Executive Compensation Fast Facts for 2020

Equilar’s CEO Tracker results for Q4 2020 are in.  Here are some key findings:

• There was less CEO turnover in 2020:  70 CEOs announced their departures in 2020 versus 80 in 2019.

• 15% of appointed CEOs in 2020 were women (9), versus 12% in all of 2019.

• Only 23% of appointed CEOs in 2020 were external hires versus 33% in all of 2019.

• The average tenure of outgoing CEOs in 2020 was 8.5 years with a median of six years. 

• The average CEO lifetime pay for all 70 departing CEOs is $94.4 million with a median of $50.9 million.