The other Deepak Chopra is a busy man…
Early last month we footnoted about the other Deepak Chopra — chairman and chief executive of OSI Systems (OSIS), maker of airport X-ray machines and medical devices, not the doctor and self-help entrepreneur – and how he stood to collect $12.5 million in return for staying employed for eight more years. Now he’s back on our...
A look at Wynn’s winners…
The lucky streak for casino executives continues, as demonstrated by the 10-K/A that Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) filed yesterday. Now normally, as footnoted readers know, the most “entertaining” information about compensation and perks comes in the form of a proxy. But Wynn’s March proxy filings (a PRE 14A and a DEFA 14A) focused solely on...
A look at Wynn’s winners…
The lucky streak for casino executives continues, as demonstrated by the 10-K/A that Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) filed yesterday. Now normally, as footnoted readers know, the most “entertaining” information about compensation and perks comes in the form of a proxy. But Wynn’s March proxy filings (a PRE 14A and a DEFA 14A) focused solely on...
Living the suite life in Las Vegas….
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson may be best known for funding Newt Gingrich’s presidential ambitions (he’s now being courted by Mitt Romney). But here at footnoted, we’re less interested in politics than we are in the fun details in the filings. So when we spotted the proxy that Las Vegas Sands (LVS) filed late Friday (just...
Masimo CEO’s family comes along for the ride…
It wouldn’t surprise us if the people holding the strongest opinions about Masimo Corporation (MASI) – a medical technology company with a $1.3 billion market cap based in Irvine, California – fall into one of two camps. Those who hold the most favorable opinions about the company, we suspect, may be the immediate family members...
Masimo CEO’s family comes along for the ride…
It wouldn’t surprise us if the people holding the strongest opinions about Masimo Corporation (MASI) – a medical technology company with a $1.3 billion market cap based in Irvine, California – fall into one of two camps. Those who hold the most favorable opinions about the company, we suspect, may be the immediate family members...
Where perks are always very limited…
It’s the tail-end of proxy season with a Monday deadline for many companies (at least those on a calendar year). And one of the things we’ve noticed is the large number of companies that describe the perks that they hand out to senior executives as “limited”, or even “very limited”. Indeed, we’ve yet to come...
Monster Beverage execs get bulging stock awards…
The energy drink business is a big one, and for the top executives at the Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST), that led to some monster-sized rewards last year, according to the proxy filed yesterday. Specifically, Rodney Sacks, Monster’s Chairman, CEO, and a director, received stock unit awards for fiscal 2011 worth more than $10.97 million. Another...
Chesapeake: Still a gusher…
Some footnoted frequent fliers are gifts that keep on giving, and probably none more so than Chesapeake Energy (CHK). Chesapeake and its chief executive, Aubrey K. McClendon, won our 2009 Footnote of the Year contest (no great honor, trust us) with the disclosure that the company had bought the executive’s antique map collection for $12.1 million....
The many paychecks of Barry Diller…
No one can accuse Barry Diller of putting all his eggs in one basket. Indeed, the busy septuagenarian just got a few new “eggs,” thanks to the 8-K that TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP) filed late last Friday afternoon. Filed at 4:02 p.m. on April 20, the brief filing (which also gives Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor’s president and CEO, a...
The many paychecks of Barry Diller…
No one can accuse Barry Diller of putting all his eggs in one basket. Indeed, the busy septuagenarian just got a few new “eggs,” thanks to the 8-K that TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP) filed late last Friday afternoon. Filed at 4:02 p.m. on April 20, the brief filing (which also gives Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor’s president and CEO, a...
