Sunday, March 8, 2020

Kansas City, Missouri-Based Kansas City Southern's Top-Tier Executives Average Pay and Benefits Raise Was a Blistering 31.6% Per Year During the Past 10 Years

From Company Proxy Statement filings with the SEC, below are Kansas City Southern's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the most recent ten years.


  FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE
Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec
Kansas City Southern 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013
Top-Tier Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total
Executive Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp
$ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s
 Ottensmeyer CEO        5,523       5,879       5,879       6,493       6,493       3,081       3,081       1,858       1,858       1,653
 Upchurch CFO        1,701       1,878       1,878       2,015       2,015       1,413       1,413       1,838       1,838       1,614
 Songer COO        1,679       1,878       1,878       2,132    
 Hancock        1,582       1,754       1,754       1,829  N/A   N/A     
 Erdman        1,272       1,523
 Zozaya        1,408       1,411       1,411       2,049       2,049       1,690
 Starling Former CEO   N/A   N/A        7,901       5,686       5,686       4,932
 Ebbrecht Former COO   N/A   N/A 
 Totals      11,757     12,912     11,389     12,469       9,916       5,905     13,806     11,431     11,431       9,889
Annual % Change vs Prior Year -8.9% -8.7% 67.9% 20.8% 15.6%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change 17.3%
  FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE
Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec
Kansas City Southern 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008
Top-Tier Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total
Executive Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp
$ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s
 Ottensmeyer CEO        1,653       1,656       1,656       1,310       1,310       1,381       1,381          561          561          686
 Upchurch CFO        1,614       1,610       1,610       1,225       1,225       1,292       1,292          463  N/A   N/A 
 Zozaya        1,690       1,784       1,784       1,390       1,390       1,592       1,592          552          552          658
 Starling Former CEO        4,932       4,812       4,812       3,347       3,347       3,993       3,993          735    
 Ebbrecht Former COO        1,571       1,684    
 Haverty Executive Chairman   N/A   N/A        3,068       2,376       2,376       3,684       3,684       1,354       1,354       1,403
 Totals      11,460     11,546     12,930       9,648       9,648     11,942     11,942       3,665       2,467       2,747
Annual % Change vs Prior Year -0.7% 34.0% -19.2% 225.8% -10.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change 45.9%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change 31.6%