Executive compensation is always a hot topic of conversation in corporate settings throughout North America. So who is the highest paid CEO in the snowmobile industry?
A survey conducted by the Business Journals of Minneapolis documents the pay packages of the top compensated Minnesota executives including those at Arctic Cat and Polaris. Canadian Business magazine tracks the pay of executives in Canada including Jose Boisjoli of BRP.
Polaris' Scott Wine leads the 2015 top paid list at $7.1 million, following Jose Boisjoli of BRP at $5.2M and Christopher Metz of Arctic Cat at $1.28M. The salary and total compensation of Yamaha's CEO was not available.
Scott Wine – CEO Polaris Industries
2015 Total Compensation: $7.1 (US) million
Includes a base salary of $968,423
Plus stock options and bonuses
Sales Revenue: 4.7 Billion
Number of employees: 7,000
Jose Boisjoli – CEO BRP
2015 Total Compensation: $5.2 (CDN) million
Includes a base salary of $925,000
Plus stock options and bonuses.
2016 FY Revenue $3,829.2 million
Number of employees: 7,900
Christopher Metz – CEO Arctic Cat
2015 Total Compensation: $1.28 (US) million
Includes a base salary of $202,362
Plus stock options and bonuses
2015 Sales Revenue $678.76 million
Number of employees: 1369
