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Century Aluminum (CENX): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$7,166,252CEO Jesse Gary · source
Say-on-pay support99.33%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers43rd pct.Of 31 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio81:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $8,017,519FY2023
  • $8,207,393FY2024
  • $7,166,252FY2025

CEO total pay was $7,166,252 in fiscal 2025, down from $8,207,393 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $980,385 · bonus $0 · stock awards $3,827,931 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Century Aluminum Co in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jesse Gary (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Century Aluminum Co in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $7,166,252.
How does Century Aluminum Co's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Jesse Gary's total compensation ranked at the 43rd percentile of Century Aluminum Co's disclosed peer group.
What is Century Aluminum Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Century Aluminum Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 81:1.
How did shareholders vote on Century Aluminum Co's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.33% of shareholders supported Century Aluminum Co's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Century Aluminum Co spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Century Aluminum Co reported total board compensation of $1,435,485 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jesse Gary$980,385$0$3,827,931$0$1,636,800$506,685$214,451$7,166,252
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gunnar Gudlaugsson585,2580895,7680502,20801,107,3763,090,610
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
Peter Trpkovski418,8460721,2560381,420042,4741,563,996
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John DeZee468,4620555,4910332,352147,22321,4451,524,973
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Gerald Bialek133,2690638,939070,5210431,3081,274,037
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert Hoffman413,8460300,8850237,44529,43550,3081,031,919
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Jesse Gary$7,166,252$8,207,393$8,017,519↓ −1,041,141
Gunnar Gudlaugsson3,090,6102,506,6152,364,748↑ +583,995
Peter Trpkovski1,563,996———
John DeZee1,524,9731,409,5801,526,309↑ +115,393
Gerald Bialek1,274,0371,645,6611,440,023↓ −371,624
Robert Hoffman1,031,919———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Clawback policy—
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Gunnar GudlaugssonPSU2025-01-0112,29124,582—49,164$447,884
Peter TrpkovskiPSU2025-01-013,0236,046—12,092110,158
John DeZeeRSU2025-01-01——15,244—277,746
Robert HoffmanPSU2025-01-014,1298,257—16,514150,443
Peter TrpkovskiRSU2025-03-20——12,455—250,470
Jesse GaryPSU2025-01-0163,029126,057—252,1142,296,759
Peter TrpkovskiPSU2025-03-206,22812,455—24,910250,470
Gerald BialekPSU2025-01-018,76717,534—35,068319,469
Jesse GaryRSU2025-01-01——84,038—1,531,172
John DeZeePSU2025-01-017,62215,244—30,488277,746
Robert HoffmanRSU2025-01-01——8,257—150,443
Gerald BialekRSU2025-01-01——17,534—319,469
Gunnar GudlaugssonRSU2025-01-01——24,582—447,884
Peter TrpkovskiRSU2025-01-01——6,046—110,158

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Gunnar Gudlaugsson$447,884$447,884$050.0%
Peter Trpkovski360,628360,628050.0%
John DeZee277,746277,746050.0%
Robert Hoffman150,443150,443050.0%
Jesse Gary1,531,1722,296,759060.0%
Gerald Bialek319,469319,469050.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Robert HoffmanPSU8,257—$323,509
Peter TrpkovskiPSU11,841—463,930
Robert HoffmanPSU14,472—567,013
John DeZeePSU15,244—597,260
Peter TrpkovskiPSU18,501—724,869
John DeZeePSU23,707—928,840
Gunnar GudlaugssonPSU24,582—963,123
Gunnar GudlaugssonPSU47,364—1,855,722
Jesse GaryPSU84,038—3,292,609
Jesse GaryPSU135,746—5,318,528
Jesse GaryPSU203,619—7,977,792
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Andrew MichelmoreIndependent · Board Chair · Governance & Nominating · Health, Safety and Sustainability · Audit · Compensation$222,250$143,047———$365,297
Errol GlasserIndependent · Governance and Nominating · Health, Safety and Sustainability · Audit · Compensation133,250143,047———276,297
Jarl BerntzenIndependent · Governance and Nominating · Health, Safety & Sustainability · Audit · Compensation (Chair)130,750143,047———273,797
Jennifer BushIndependent · Governance and Nominating · Health, Safety and Sustainability · Audit · Compensation122,750143,047———265,797
Tamla OlivierIndependent · Governance and Nominating · Health, Safety and Sustainability · Audit · Compensation111,250143,047———254,297
Jesse GaryEmployee director · Health, Safety and Sustainability—————0
Wilhelm van JaarsveldNot independent00———0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$135,000
Per board meeting fee$2,000
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)12,500 / 10,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$25,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$720,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$715,235
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,435,485

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Century Aluminum as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CENX

4 companies name CENX as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses CENX in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CENX in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

The companies Century Aluminum Co names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Mueller Industries, Inc.2025Gregory Christopher$1,650,000$15,227,100$0$8,250,000$27,562,773
2Alcoa Corporation2025William Oplinger1,298,9259,899,06902,314,68414,002,088
3ATI, Inc.2025Kimberly Fields950,00010,051,70002,295,79413,512,737
4Carpenter Technology Corp.2026Tony Thene1,055,3568,250,41802,924,78412,393,230
5Eagle Materials Inc.2026Michael Haack1,119,4565,457,2701,657,8341,948,98710,302,728
6Kaiser Aluminum Corp.2025Keith Harvey1,000,0004,212,18802,127,5007,914,836
7Valmont Industries, Inc.2025Avner Applbaum1,052,0003,961,8171,423,4351,143,2617,762,266
8Minerals Technologies Inc.2025Douglas Dietrich1,050,0002,310,022768,8032,891,1607,405,693
9Warrior Met Coal, Inc.2025Walter Scheller III900,0004,121,83102,011,7257,336,513
10Worthington Steel, Inc.2026Geoffrey Gilmore1,082,0772,976,54803,005,3477,194,997
11Century Aluminum Co2025Jesse Gary980,3853,827,93101,636,8007,166,252
12Koppers Holdings Inc.2025Leroy Ball975,0005,145,824006,358,244
13Metallus Inc.2025Michael Williams902,7083,865,15601,017,8035,863,348
14Radius Recycling, Inc.2024Tamara Lundgren1,200,7663,348,7910143,5404,912,875
15Materion Corporation2025Jugal Vijayvargiya982,6932,960,100779,92104,794,902
16Gibraltar Industries Inc.2025William Bosway908,2693,202,4400274,5004,731,001
17SunCoke Energy, Inc.2025Katherine Gates975,0002,047,011—1,028,7064,401,365

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Century Aluminum Conot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Alcoa Corporation118.8%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRPay Governance
ATI, Inc.not disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Carpenter Technology Corp.not disclosedPRSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Korn Ferry
Eagle Materials Inc.not disclosedOptions 50 · PSU 25 · RSU 25Yes — Average Absolute Total Stockholder Return (Avg. A-TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Gibraltar Industries Inc.25%PSU 64 · RSU 36NoWTW
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian
Koppers Holdings Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Materion Corporationnot disclosedPSU 75NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Metallus Inc.not disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMeridian
Minerals Technologies Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Mueller Industries, Inc.400%PSU 100Nonot disclosed
Radius Recycling, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
SunCoke Energy, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian
Valmont Industries, Inc.94.6%Option 50 · RSU 50NoFW Cook
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Worthington Steel, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-1579,589,386494,27545,93999.33%Passed
20252025-06-1672,790,2799,221,17932,64988.72%Passed
20242024-06-0366,868,69512,106,38663,28284.6%Passed
20232023-06-0577,489,3391,252,93126,85198.38%Passed
20222022-06-1378,938,2041,494,53586,33398.14%Passed
20212021-06-1477,163,998704,75814,15399.09%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-06-1599.33%a
20252025-06-1688.72%b
20242024-06-0384.6%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions received on a proposal will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal, and broker non-votes will not have an effect on the outcome of a proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions received on a proposal will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal, and broker non-votes will not have an effect on the outcome of a proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions received on either proposal will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal, and broker non-votes will not have an effect on the outcome of either proposal.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)81 : 1
CEO total compensation$7,166,252
Median employee compensation$88,990
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (53 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Jesse Gary. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 7,166,252. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Gunnar Gudlaugsson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 3,090,610. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Peter Trpkovski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 1,563,996. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, John DeZee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 1,524,973. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Gerald Bialek. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 1,274,037. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Robert Hoffman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 46. As printed: 1,031,919. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Gunnar Gudlaugsson PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Trpkovski PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John DeZee RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert Hoffman PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Trpkovski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jesse Gary PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Trpkovski PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Gerald Bialek PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jesse Gary RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John DeZee PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert Hoffman RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Gerald Bialek RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Gunnar Gudlaugsson RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Peter Trpkovski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 81 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Andrew Michelmore. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 365,297. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Errol Glasser. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 276,297. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jarl Berntzen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 273,797. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jennifer Bush. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,797. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Tamla Olivier. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,297. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jesse Gary. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Wilhelm van Jaarsveld. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.33% (votes for as printed: 79,589,386). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.72% (votes for as printed: 72,790,279). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.6% (votes for as printed: 66,868,695). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 720,250 + equity 715,235 + all other 0 = 1,435,485, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Mueller Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Mueller Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 27,562,773. View filing ↗
  • Alcoa Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Alcoa Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 14,002,088. View filing ↗
  • ATI, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in ATI, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,512,737. View filing ↗
  • Carpenter Technology Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Carpenter Technology Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,393,230. View filing ↗
  • Eagle Materials Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Eagle Materials Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,302,728. View filing ↗
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,914,836. View filing ↗
  • Valmont Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Valmont Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,762,266. View filing ↗
  • Minerals Technologies Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Minerals Technologies Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,405,693. View filing ↗
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Warrior Met Coal, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,336,513. View filing ↗
  • Worthington Steel, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-14. CEO total compensation as printed in Worthington Steel, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,194,997. View filing ↗
  • Century Aluminum Co (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Century Aluminum Co's own proxy. As printed: 7,166,252. View filing ↗
  • Koppers Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Koppers Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,358,244. View filing ↗
  • Metallus Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Metallus Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,863,348. View filing ↗
  • Radius Recycling, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-12-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Radius Recycling, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,912,875. View filing ↗
  • Materion Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Materion Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,794,902. View filing ↗
  • Gibraltar Industries Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Gibraltar Industries Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,731,001. View filing ↗
  • SunCoke Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in SunCoke Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,401,365. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Radius Recycling, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Radius Recycling, Inc. names Century Aluminum Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Carpenter Technology Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Carpenter Technology Corp. names Century Aluminum Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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