AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron’s Pay Dips to $18.9 Million in 2021
thewrap.comSEC filing Friday. Aron received a base pay salary that was 20% higher than last year’s, earning $1.45 million, but he also took home $11.4 million in stock awards and $6 million from non-equity incentive plan compensation.
Though his base salary was lower in 2020, Aron had received a $5 million bonus for helping the company navigate the pandemic, as well as increased stock awards as a result of some of the AMC surging after becoming a meme stock last year thanks to traders on Reddit.
Overall his 2020 salary more than doubled compared to 2019, when Aron made only $9.6 million. Company CFO Sean Goodman saw a slight boost in his pay in 2021, making $4.7 million compared to $4.2 million in 2020, driven by his own higher base salary.
Executive vice president John McDonald made $3.0 million, a dip from 2020’s $3.4 million, though he too saw his base salary increase.
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