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This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009. Base Salary Purpose. The objective of base salary is to compensate an executive for job responsibilities, value to Clear Channel Outdoor, and individual performance with respect to market competitiveness. Administration. Base salaries for the named executive officers are reviewed on an annual basis and at the time of promotion or other change in responsibilities. In general, any increases in salary are based on the subjective evaluation of such factors as the level of responsibility, individual performance, level of pay of the executive in question and other similarly situated executives of the Media Peers, and general competitive pay practices. We have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Meyer and Bevan pursuant to which their initial base salaries were set. Accordingly, we are required to compensate Messrs. Meyer and Bevan in accordance with their respective employment agreements. Clear Channel Outdoor believes that the employment agreements with Mr. Meyer and Mr. Bevan are in the best interests of Clear Channel Outdoor to assure continuity of management. Clear Channel Outdoor has not entered into employment agreements with any of the other named executive officers. In reviewing base salaries, the Committee considers the importance of linking a significant proportion of the named executive officers compensation to performance in the form of the annual incentive bonus, which is tied to our financial performance measures, individual performance, or a combination of both, as well as long-term incentive compensation.
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Table of ContentsAnalysis. In 2008, the named executive officers received the following base salary increase:
The rate of base salary for Messrs. Meyer, Bevan and Sisson were each increased in 2008 based on a subjective evaluation of their general performance and expected competitive pay practices for the 2008 fiscal year. This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 7, 2008. Base Salary Purpose. The objective of base salary is to reflect job responsibilities, value to Clear Channel Outdoor and individual performance with respect to market competitiveness. Administration. Base salaries for executive officers are reviewed on an annual basis and at the time of promotion or other change in responsibilities. Increases in salary are based on subjective evaluation of such factors as the level of responsibility, individual performance, level of pay both of the executive in question and other similarly situated executives, and competitive pay levels. The base salary of our President and Chief Operating Officer is set at a level comparable to salaries paid to similarly situated executives of Clear Channel Outdoors Media Peers. We entered into employment agreements with Paul J. Meyer, our President and Chief Operating Officer, and with Jonathan D. Bevan, our Chief Financial Officer-International, pursuant to which we are required to compensate Mr. Meyer and Mr. Bevan in accordance with their respective employment agreements. Clear Channel Outdoor believes that the employment agreements with Mr. Meyer and Mr. Bevan are in the best interests of Clear Channel Outdoor to assure continuity of management. The base salaries of our other executive officers are determined based on recommendations made by our President and Chief Operating Officer to the Committee. The Committee then considers these recommendations in light of such factors as the level of responsibility, individual performance, level of pay both of the executive in question and other similarly situated executives, and competitive pay levels in setting the base salary. Analysis. The minimum base salary for our President and Chief Operating Officer is determined by an employment agreement. This minimum salary, the amount of any increase over this minimum and the base salaries for the executive officers whose salaries are not specified in an agreement, are determined by the Committee based on a variety of factors, including:
Where not specified by contract, salaries are generally reviewed annually. For 2007, we increased the salary of each of our named executive officers, other than Messrs. Mark and Randall Mays. In increasing these salaries we reviewed the executives individual performance, level of pay of both the executive in question and other similarly situated Clear Channel Outdoor executives, and competitive pay levels at other media companies. In setting base salaries, the Committee also considers the importance of linking a high proportion of named executive officers compensation to performance in the form of the annual incentive bonus, which is tied to both Clear Channel Outdoors financial performance measures and individual performance, as well as long-term stock-based compensation, which is tied to Clear Channel Outdoors stock price performance and performance compared to Industry Peers. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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