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In 2014, William R. Klesse earned $4.79M in total compensation at Valero Energy, including $1.15M salary and $3.53M bonus. Most recently acquired 3,883 shares in May 2024. Currently holds stock worth $361.08M. Has donated $48.23M in stock to charitable causes. Led Valero Energy as CEO for 8 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for William R. Klesse, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2014

Total Compensation

$4.79M

Salary

$1.15M

Bonus

$3.53M

Other

$111.62K

Salary

$1.15M

Board Justification

Valero's compensation philosophy is designed to align executive pay with company performance, focusing on long-term shareholder value and competitive market practices.

Bonus

$3.53M

Board Justification

The bonus is based on the company's performance metrics, including Adjusted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, with a maximum possible bonus of $20 million for any individual officer.

Other Compensation

$111.62K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes contributions to retirement plans and other benefits.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 N/A

Board Justification

No stock was vested in 2014 as the focus was on performance-based compensation and stock options that were not exercised.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics include Adjusted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.

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William R. Klesse

Ex-CEO of Valero Energy

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Energy

Born

January 1, 1946 - 79 years ago

CEO of Valero Energy for

8 years 4 months (Dec 2005 - May 2014)

Previous Experience

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Valero

Holdings

Track William R. Klesse's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$43.29M

VLO

$43.29M

898,778 VLO shares

What if they kept their stock?

If William R. Klesse didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra VLO898,778 shares worth $156.51M.
This is 261.52% and $113.22M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

VLO

276,944 shares

VLO

Recent Charitable Transactions

VLO

103,696 shares

VLO

Nov 12, 2014

Charity

VLO

53,248 shares

VLO

Mar 6, 2014

Charity

VLO

120,000 shares

VLO

Feb 9, 2012

Charity

Insider Trading

William R. Klesse's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

OXY

3,883 shares

OXY

May 3, 2024

Received

OXY

3,817 shares

OXY

May 8, 2023

Received

OXY

3,891 shares

OXY

May 9, 2022

Received

OXY

7,511 shares

OXY

May 10, 2021

Received

OXY

$134.30K

OXY at $13.43/share

Aug 25, 2020

Purchase

OXY

11,405 shares

OXY

Jun 1, 2020

Received

OXY

$236.20K

OXY at $11.81/share

Mar 13, 2020

Purchase

OXY

$388.20K

OXY at $38.82/share

Dec 6, 2019

Purchase

OXY

$228.54K

OXY at $38.09/share

Nov 19, 2019

Purchase

OXY

$471.72K

OXY at $39.31/share

Nov 8, 2019

Purchase

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