Rupert Murdoch
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and FEG
News Corporation
New York
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NY
Sector: SERVICES / Entertainment - Diversified
Officer since January 1979
79 Years Old
K. Rupert Murdoch AC has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1979 and its Chairman since 1991. Mr. K.R. Murdoch served as a Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc BSkyB from 1990 to 2007, as a Director of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. Gemstar-TV Guide from 2001 to 2008, as a Director of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. DIRECTV from 2003 to 2008 and as a Director of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited from 2001 to 2005. Mr. K.R. Murdoch is the father of Messrs. J.R. Murdoch and L.K. Murdoch. Mr. K. R. Murdoch has been the driving force behind the evolution of the Company from the single, family-owned Australian newspaper he took over in 1953 to the global public media company it is today. Mr. K.R. Murdoch brings to the Board invaluable knowledge and expertise regarding the Company?s history and provides strong operational leadership and broad strategic vision for the Company?s future.
Forbes Rankings |
42nd on the Forbes Executive Pay in 2012 |
90th on the Forbes Executive Pay in 2011 |
117th on the Forbes World's Richest People in 2010 |
53rd on the Forbes Executive Pay in 2010 |
News Corp - 125th on the Forbes Global 2000 in 2010 |
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Compensation for 2010
Salary | $8,100,000.00 |
Bonus | $0.00 |
Restricted stock awards | $4,050,000.00 |
All other compensation | $296,475.00 |
Option awards $ | $0.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation | $4,368,800.00 |
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings | $5,910,000.00 |
Total Compensation | $22,725,275.00 |
Options Granted
Grant Date |
All other stock awards (# of shares of stocks or units) | Number of securities underlying options | Exercise or base price |
Percent of total options granted in fiscal year | Grant date fair value of stock and option awards | See More |
08/05/2009 | 420,997 | - | $ - | 0% | $4,050,000.00 | |
08/05/2008 | 282,821 | - | $ - | 0% | $4,049,997.00 | |
08/08/2007 | 186,292 | - | $ - | 0% | $4,049,988.00 | |
- | - | - | $ - | 0% | $ - | |
- | - | - | $ - | 0% | $ - | |
- | - | - | $ - | 0% | $ - | |
- | - | - | $ - | 0% | $ - | |
Options Exercised
Number of securities underlying options exercisable | 12,000,000 |
Number of securities underlying options unexercisable | 0 |
Value of unexercised options, currently exercisable | $0.00 |
Value of unexercised options, currently unexercisable | $0.00 |
Shares acquired on exercise | 0 |
Value Realized | $0.00 |
Director Compensation (Directv)
for 2008
Fees earned or paid in cash | $0.00 |
Stock awards | $0.00 |
Option awards (in $) | $0.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation | $0.00 |
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings | $0.00 |
All other compensation | $35,079.00 |
Total Compensation | $35,079.00 |
Director Compensation (Directv)
for 2007
Fees earned or paid in cash | $0.00 |
Stock awards | $0.00 |
Option awards (in $) | $0.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation | $0.00 |
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings | $0.00 |
All other compensation | $9,668.00 |
Total Compensation | $9,668.00 |
Director Compensation (Directv)
for 2006
Fees earned or paid in cash | $0.00 |
Stock awards | $0.00 |
Option awards (in $) | $0.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation | $0.00 |
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings | $0.00 |
All other compensation | $8,877.00 |
Total Compensation | $8,877.00 |
Director Compensation (Directv)
for 2005
Fees earned or paid in cash | $0.00 |
Stock awards | $0.00 |
Option awards (in $) | $0.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation | $0.00 |
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings | $0.00 |
All other compensation | $11,728.00 |
Total Compensation | $11,728.00 |
Forbes.com Headlines
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