Patrick McHale

Makes products to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid materials for manufacturing, construction, food and other industries.

Douglas Baker, Jr.

Provides water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to food, hospitality, health care, industrial and oil and gas markets.

Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III

A major U.S. electric and natural gas utility providing energy for homes and businesses in eight Western and Midwestern states.

Hubert Joly

The multinational retailer of technology products and services estimates that 70 percent of the U.S. population is within 15 minutes of its more than 1,500 stores.

Joly was succeeded by Corie Barry as Best Buy CEO in June, he remains executive chairman.

Brian Cornell

General merchandise retailer selling everyday essentials, clothing and groceries. It is in the middle of a major upgrade of its physical stores, plus it has introduced more than a dozen new brands and improved its online capabilities and delivery system.

David S. Wichmann

A diversified health company. UnitedHealth offers products and services through two platforms. UnitedHealthcare provides health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum provides information and technology enabled health services.

Scott W. Wine

Makes off-road vehicles including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles, small-electric vehicles and accessories.

Omar Ishrak

Develops medical technology products that treat cardiac and vascular diseases, diabetes and neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

James M. Cracchiolo

Diversified financial services company that includes financial planning, wealth management, annuities, insurance and estate planning.

Andrew Cecere

The holding corporation is parent to the fifth largest commercial bank in the U.S. ranked by the value of deposits. It employs 73,000 people across 25 states.

Jerry Mattys

Develops and provides medical devices for the treatment of chronic diseases at home including Flexitouch System for treats chronic limb swelling.

Lee Schram

One of the country’s largest check printers, it also provides services such as fraud protection, marketing and design for small firms, banks and others.

Schram retired as CEO on November 25, 2018 and succeeded by Barry McCarthy, a long-time executive at First Data

John P. Wiehoff

One of the world’s largest third-party logistics providers, it coordinates freight transportation and logistics services to help solve supply chain issues.

Wiehoff became executive chairman and retired as president and CEO effective May 9, 2019. Robert Biesterfeld was named his successor as CEO.

H. Chris Killingstad

Makes mechanized cleaning equipment, sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables and specialty surface coatings.

Archie Black

Cloud-based supply chain management solutions, providing fulfillment, sourcing and item assortment management as well as performance analytics.

Craig Dahl

National financial bank holding company with branches in Minnesota and six other states, providing retail and commercial banking services.

In January TCF announced a transformational merger with Chemical Financial. Dahl will remain CEO of the combined company whose headquarters will be in Detroit but expect Dahl to manage operations from multiple locations.

James "Joc" O'Rourke

A single source provider of phosphate and potash fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture industry.

Part of O'Rourke's other compensation includes $273,330 for relocation expenses

James P. Snee

Produces food products for consumers, retail grocers, food-service and industrial markets. Products are marketed in more than 75 countries.

Michael F. Roman

Global diversified technology company with a strong R&D component, it has products in health care, industrial, consumer, electronics and safety areas.

The total compensation used for the CEO pay ratio rule was a combination of Michael Roman's and Inge Thulin's compensation: $17,320,459.

Tod Carpenter

A technology-led filtration company that designs, manufactures, and sells engine and industrial air, oil and liquid filtration solutions.

Arthur Przybyl

Makes branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals and performs contract manufacturing services for other pharmaceutical companies.

Charles Kummeth

Makes hematology controls and biotechnology products for research scientists to improve drug discovery and accurate clinical testing.

Chad R. Abraham

Diversified financial services company providing asset management, investment banking, public finance, brokerage and research services

James J. Owens

A global adhesives provider for the packaging, hygiene, electronics and assembly materials, paper converting, woodworking industries.

Jeffrey L. Harmening

A manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods, its portfolio includes Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Haagen-Dazs and Annie’s.

Charles MacFarlane

Diversified corporation with investments in electric utility operations and manufacturing operations including metal fabrication and plastics.

Shelly Ibach

Makes and sells adjustable mattresses and bedding. The company's Sleep IQ technology collects and analyzes biometric data.

John Stauch

Offers sustainable water solutions to the global market; the company split in May, with the electrical unit under the new entity nVent.

Hugh Sawyer

Owns, operates and franchises hair salons in 8,000 locations and has an ownership interest in 80 beauty schools operating in 21 states.

Richard M. Olson

Makes turf maintenance, snow and ice management, landscape, rental and specialty construction equipment, and irrigation and outdoor lighting products and equipment.

Joseph Puishys

Fabricates, distributes and installs glass products and systems; it operates four segments, three in the commercial construction market.

Daniel L. Florness

Sells fasteners, tools and construction supplies through company stores, on-site locations and industrial vending machines.

Victoria Holt

Online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for prototyping and short-run production with operations in five countries.

Michael J. Happe

Based in Iowa but with executive offices in Eden Prairie, a manufacturer of motor homes, travel trailers and Chris-Craft boats.

Beth A. Wozniak

Makes enclosures to protect industrial equipment and electronics, thermal management equipment and supplies, and electrical and fastening supplies.

because nVent PLC is a recent public company, spinning off from Pentair on April 17, 2018, they did not have to disclose the CEO pay ratio this year. Total return is since April 17.

Alan R, Hodnik

Provides electric utility services through its Minnesota Power subsidiary and invests in transmission infrastructure and other energy-centric businesses.

Scott R. Ward

Treats peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease with its patented orbital atherectomy systems (OAS) technology .

Ron Konezny

Global provider of business and mission-critical machine-to-machine and Internet of Things connectivity products and services.

Patrick Hawkins

Manufactures and distributes bulk and specialty chemicals and other health and nutrition products out of 41 facilities in 19 states,.

Jerry Baack

a holding company for Bridgewater Bank, a full-service commercial bank

Jeffrey Graves

Provides testing hardware, software and services solutions to help customers improve their design, development and manufacturing processes.

The compenstion committee used downward discretion on the annual cash incentive award because of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the EPS component of performance goals.

Keri Jones

Operates specialty retail stores and e-commerce website selling private-brand apparel and accessories for women.

Keri Jones got a $300,000 signing bonus and $61,518 in relocation expenses when she joined Christopher & Banks as president and CEO on March 12, 2018. She succeeded interim president and CEO Joel Waller.

Robert Rosenblatt

Multiplatform video commerce company that offers a range of proprietary and name brands directly to consumers via television, online and mobile devices.

On May 2, 2019 Evine's board elected Timothy Peterman as new CEO. Rosenblatt's other compensation included $187,242 of commuting expense.

Brandon Elliott

Independent nonoperator energy company engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in North Dakota and Montana

Brandon Elliott was named CEO of Northern Oil and Gas in July 2018

Mark Walchirk

Distributes supplies and equipment to dental and animal health markets, including vaccines, diagnostic products and pharmaceuticals.

Walchirk became presdent and CEO of Patterson on November 20, 2017. He got $190,978 in relocation expenses, a $100,000 signing bonus and a $2 million equity grant as inducment to join the company from McKesson Corp. For purposes of the CEO pay ratio calculation Patterson annualized Walchirk's pay to be $6,347,844, excluding his inducements to join the company Patterson says his annual compensation would have been 4,007,662 and the CEO pay ratio 73:1 instead of 115:1