In true Don Draper style, the list of executive perks for some of adland's top-ranking executives is swanky to say the least.
Private jet travel, big car allowances, "golden coffins," and corporate apartments make up some of the perks of advertising's rich and famous.
We've ranked the top 10 packages from least to most extravagant, using information from company annual reports and SEC documents. Of course that means that some other expenses — such as wining and dining clients in exclusive restaurants — aren't disclosed. But our ranking gives some indication as to which execs get the best perks (on top of their salaries and bonuses) in the business.
Michael Roth, CEO of IPG: $22,952 in perquisites.
For a CEO, Roth has one of the most modest big holding company perks packages on Madison Avenue.
Of his 2014 "perquisites," $20,000 of that went to a charitable matching program, while $2,592 went on his dental plan.
Dennis Hewitt, treasurer at Omnicom: $29,777 in "other compensation."
In 2014 Hewitt received an auto allowance of $7,200 and a medical allowance of $4,000.
Kevin Roberts, executive chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi: The only member of Publicis Groupe's management team to receive considerable benefits.
Roberts received €23,516 in "benefits in kind" in 2014. Publicis Groupe only reports benefits in kind (which are in relation to use of a company-provided vehicle) if they are for a material amount.
However, as we pointed out in 2012, it is likely an even greater sum of money is spent financing Roberts' air travel for his business trips. He also spends around 250 nights a year in fancy international hotels that often cost more than $600 per night.
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