.. IMO their total compensation is outrageously high and here is a comparable, i use CPR as it recently went through and lost a proxy fight, CPR is a multi-billion $ corporation, and i use data from their fiscal 2010 (same as WND)..
.. CPR has a very extensive section on its Directors, including meetings attended (a very basic requirement to be included in any circular) far more useful than what WND provides
.. CPR Director total compensation range from $166K to $330K (Chair), average $197.33K
... now we all know WND don't we, so let's not even bother to compare scale of business, but suffice it to say a larger scale business would have more and better compensated Directors than say WND (kinda how the CEO of a larger more substantial organization should have better compensation than a small company)
.. so WND Director total range from $257K to $338K (Chair) average $278.6K
now onto CEO comp:
WND Jeff as CEO $3.178M
CPR CEO $6.578M (includes some $1.2 in something call pension value)
oh and BTW CPR's share price growth exceeded WND's in 2010
... WND $2.00 to $1.60 vs. CPR $57.14 to $64.62 (plus div)
.. so what gives at WND