Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe Gets Over 50% Salary Raise, Stock Awards Worth $15M
Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf
Rivian Automotive Inc's board has approved a pay raise for CEO RJ Scaringe, increasing his annual base salary to $1 million, a 50% jump from his previous pay of $650,000. Additionally, Scaringe has been granted stock awards worth approximately $15 million under the company's 2021 Incentive Award Plan. The raise comes as Rivian is looking to scale production to address its long backlog and customer complaints about wait times.
August 31, 2023 | 6:06 am
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Rivian's CEO salary increase and stock awards could be seen as a vote of confidence in his leadership, potentially positively impacting the company's stock. However, the company's challenges with production backlog and wait times could negatively impact investor sentiment.
The pay raise and stock awards for Rivian's CEO could be seen as a positive sign of the board's confidence in his leadership, which could boost investor sentiment. However, the company's ongoing challenges with production backlog and wait times could dampen this sentiment, leading to a neutral short-term impact on the stock.
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