upon his retirement, and a cash payment of $600,826 corresponding to accrued dividend equivalents under the PSUs.

Restricted Stock

$2.53M54.8K RSU

Board Justification

The stock that vested for Howard A. Willard III in 2020 includes shares acquired on vesting, with a value realized on vesting of $2,531,668.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the CEO's compensation in 2020 included adjusted diluted EPS growth and adjusted discretionary cash flow, along with strategic initiatives.

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Howard A. Willard III

Ex-CEO of Altria Group

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida; MBA from the University of Florida

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Consumer Defensive

Born

June 11, 1962 - 63 years ago

CEO of Altria Group for

1 year 10 months (May 2018 - Apr 2020)

Previous Experience

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Altria Group, Inc.

Holdings

Track Howard A. Willard III's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$1.20M

MO

$1.20M

37,500 MO shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Howard A. Willard III didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra MO37,500 shares worth $2.19M.
This is 82.48% and $988.88K more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Howard A. Willard III's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

MO

88,017 shares

MO

Feb 26, 2020

Received

MO

8,311 shares

MO

Feb 11, 2020

Received

MO

69,132 shares

MO

Feb 26, 2019

Received

MO

48,825 shares

MO

May 17, 2018

Received

MO

19,351 shares

MO

Jan 30, 2018

Received

MO

18,987 shares

MO

Jan 30, 2017

Received

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