2015 pay $4.4M for Windstream's CEO

Tony Thomas, president and chief executive officer of Windstream Holdings Inc., earned more than $4.4 million in 2015, according to the Little Rock company's annual proxy statement.

Thomas' compensation included a salary of $1 million, more than $2.1 million in stock and option awards, about $1.2 million in incentives, and $59,571 in other compensation.

The earnings for other company officials include Robert Gunderman, chief financial officer, about $1.53 million; John Fletcher, executive vice president and general counsel about $2.1 million; David Works Jr., president of enterprise about $1.67 million; John Eichler, controller, $766,616; and David Redmond, former president of consumer and small and medium business, $996, 251.

Windstream will hold its annual stockholder meeting at 11 a.m. May 12. It will be a virtual meeting that can be accessed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WIN16.

-- Jessica Seaman

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