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In 2012, James Skinner earned $1.76M in total compensation at McDonald's, including $753.33K salary and $1.00M bonus. Most recently acquired 197,531 shares in Oct 2021. Currently holds stock worth $13.62M. Led McDonald's as CEO for 7 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for James Skinner, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2012

Total Compensation

$1.76M

Salary

$753.33K

Bonus

$1.00M

Other

$10.63K

Salary

$753.33K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy emphasizes alignment with company performance, peer benchmarking, and retention strategies, with a significant portion of compensation being performance-based.

Bonus

$1.00M

Board Justification

Annual cash incentive based on operating income growth, with a final payout of $1,000,000 for 2012.

Other Compensation

$10.63K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes contributions to retirement plans and other benefits.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 RSU

Board Justification

No stock awards vested in 2012 as the focus is on performance-based RSUs and stock options that were not included in the total compensation.

Performance Metrics

The primary performance metric for the CEO's compensation in 2012 was operating income growth.

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James Skinner

Ex-CEO of McDonald's

Education

Bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Consumer Cyclical

Born

June 2, 1944 - 81 years ago

CEO of McDonald's for

7 years 7 months (Nov 2004 - Jun 2012)

Previous Experience

Various leadership roles within McDonald's since 1971, including President of McDonald's Europe.

Holdings

Track James Skinner's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$10.10M

MCD

$10.10M

131,012 MCD shares

What if they kept their stock?

If James Skinner didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra MCD131,012 shares worth $40.77M.
This is 303.51% and $30.67M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

James Skinner's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

WBA

197,531 shares

WBA

Oct 19, 2021

Received

WBA

153,139 shares

WBA

Oct 28, 2020

Received

ITW

$19.16K

ITW at $161.01/share

May 8, 2020

Received

ITW

$46.07K

ITW at $183.54/share

Feb 7, 2020

Received

ITW

$46.13K

ITW at $172.79/share

Nov 1, 2019

Received

WBA

117,629 shares

WBA

Oct 28, 2019

Received

ITW

$46.11K

ITW at $151.67/share

Aug 2, 2019

Received

ITW

$191.10K

ITW at $157.41/share

May 3, 2019

Received

ITW

$44.90K

ITW at $134.43/share

Feb 1, 2019

Received

ITW

$44.96K

ITW at $130.71/share

Nov 2, 2018

Received

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