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In 2023, John B. Hess earned $5.25M in total compensation at Hess, including $1.50M salary and $3.72M bonus. Most recently sold 257,988 shares in Nov 2024. Currently holds stock worth $49.90M. 4+ years at the helm of Hess.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for John B. Hess, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$5.25M

Salary

$1.50M

Bonus

$3.72M

Other

$26.33K

Salary

$1.50M

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy targets total direct compensation within a competitive range of market median, aligning with company performance and peer benchmarking.

Bonus

$3.72M

Board Justification

The annual incentive plan (AIP) payout was based on enterprise performance metrics, achieving 165.5% of target, with no individual performance adjustments made for the NEOs in 2023.

Other Compensation

$26.33K

Board Justification

This includes matching contributions under the company’s employees’ savings plan.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 N/A

Board Justification

No stock awards vested in 2023 as the focus is on performance share units (PSUs) and stock options that are tied to future performance periods.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for 2023 included production levels, capital and exploratory spend, controllable operated cash costs, returns and cash flow, and environment, health, and safety measures.

H

John B. Hess

CEO of Hess

Education

Bachelor's degree from Harvard University.

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Energy

Born

March 14, 1955 - 70 years ago

CEO of Hess for

4 years 2 months (Oct 2021 - Present)

Previous Experience

Various roles within Hess Corporation since 1978, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Holdings

Track John B. Hess's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$709.07M

HES

$697.57M

8,077,468 HES shares

KKR

$5.41M

145,600 KKR shares

HESM

$6.09M

258,550 HESM shares

What if they kept their stock?

If John B. Hess didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra HES8,077,468 shares worth $0.00 and KKR145,600 shares worth $18.84M and HESM258,550 shares worth $8.85M.
This is -96.09% and $681.37M less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

John B. Hess's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

HES

$38.19M

HES at $148.03/share

Nov 20, 2024

Sale

HES

$77.80M

HES at $143.10/share

Nov 6, 2024

Sale

HES

84,429 shares

HES

Mar 6, 2024

Received

HES

$30.62M

HES at $145.95/share

Feb 29, 2024

Sale

HES

$46.40M

HES at $141.06/share

Jan 31, 2023

Sale

KKR

4,134 shares

KKR

Oct 20, 2022

Received

HES

$65.34M

HES at $100.52/share

Mar 4, 2022

Sale

HES

$20.15M

HES at $91.27/share

Feb 1, 2022

Sale

KKR

2,479 shares

KKR

Dec 9, 2021

Received

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