Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (B)
Posted: 7 May 2012
Date Written: January 27, 2010
Abstract
The (B) case describes shareholder and investor reactions to the 2008 compensation awarded Aubrey McClendon, founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy, which according to Fortune Magazine made him the highest paid CEO of a U.S.-based company.
Learning Objective: Examine the role of boards in executive compensation.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Healy, Paul M. and Rose, Clayton S. and Sesia, Aldo, Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (B) (January 27, 2010). Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 110-050, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2053335
Clayton S. Rose
Harvard University - Business School (HBS) ( email )
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Aldo Sesia
Harvard Business School ( email )
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