Top paid CEOs in Chattanooga
Eight of the 10 CEOs of Chattanooga's publicly traded companies and other major local employers got raises last year, according to company compensation reports.
1. Rick McKenney, CEO of Unum, $9.9 million, or 2.2% more than the previous year
2. Bill Johnson, CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, $8.1 million, up 21.9% from the previous year
3. Jeff Lorberbaum, CEO of Mohawk Industries, $4.6 million, down 7.7% from the previous year
4. JD Hickey, CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, $3.7 million, up 34% from the previous year
5. Stephen Lebovitz, CEO of CBL Properties, $3.5 million, up 34.4% from the previous year
6. Eric Fuller, CEO of U.S. Xpress, $2.9 million, up 25.5% from the previous year
7. David Parker, CEO of Covenant Transport, $2 million, up 78% from the previous year
8. Dan Frierson, CEO of Dixie Group, $1.1 million, up 59.1% from the previous year
9. Ben Brock, CEO of Astec Industries, $861,957, down 41.5% from the previous year
10. Jeff Badgley,* CEO of Miller Industries, $638,020, up 8.5% from the previous year
Source: Company proxy statements and and other regulatory filings.
* Miller Industries as co-CEOs. William Miller is the other CEO and his total compensation of $321,310 in 2018 was unchanged from the previous year.