Monday, March 16, 2020

Sandusky, Ohio-Based Cedar Fair LP's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Benefits Increase Was a Blistering 28.1% Per Year During the Eight Years (2009-2016) That Joe Biden Was US VP

From Company Proxy Statement filings with the SEC, below are Cedar Fair LP'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
Cedar Fair L.P. 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
Zimmerman CEO           3,691           3,355           3,355           2,772           2,772           3,642           3,642           1,797           1,797           1,459
Witherow CFO           1,939           1,949           1,949           1,942           1,942           2,514           2,514           1,402           1,402           1,207
Fisher COO  N/A   N/A 
Milkie General Counsel           1,493           1,493           1,493           1,279           1,279           1,560           1,560               879               879               908
Semmelroth Chief Marketing Officer           1,223           1,203           1,203           1,181           1,181           1,351           1,351               835               835               700
Ouimet CEO           4,440           5,857           5,857           9,291           9,291        11,562        11,562           4,168
Bender EVP Operations               866               933
 Totals        8,346       8,000     12,440     13,031     13,031     18,358     18,358     16,475     17,341       9,375
Annual % Change vs Prior Year 4.3% -4.5% -29.0% 11.4% 85.0%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change 13.4%
FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE
Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec
Cedar Fair L.P. 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
Zimmerman CEO           1,459           1,642           1,642               619               619               526               526               592               592               581
Witherow CFO           1,207           1,352           1,352               389
Milkie General Counsel  N/A   N/A     
Semmelroth Chief Marketing Officer  N/A   N/A     
Ouimet CEO           4,168           4,543  N/A   N/A 
Bender EVP Operations               933           1,144           1,144               602               602               529               529               581               581               574
Kinzel Former CFO  N/A   N/A            4,550           4,488           4,488           4,098           4,098           4,160
Decker Corp VP Planning and Design               603               587               587               567               567               605
Crage Former CFO  N/A   N/A            1,507           1,380           1,380           1,275
Falfas COO           1,872           1,786
 Totals        7,767       8,681       4,138       1,610       6,374       6,130       7,637       7,218       9,090       8,981
Annual % Change vs Prior Year -10.5% 157.0% 4.0% 5.8% 1.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change 31.5%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change 22.5%  
8 Years (2009-2016) Average Per Year % Change When Joe Biden Was US VP 28.1%