How much the CEO of Ecolab makes a year depends on year, but as a large S and P 500 company, CEO compensation is disclosed in proxy statements and includes salary, bonus, stock awards, and other benefits. As of recent years, Ecolab's CEO is Christophe Beck, who became CEO in January 2021 after serving as president and COO, succeeding Douglas Baker Jr. According to Ecolab's 2023 proxy statement for fiscal year 2022, Christophe Beck's total compensation was approximately 12 to 15 million dollars, including base salary around 1.1 to 1.2 million, annual cash bonus of 2 to 3 million, stock awards and option awards valued at 8 to 10 million, and other compensation like retirement and perquisites. In 2021, his total compensation was around 10 to 12 million. Former CEO Douglas Baker Jr., who was CEO from 2004 to 2020, had total compensation around 15 to 18 million in his final years. CEO pay varies with stock performance and bonuses. Ecolab, with revenue over 14 billion, pays competitively with other large industrial companies. Base salary is relatively modest compared to total pay, which is heavily weighted to long-term equity incentives to align with shareholder interests. So annual total compensation for Ecolab CEO is in low tens of millions, not including personal investment gains.
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