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In 2019, Wesley G. Bush earned $39.10M in total compensation at Northrop Grumman, including $1.50M salary, $2.70M bonus and $34.40M in stock. Most recently acquired 3,336 shares in Apr 2024. Currently holds stock worth $73.27M. Has donated $93.32M in stock to charitable causes. Led Northrop Grumman as CEO for 9 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Wesley G. Bush, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2019

Total Compensation

$39.10M

Salary

$1.50M

Bonus

$2.70M

Other

$500.00K

Salary

$1.50M

Board Justification

Northrop Grumman's compensation philosophy for the CEO in 2019 was to provide a competitive compensation package that aligns with the company's performance and industry peers. A significant portion of the CEO's compensation was tied to performance metrics to incentivize top performance and align with shareholder interests.

Bonus

$2.70M

Board Justification

The bonus for Wesley G. Bush in 2019 was determined based on a target bonus of 180% of his base salary. The final bonus was calculated by multiplying the target bonus by the Company Performance Factor (CPF), which was 167% for 2019, resulting in a bonus payout of $2,700,000.

Other Compensation

$500.00K

Board Justification

Other compensation for Wesley G. Bush in 2019 included retirement benefits, perquisites, and security arrangements, totaling $500,000.

Restricted Stock

$34.40M100K RSU

Board Justification

In 2019, Wesley G. Bush had 100,000 shares of stock that vested. These shares were part of his long-term incentive plan, which included Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that vested over a period of time based on continued service and performance metrics.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the CEO's compensation in 2019 included financial metrics such as Pension-adjusted Cash Flow from Operations, Segment Operating Income Growth, Pension-adjusted Net Income Growth, and Pension-adjusted Operating Margin Rate. Non-financial metrics included quality, customer satisfaction, engagement & inclusion, operational efficiency, diversity, environmental sustainability, and safety.

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Wesley G. Bush

Ex-CEO of Northrop Grumman

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Engineering

Sector of Economy

Industrials

Born

September 9, 1964 - 61 years ago

CEO of Northrop Grumman for

9 years 0 months (Jan 2010 - Jan 2019)

Previous Experience

President and Chief Operating Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Corporate Vice President of Northrop Grumman Corporation

Holdings

Track Wesley G. Bush's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$132.10M

NOC

$132.10M

698,539 NOC shares

NSC

$141.50

1.187 NSC shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Wesley G. Bush didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra NOC698,539 shares worth $383.48M and NSC1.187 shares worth $349.29.
This is 190.28% and $251.37M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

NOC

170,000 shares

NOC

Recent Charitable Transactions

NOC

50,000 shares

NOC

Aug 30, 2018

Charity

NOC

120,000 shares

NOC

Aug 3, 2012

Charity

Insider Trading

Wesley G. Bush's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

DOW

3,336 shares

DOW

Apr 11, 2024

Received

DOW

3,339 shares

DOW

Apr 13, 2023

Received

DOW

2,902 shares

DOW

Apr 14, 2022

Received

DOW

2,866 shares

DOW

Apr 15, 2021

Received

DOW

5,061 shares

DOW

Apr 9, 2020

Received

DOW

$503.28K

DOW at $24.61/share

Mar 12, 2020

Purchase

DOW

$233.22K

DOW at $46.64/share

Aug 8, 2019

Purchase

NOC

$14.57M

NOC at $291.45/share

May 3, 2019

Sale

DOW

3,380 shares

DOW

Apr 11, 2019

Received

NOC

$24.85M

NOC at $287.26/share

Feb 19, 2019

Sale

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