Supermarket CEO Donates Much of His Salary to Animal Group


The founder and chief executive of the Whole Foods supermarket chain has donated most of his 2009 pay to an animal-welfare charity, Inc. reports.

John Mackey gave Global Animal Partnership $379,636, his after-tax earnings on compensation valued at $653,671.

Since 2007 Mr. Mackey, a critic of high CEO wages, has set his salary at $1. The remainder of his pay comes from an incentive bonus plan, the level of which has been frozen.

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