SiriusXM CEO Meyer Realized Nearly $200 Million

September 15, 2020

Brielle Ferdinand

SiriusXM Holdings Inc. announced the retirement of CEO James E. Meyer, effective December 31, 2020. Meyer has been CEO since December 18, 2012. From 2012-2019, Meyer realized $195,742,765 in total compensation.

On December 31, Jennifer C. Witz will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer. She currently serves as President, Sales, Marketing and Operations. Across the Equilar 500, Ms. Witz is the seventh woman to be appointed CEO in 2020 and becomes the 37th woman serving as CEO.

Ms. Witz's annual target compensation is as follows:

Additionally, in connection with her appointment, she will receive a combination of performance stock units, restricted stock units and options with a grant date fair value of $24.5 million.

To view the details of this transition, please click here.

James E. Meyer is the 50th CEO from the Equilar 500 to announce their resignation in 2020.

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Brielle Ferdinand

Research Analyst at Equilar

Brielle Ferdinand, Research Analyst at Equilar, authored this post. Please contact Amit Batish, Manager Content & Communications, at abatish@equilar.com for more information about this article.