{"id":22317,"date":"2012-03-07T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/fords-turnaround-ceo-awarded-34-5-million-of-shares-f\/22316\/"},"modified":"2012-03-07T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T16:13:00","slug":"fords-turnaround-ceo-awarded-34-5-million-of-shares-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/fords-turnaround-ceo-awarded-34-5-million-of-shares-f\/22317\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford\u2019s Turnaround: CEO awarded $34.5 million of Shares (F)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2476\" title=\"FORD\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2010\/11\/132-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"FORD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a>Ford\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=F\">NYSE: F<\/a>) CEO Alan Mulally was awarded with $ 34.5 million worth shares for his prominent role in spectacular turnaround of the company. From the verge of bankruptcy during the financial crisis, Ford Company\u2019s valuation has increased 6 fold under Mulally\u2019s leadership. The Company revealed about this award in its regulatory filing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-22317\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mulally received 2.9 million shares for his performance in 2009. The amount excludes shares withheld by Ford to pay taxes<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>While the value of those shares worth $5.6 million in 2009, on Tuesday\u2019s close the same share were valued at $ 34.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Ford spokesman Jay Cooney said \u201cOur compensation philosophy is to align the interests of our leadership with those of our shareholders.\u201d \u201cTo do this, we put the vast majority of their compensation at risk through performance-based grants\u201d, added Cooney.<\/p>\n<p>Mulally&#8217;s compensation emerged as a very contentious issue during contract talks with the United Auto Workers last year. \u00a0Last year, Bob King, the union&#8217;s president, described Mulally&#8217;s $26.5 million pay package for 2010 as &#8220;morally wrong&#8221; even as some workers were being paid about $15 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly Ford workers approved a contract that did not provide an increase in base pay but included signing bonuses that were bigger than the packages offered to General Motors Co or Chrysler Group LLC workers.<\/p>\n<p>Mulally surpassed practically all of his performance targets in 2009, when U.S. auto sales plunged to their lowest in nearly three decades and GM and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-rebound-3\/22476\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Rebound<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-headed-for-a-third-straight-higher-finish-3\/22474\"><br \/>\nStocks Headed for a Third Straight Higher Finish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/novavax-past-year-has-been-transformational-for-the-company-nvax\/22471\"><br \/>\nNovavax &#8211; Past year has been transformational for the company &#8211; NVAX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/osiris-therapeutics-pleased-with-the-commercial-performance-of-grafix-and-ovation-osir\/22469\"><br \/>\nOsiris Therapeutics &#8211; Pleased with the commercial performance of Grafix and Ovation &#8211; OSIR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/freddie-mac-q4-and-fy11-financial-results-fmcc\/22468\"><br \/>\nFreddie Mac &#8211; Q4 And FY11 Financial Results &#8211; FMCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/coffee-holding-reports-a-strong-quarter-in-both-revenues-and-earnings-jva\/22467\"><br \/>\nCoffee Holding  &#8211; Reports a strong quarter in both revenues and earnings &#8211; JVA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/hertz-global-holdings-acquired-arpielle-equipment-co-htz\/22463\"><br \/>\nHertz Global Holdings &#8211; Acquired Arpielle Equipment Co. &#8211; HTZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. 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