Marty Bonick, president and CEO of Brentwood-based Ardent Health, saw his total compensation rise to more than $6.9 million in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ardent went public in July. Here are the system’s five highest-earning executives in 2024:
1. Marty Bonick, president and CEO
- Salary: $1,060,485
- Stock awards: $4,520,272
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $1,345,300
- Other compensation: $13,200
- Total 2024 compensation: $6,939,257
- Total 2023 compensation: $2,209,277
2. Alfred Lumsdaine, CFO
- Salary: $622,632
- Stock awards: $2,220,890
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $571,192
- Other compensation: $13,200
- Total 2024 compensation: $3,427,914
- Total 2023 compensation: $1,317,434
3. David Schultz, president of hospital operations
- Salary: $652,116
- Stock awards: $1,347,291
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $554,894
- Other compensation: $461,557
- Total 2024 compensation: $3,015,858
- Total 2023 compensation: $725,607
4. Stephen Petrovich, executive vice president and general counsel
- Salary: $531,091
- Stock awards: $991,419
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $501,913
- Other compensation: $13,200
- Total 2024 compensation: $2,037,623
- Total 2023 compensation: $958,203
5. Ethan Chernin, president of health services
- Salary: $343,856
- Bonus: $50,000
- Stock awards: $750,016
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $268,037
- Other compensation: $80,610
- Total 2024 compensation: $1,492,519
- Total 2023 compensation: N/A (joined Ardent in May 2024)
