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In 2012, Ian M. Cumming earned $29.08M in total compensation at Jefferies Financial Group, including $783.22K salary and $27.55M bonus. Most recently acquired 63 shares in Dec 2012. Led Jefferies Financial Group as CEO for 11 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Ian M. Cumming, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2012

Total Compensation

$29.08M

Salary

$783.22K

Bonus

$27.55M

Other

$744.79K

Salary

$783.22K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy emphasizes rewarding executives for performance and aligning their interests with those of shareholders, with a significant portion of compensation tied to company earnings and performance metrics.

Bonus

$27.55M

Board Justification

The bonus for 2012 was determined based on the company's performance and was the maximum awardable under the Bonus Plan, reflecting the company's strong earnings.

Other Compensation

$744.79K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes personal use of corporate aircraft, directors fees, contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan, and life insurance premiums.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 N/A

Board Justification

No stock grants were vested in 2012 as the options granted were not exercisable until 2014.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the bonus included the company's audited consolidated pre-tax earnings.

J

Ian M. Cumming

Ex-CEO of Jefferies Financial Group

Education

N/A

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Finance

Sector of Economy

Financial Services

Born

July 12, 1945 - 80 years ago

CEO of Jefferies Financial Group for

11 years 10 months (Jan 2001 - Nov 2012)

Previous Experience

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leucadia National Corporation

Holdings

Track Ian M. Cumming's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$480.59M

SKYW

$96.00K

8,000 SKYW shares

MLI

$480.49M

20,845,718 MLI shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Ian M. Cumming didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra SKYW8,000 shares worth $818.08K and MLI20,845,718 shares worth $2.36B.
This is 390.4% and $1.88B more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Ian M. Cumming's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

Rivals

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