HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION
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AVERAGE OF ALL EXECUTIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA $542,144 11.1% Sources: Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Bee research by Rick Daysog Sacramento Bee * Includes deferred payments, pension benefits, insurance and other executive perks. 2 Neish resigned in January 2010. His compensation is for the company's fiscal year ending Nov. 30. 4 For fiscal year ending June 30. 3 For fiscal year ending April 30. 1 Figures do not include nearly $1.2 million attributed to changes in pension values. Accounting rules required McClatchy to include this, even though Pruitt’s pension was frozen and he did not receive additional benefits. 7 For fiscal year ending Sept. 30. 5 Syphax’s compensation comes from companies affiliated with the Nehemiah Corporation of America. 6 DiStasio was appointed to his post on June 20, 2008. NOTES: TOP FIVE HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN THE REGION SALARY STOCK, OPTIONS, OTHER INCENTIVES OTHER* 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Patrick Fry, CEO, President, Sutter Health $2,299,497 $1,693,145 $3,992,642 $2,825,989 41.3% Gary Pruitt, Chairman, President, CEO, The McClatchy Co. 1 $976,250 $1,539,000 $63,960 $2,579,210 $1,598,079 61.4% Ronald Mittelstaedt, Chairman, CEO, Waste Connections Inc. $538,200 $1,749,418 $52,456 $2,340,074 $2,235,965 4.7% Steven Oldham, President, CEO, SureWest Communications $450,000 $889,396 $18,843 $1,358,239 $1,281,924 6.0% Scott Neish , Interim President, CEO, GenCorp Inc. 2 $350,088 $683,164 $19,704 $1,052,956 $1,090,326 -3.4% NONPROFIT CREDIT UNIONS SALARY RETIREMENT, OTHER BENEFITS 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Henry Wirz, CEO, SAFE Credit Union $372,113 $249,429 $621,542 $649,656 -4.3% James Jordan, President, CEO, Schools Financial Credit Union $493,360 $40,358 $533,718 $546,100 -2.3% Jerrold Kinlock, President, CEO, Sacramento Credit Union $242,379 $109,344 $351,723 $360,424 -2.4% Judy Flores, President, CEO, Heritage Community Credit Union $240,161 $13,925 $254,086 $327,977 -22.5% UNION ORGANIZATIONS SALARY RETIREMENT, OTHER BENEFITS 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Jacques Loveall, President, Food and Commercial Workers Local 8 $194,067 $59,142 $253,209 $263,385 -3.9% James Jones, Director, United Transportation Union, State Legislative Board $155,844 $63,481 $219,325 $232,686 -5.7% Courtni Pugh, Executive director, Service Employees Leadership Council $188,564 $19,590 $208,194 $86,895 139.6% Ted Reed, Executive director, Plumbers Union, Leadership Council $174,368 $995 $175,363 $185,860 -5.7% Jon Hamm, CEO, California Assn. of Highway Patrolmen $124,121 $50,625 $174,776 $164,553 6.2% Robert Balgenorth, President, Building & Trades Construction Council of California 4 $162,987 $11,399 $174,386 $160,237 8.9% Dave Sanders, Chief operations officer, California Correctional Peace Officer Assn. $173,424 $173,424 N.A. 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NONPROFIT BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BONUS SALARY RETIREMENT, OTHER BENEFITS 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Allan Zaremberg, President, CEO, California Chamber of Commerce $516,050 $205,000 $190,793 $911,843 $763,900 19.4% Steve Hammond, President, CEO, Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau $319,002 $48,023 $367,025 $341,488 7.5% Jack Stewart, President, California Manufacturers and Technology Association $199,992 $60,000 $30,314 $290,306 $287,350 1.0% Barbara Hayes , Executive director, Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Org. 4 $245,000 $13,896 $258,896 $230,000 12.6% Matthew Mahood, President, CEO, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce $197,808 $10,496 $36,613 $244,917 $254,108 -3.6% William Mueller, CEO, Valley Vision $130,000 $5,700 $21,844 $157,584 $152,590 3.3% NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL AGENCIES, HOUSING GROUPS, MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS BONUS SALARY RETIREMENT, DEFERRED, OTHER PAYMENTS 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Patrick Fry, CEO, President, Sutter Health $2,299,497 $1,693,145 $3,992,642 $2,825,989 41.3% Scott Syphax 5 , President, CEO , Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund Inc. 4 $739,831 $44,692 $784,523 $526,654 48.9% Michael Ziegler , CEO, Pride Industries 4 $414,781 $102,258 $28,614 $545,653 $311,126 75.4% John Shaw, Former vice president, Foundations, Mercy Foundation $486,896 $7,736 $494,632 $485,295 1.9% Joseph Mendez, President, CEO, Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley $330,055 $35,237 $365,292 $361,611 1.0% John DiStasio , General manager, CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District 6 $339,996 $1,370 $341,366 $181,767 87.8% Stephen Heath, President, CEO, United Way California Capital Region 4 $155,658 $51,639 $207,297 $206,827 0.2% James Shelby , Executive director, Greater Sacramento Urban League 4 $151,505 $5,112 $156,617 $116,286 34.7% Douglas Bergman , President, CEO, United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Greater Sacramento 7 $135,125 $19,265 $154,390 $173,139 -10.8% HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES AT PUBLIC COMPANIES BONUS SALARY STOCK, OPTIONS, OTHER INCENTIVES OTHER* 2009 TOTAL PAY 2008 TOTAL PAY % CHANGE 2008 to 2009 Gary Pruitt, Chairman, President, CEO, The McClatchy Co. 1 $976,250 $1,539,000 $63,960 $2,579,210 $1,598,079 61.4% Ronald Mittelstaedt, Chairman, CEO, Waste Connections Inc. $538,200 $1,749,418 $52,456 $2,340,074 $2,235,965 4.7% Steven Oldham, President, CEO, SureWest Communications $450,000 $889,396 $18,843 $1,358,239 $1,281,924 6.0% Scott Neish , Interim President, CEO, GenCorp Inc. 2 $350,088 $683,164 $19,704 $1,052,956 $1,090,326 -3.4% Todd Wille, President, CEO, Unify Corp. 3 $250,000 $55,000 $348,525 $653,525 750,231 -12.9% Hussein Enan, Chairman, CEO, InsWeb Corp. $12 $457,800 $5,544 $463,358 $447,156 3.6% Neil Koehler, President, CEO, Pacific Ethanol Inc. $389,423 $15,542 $404,965 $716,011 -43.4% William Martin, CEO, Greater Sacramento Bancorp $230,000 $32,000 $22,320 $76,139 $360,459 $360,662 -0.1% J. Melville Engle , CEO, ThermoGenesis Corp. 4 $73,000 $237,000 $21,000 $314,000 N.A. N.A. Steve Kircher, CEO, Solar Power Inc. $180,000 $126,900 $4,590 $311,490 $212,140 46.8% David Taber, President, CEO, American River Bankshares $275,834 $5,944 $7,854 $289,632 $313,907 -7.7% Gil Allon, CEO, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems $174,400 $13,539 $7,928 $195,867 $229,909 -14.8% HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION All figures are for calendar year 2009, except where otherwise noted
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AVERAGE OF ALL EXECUTIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA $542,144 11.1%
Sources: Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Bee research by Rick Daysog Sacramento Bee
*Includes deferred payments, pension benefits, insurance and other executive perks.
2 Neish resigned in January 2010. His compensation is for the company's fiscal year ending Nov. 30.
4 For fiscal year ending June 30.
3 For fiscal year ending April 30.
1 Figures do not include nearly $1.2 million attributed to changes in pension values. Accounting rules required McClatchy to include this, even though Pruitt’s pension was frozen and he did not receive additional benefits.
7 For fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
5 Syphax’s compensation comes from companies affiliated with the Nehemiah Corporation of America.
6 DiStasio was appointed to his post on June 20, 2008.
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TOP FIVE HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN THE REGION SALARY
STOCK,OPTIONS,
OTHERINCENTIVES OTHER*
2009TOTAL PAY
2008TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Patrick Fry, CEO, President, Sutter Health $2,299,497 $1,693,145 $3,992,642 $2,825,989 41.3%
Gary Pruitt, Chairman, President, CEO, The McClatchy Co. 1 $976,250 $1,539,000 $63,960 $2,579,210 $1,598,079 61.4%
Ronald Mittelstaedt, Chairman, CEO, Waste Connections Inc. $538,200 $1,749,418 $52,456 $2,340,074 $2,235,965 4.7%
Steven Oldham, President, CEO, SureWest Communications $450,000 $889,396 $18,843 $1,358,239 $1,281,924 6.0%
Scott Neish, Interim President, CEO, GenCorp Inc. 2 $350,088 $683,164 $19,704 $1,052,956 $1,090,326 -3.4%
NONPROFIT CREDIT UNIONS SALARYRETIREMENT,
OTHER BENEFITS2009
TOTAL PAY2008
TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Henry Wirz, CEO, SAFE Credit Union $372,113 $249,429 $621,542 $649,656 -4.3%
James Jordan, President, CEO, Schools Financial Credit Union $493,360 $40,358 $533,718 $546,100 -2.3%
Jerrold Kinlock, President, CEO, Sacramento Credit Union $242,379 $109,344 $351,723 $360,424 -2.4%
Judy Flores, President, CEO, Heritage Community Credit Union $240,161 $13,925 $254,086 $327,977 -22.5%
UNION ORGANIZATIONS SALARYRETIREMENT,
OTHER BENEFITS2009
TOTAL PAY2008
TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Jacques Loveall, President, Food and Commercial Workers Local 8 $194,067 $59,142 $253,209 $263,385 -3.9%
James Jones, Director, United Transportation Union, State Legislative Board $155,844 $63,481 $219,325 $232,686 -5.7%
Courtni Pugh, Executive director, Service Employees Leadership Council $188,564 $19,590 $208,194 $86,895 139.6%
Ted Reed, Executive director, Plumbers Union, Leadership Council $174,368 $995 $175,363 $185,860 -5.7%
Jon Hamm, CEO, California Assn. of Highway Patrolmen $124,121 $50,625 $174,776 $164,553 6.2%
Robert Balgenorth, President, Building & Trades Construction Council of California 4 $162,987 $11,399 $174,386 $160,237 8.9%
Dave Sanders, Chief operations officer, California Correctional Peace Officer Assn. $173,424 $173,424 N.A. N.A.
NONPROFIT BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BONUSSALARY
RETIREMENT,OTHER
BENEFITS2009
TOTAL PAY2008
TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Allan Zaremberg, President, CEO, California Chamber of Commerce $516,050 $205,000 $190,793 $911,843 $763,900 19.4%
Steve Hammond, President, CEO, Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau $319,002 $48,023 $367,025 $341,488 7.5%
Jack Stewart, President, California Manufacturers and Technology Association $199,992 $60,000 $30,314 $290,306 $287,350 1.0%
Barbara Hayes, Executive director, Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Org. 4 $245,000 $13,896 $258,896 $230,000 12.6%
Matthew Mahood, President, CEO, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce $197,808 $10,496 $36,613 $244,917 $254,108 -3.6%
William Mueller, CEO, Valley Vision $130,000 $5,700 $21,844 $157,584 $152,590 3.3%
NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL AGENCIES,HOUSING GROUPS, MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS BONUSSALARY
RETIREMENT,DEFERRED,
OTHERPAYMENTS
2009TOTAL PAY
2008TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Patrick Fry, CEO, President, Sutter Health $2,299,497 $1,693,145 $3,992,642 $2,825,989 41.3%
Scott Syphax 5, President, CEO, Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund Inc. 4 $739,831 $44,692 $784,523 $526,654 48.9%
Michael Ziegler , CEO, Pride Industries 4 $414,781 $102,258 $28,614 $545,653 $311,126 75.4%
John Shaw, Former vice president, Foundations, Mercy Foundation $486,896 $7,736 $494,632 $485,295 1.9%
Joseph Mendez, President, CEO, Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley $330,055 $35,237 $365,292 $361,611 1.0%
John DiStasio, General manager, CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District 6 $339,996 $1,370 $341,366 $181,767 87.8%
Stephen Heath, President, CEO, United Way California Capital Region 4 $155,658 $51,639 $207,297 $206,827 0.2%
James Shelby, Executive director, Greater Sacramento Urban League 4 $151,505 $5,112 $156,617 $116,286 34.7%
Douglas Bergman, President, CEO, United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Greater Sacramento 7 $135,125 $19,265 $154,390 $173,139 -10.8%
HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVESAT PUBLIC COMPANIES BONUSSALARY
STOCK,OPTIONS,
OTHERINCENTIVES OTHER*
2009TOTAL PAY
2008TOTAL PAY
%CHANGE2008 to
2009
Gary Pruitt, Chairman, President, CEO, The McClatchy Co. 1 $976,250 $1,539,000 $63,960 $2,579,210 $1,598,079 61.4%
Ronald Mittelstaedt, Chairman, CEO, Waste Connections Inc. $538,200 $1,749,418 $52,456 $2,340,074 $2,235,965 4.7%
Steven Oldham, President, CEO, SureWest Communications $450,000 $889,396 $18,843 $1,358,239 $1,281,924 6.0%
Scott Neish, Interim President, CEO, GenCorp Inc. 2 $350,088 $683,164 $19,704 $1,052,956 $1,090,326 -3.4%
Todd Wille, President, CEO, Unify Corp. 3 $250,000 $55,000 $348,525 $653,525 750,231 -12.9%
Hussein Enan, Chairman, CEO, InsWeb Corp. $12 $457,800 $5,544 $463,358 $447,156 3.6%
Neil Koehler, President, CEO, Pacific Ethanol Inc. $389,423 $15,542 $404,965 $716,011 -43.4%
William Martin, CEO, Greater Sacramento Bancorp $230,000 $32,000 $22,320 $76,139 $360,459 $360,662 -0.1%
J. Melville Engle, CEO, ThermoGenesis Corp. 4 $73,000 $237,000 $21,000 $314,000 N.A. N.A.
Steve Kircher, CEO, Solar Power Inc. $180,000 $126,900 $4,590 $311,490 $212,140 46.8%
David Taber, President, CEO, American River Bankshares $275,834 $5,944 $7,854 $289,632 $313,907 -7.7%
Gil Allon, CEO, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems $174,400 $13,539 $7,928 $195,867 $229,909 -14.8%
HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGIONAll figures are for calendar year 2009, except where otherwise noted
