18. Theresa E. Wagler
Steel Dynamics (STLD)
Age: 39
2008 Total compensation*: $1.47 million
Wagler started as an auditor for Ernest & Young before joining Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Steel Dynamics in 1998. Earlier this year, she was named EVP and is focused on trying to quell losses at the third-largest U.S.-based steel maker by strict cost compression.
The strategy may be working; Steel Dynamics reported earnings of $69 million during the third quarter, after three straight losses.
Source: Equilar Inc.
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Last updated February 24 2010: 12:57 PM ET
Note: *Total compensation includes actual salary received, discretionary and performance-based bonus payouts, the grant-date fair value of new stock and option awards and other compensation. If relevant, other compensation includes severance payments. Equilar Inc., an executive compensation research firm in Redwood Shores, Calif., chart by looking at Fortune 1000 companies with fiscal year ends ranging from July 2008 to June 2009 that filed proxies by October 5, 2009.
Note: To be eligible for the 20 highest paid list, candidates had to be 39 or younger on Nov. 1, 2009.
Note: To be eligible for the 20 highest paid list, candidates had to be 39 or younger on Nov. 1, 2009.
