Excellent article and I'm sure you already know the answer but now you have facts to back it up.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/telecom/nasdaq-win/windstream-holdings/news/is-windstream-holdings-incs-nasdaqwin-ceo-paid-enough-relative-to-peers/amp/
And remember his total compensation grew by 23.2% while benefits were being cut, salaries frozen and massive layoffs going on. A true leader if I ever saw one.