However, Smith's total for 2015 was still sharply higher from the $12.5 million he earned for fiscal 2013. As reported in the company proxy, filed on November 30 with the SEC, the compensation committee determined that when it came to cash bonuses, "that notwithstanding Mr. Smith's outstanding performance, his total direct compensation was competitive with the Company's peers, and the Committee did not adjust his cash bonus upward."
And in terms of Smith's overall compensation, the committee said "peer group analysis showed that Mr. Smith's total compensation was above the median of peer group CEOs."
The big winner was Sasan Goodarzi, the EVP who manages Intuit's consumer tax group. Goodarzi received $9.3 million last year, an increase of 65 percent from $5.6 million in fiscal 2014. His 2015 pay included $5.9 million in stock awards, up 83 percent from $3.2 million for the prior year. EVP Dan Wernikoff, who runs the small business group had 2015 compensation of $8.9 million, a rise of 44.8 percent from $4.9 million the prior year.
CFO Neil Williams received $7.9 million last year, a rise of 39.4 percent from $5.6 million the prior year. Chief Technology Officer Taylor Stansbury received $6.4 million for fiscal 2015. He was not a named executive in 2014.
