The University of California employs approximately 185,000 faculty and staff across 10 campuses and five medical centers. New hirings, resignations, promotions, transfers to new duties and the like occur frequently across the system. Total systemwide salaries are reported annually to the UC Board of Regents as a group and posted at /www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/compensation/reports.html.

UC policy for salary and appointments of senior management group (SMG) positions requires that compensation be reviewed and approved by the regents. Salary and appointments of non-SMG, non-academic employees whose total compensation is higher than $218,000 and whose actions are approved by campuses or other UC locations must be reported to the regents in the next bi-monthly report following approval of the action.

The following appointments and compensation were approved by the UC Board of Regents today (Jan. 20):

UC Berkeley Campus

John Wilton, Vice Chancellor-Administration and Finance. Approval was requested for the appointment and compensation of John Wilton as Vice Chancellor-Administration and Finance (VC-A&F), effective upon regental approval. After a national search, Wilton was identified as a top candidate for his proven, outstanding finance and organizational leadership skills. The VC-A&F partners directly with the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP) in setting the campus's long-range administrative and financial goals. This position supports all phases of the Berkeley campus's academic, capital and financial planning and budgeting processes, as well as the development of strategic planning and management processes that integrate space, fiscal and human resource considerations to advance the campus's instructional, research and public service missions and operational excellence. The responsibilities of the role have expanded significantly to include leading and implementing Berkeley's Operational Excellence effort, a major cost and work force restructuring strategy expected to realize $75 million in annual permanent savings over the next two to three years. Based on the scope of duties, the criticality of the VC-A&F function and current market competition, the campus proposed an annual base salary of $375,000. Comparable leaders at institutions such as Columbia, Ohio State, University of Michigan and University of Pittsburgh draw salaries ranging from $412,000 to more than $600,000. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, data from the 2009/2010 College and University Professional Association (CUPA) Administrative Compensation Survey, the market data ranges from a median of $318,085 to $368,130 (75th percentile). Wilton's unique skill sets and the difficulty in the recruitment efforts required that he be compensated near the 75th percentile. The proposed base salary of $375,000 is approximately 2 percent above the market 75th percentile of $368,130 and approximately 9 percent above the salary range midpoint of $344,000.

This position is funded 100 percent by state funds.

(Questions may be directed to Dan Mogulof, UC Berkeley Communications: 510-642-3715.)

UC Merced Campus

David H. Hosley, Interim Vice Chancellor-University Relations. Approval was requested for David Hosley to extend his service as Interim Vice Chancellor for University Relations for an additional one-year period, effective Feb. 1, 2011, to Jan. 31, 2012, or until the appointment of a permanent Vice Chancellor, University Relations, whichever occurs first. The campus requests that Hosley continue to receive his current annual base salary of $201,000.

This position is funded 100 percent by state funds.

(Questions may be directed to Patti Waid Istas, UC Merced Communications: 209-228-4483.)

UC Office of the President

Three key senior managers in UC's Office of the Chief Financial Officer — Grace Crickette, Chief Risk Officer; Dan Sampson, Assistant Vice President, Financial Services & Controls; and Sandra Kim, Executive Director, Capital Markets Finance — consistently exceed performance expectations established at the time of their respective appointments. They no longer receive an individualized incentive equal to 10 percent of their annual base salary because of elimination of the incentive component due to the introduction of a standardized, systemwide incentive/bonus architecture limiting participation in such plans. Thus, the regents were asked to approve a 10 percent increase to base salary, providing compensation to recapture the incentive pay opportunity that was eliminated. The 10 percent increase to base salary, effective upon approval by the regents on Jan. 20, 2011, will affect each person's base salary as reflected below:

• Grace Crickette, Chief Risk Officer, 10 percent increase from $196,700 to $216,370.
• Dan Sampson, Assistant Vice President-Financial Services & Controls, 10 percent increase from $213,200 to $234,520.
• Sandra Kim, Executive Director-Capital Markets Finance, 10 percent increase from $225,000 to $247,500.

These positions are funded 20 percent by state funds and 80 percent by non-state funds.

(Questions may be directed to UCOP Media Relations: 510-987-9200.)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory received approval July 29, 2010, from the Department of Energy for a salary budget allocation of 4 percent, including 2.8 percent for merit increases, 1 percent for reclassifications and equity adjustments and 0.2 percent for promotions in federal fiscal year 2011. The following salary increases for Senior Management Group members at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, as proposed by the Laboratory Director, were approved by the Committee on Compensation of the UC Board of Regents and the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 1, 2010:

• Roger W. Falcone, Associate Laboratory Director-Photon Sciences, 1.8 percent increase from $274,008 to $278,940.
• James L. Siegrist, Associate Laboratory Director-General Sciences, 2.5 percent increase from $283,572 to $290,664.
• Jeffrey A. Fernandez, Chief Financial Officer, 2.8 percent increase from $266,472 to $273,936.
• James T. Krupnik, Chief Operating Officer, 2.7 percent (equity) and 3.2 percent (merit) increase from $307,908 to $326,372.
• Jeffrey Blair, Laboratory Counsel, 2.8 percent increase from $260,004 to $267, 288.

Salaries of all UC employees at the laboratory are paid from funds derived from the federal Department of Energy contract. No general funds from the state are used.

(Questions may be directed to Jeff Miller, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Communications: 510-486-6601.)

Interim actions

Some appointments and compensation are approved by the chair of the Committee on Compensation and the UC President as interim actions, which arise between meetings and must be dealt with more quickly for a variety of reasons. They come to the board as informational items; the actions presented most recently to the board as informational items are posted at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jan11/interim.pdf.