CEOs got millions after boards ‘neutralized’ the impact of tariffs. Some won’t say what it was worth
An exclusive analysis found eight of 22 companies adjusted executive pay for tariff impacts. Some declined to disclose the dollar value of the protection.
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Christopher Calio, CEO of RTX, collected $27.7 million in compensation last year. That was his total after the $241.5 billion aerospace and defense giant’s board decided the trade war wouldn’t touch his bonus. Recommended Video At its January 2025 board meeting, the compensation committee of RTX, formerly Raytheon, pre-authorized the removal of tariff impacts on business metrics related to Calio’s pay months before President Trump announced a set of sweeping Liberation Day tariffs on April 2, 2025 that upended global supply chains.
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