Dollar General’s ceo gets, according to the proxy statement, 521 times, what his median employee gets, making the CEO’s pay package by this measure way, way above the average pay package of other CEOs. FYI his median employee gets just $18,657/year).

The ceo of another (more successful?) Retail chain, Whole Foods, for many years had a pay policy wherein his pay was set to just 17 times what his median employee got.

In my personal opinion, anything more than 100 times what the median employee gets is excessive and not in the best interests of shareholders and thus should be voted against, in this and numerous other companies.

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On May 7, 2024, at 6:24 AM, Kyle Schut - kschut at socinvestmentgroup.com (via ciidiscussion list) <ciidiscussion@cii.simplelists.com> wrote:



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Dear CII Members,

I’m reaching out to bring to your attention an important vote at Dollar General’s annual meeting on May 29th. We urge you to vote AGAINST Proposal 2, which proposes executive compensation practices that are inimical to good governance, lack transparency, and demonstrate an insufficient alignment to the interests of both the Company’s workforce and its long-term shareholders.
Particularly in light of the Company’s erratic financial performance, we believe voting against this proposal is necessary due to the threat it poses to long-term shareholder interests. The proposed compensation plan effectively rewards executives for leaving the Company altogether through generous severance provisions -- all while the average employee’s median wage is $18,657, and many employees face unsafe working conditions.  Despite CEO Todd Vasos’ accumulation of significant wealth during his prior time in the role, the Company granted him “rehire options” that are not sufficiently tied to Dollar General’s long-term performance and could award him a windfall. These compensation practices appear to virtually guarantee personal enrichment for executives regardless of whether they facilitate the Company’s growth.
Dollar General states that its proposed compensation package aims to retain talent and align executives’ incentives to enhance shareholder value. However, in practice, this compensation package appears to be overly favorable to executives and misaligned with the long-term interests of shareholders and employees, both of which are important Dollar General stakeholders.
A copy of our shareholder letter is available here.  The Guardian also recently covered our concern in this article.
If you have any questions about our shareholder letter or would like a meeting, please let me know.
Best,

Kyle Schut

Shareholder Advocacy and Corporate Engagement Specialist | SOC Investment Group 

Mobile: +1 (202) 679-9688

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