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Orion (OEC): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$3,488,971CEO Corning Painter · source
Say-on-pay support95.86%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 12 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio45:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $7,585,239FY2023
  • $4,558,951FY2024
  • $3,488,971FY2025

CEO total pay was $3,488,971 in fiscal 2025, down from $4,558,951 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,140,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,732,655 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Orion SA in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Corning Painter (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Orion SA in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,488,971.
How does Orion SA's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Corning Painter's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Orion SA's disclosed peer group.
What is Orion SA's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Orion SA's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 45:1.
How did shareholders vote on Orion SA's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 95.86% of shareholders supported Orion SA's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Orion SA spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Orion SA reported total board compensation of $2,169,000 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
Corning Painter$1,140,000$0$1,732,655$0$598,500$0$17,816$3,488,971
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Glajch506,6740330,0350172,903017,8161,027,428
Former Chief Financial Officer
Sandra Niewiem437,4550173,3800137,7980104,662853,295
SVP, Global Specialty Carbon Black and EMEA Region
Pedro Riveros449,8260195,3420141,695017,816804,679
SVP, Global Rubber Carbon Black and Americas Region
Carlos Quinones415,8550180,5900130,994017,816745,255
SVP, Global Operations
Jon Puckett38,46270,000258,86000051,790419,112
Chief Financial 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
Corning Painter$3,488,971$4,558,951$7,585,239↓ −1,069,980
Jeff Glajch1,027,4281,122,9641,790,048↓ −95,536
Sandra Niewiem853,295924,093983,036↓ −70,798
Pedro Riveros804,679971,9391,100,777↓ −167,260
Carlos Quinones745,255828,479957,700↓ −83,224
Jon Puckett419,112———

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 consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jeff GlajchPSU2025-05-0515,76331,525—63,050$167,768
Sandra NiewiemRSU2025-05-05——7,098—85,247
Corning PainterPSU2025-05-0582,753165,505—331,010880,774
Jon PuckettRSU2025-12-13——49,213—258,860
Pedro RiverosRSU2025-05-05——7,997—96,044
Jeff GlajchRSU2025-05-05——13,511—162,267
Sandra NiewiemPSU2025-05-058,28116,561—33,12288,133
Corning PainterRSU2025-05-05——70,931—851,811
Carlos QuinonesRSU2025-05-05——7,393—88,790
Pedro RiverosPSU2025-05-059,33018,659—37,31899,298
Carlos QuinonesPSU2025-05-058,62517,250—34,50091,800

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jeff Glajch$162,267$167,768$050.8%
Sandra Niewiem85,24788,133050.8%
Corning Painter851,811880,774050.8%
Jon Puckett258,860000.0%
Pedro Riveros96,04499,298050.8%
Carlos Quinones88,79091,800050.8%

% 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
Carlos QuinonesRSU1,314—$6,938
Sandra NiewiemRSU1,687—8,907
Pedro RiverosRSU1,892—9,990
Jeff GlajchRSU3,265—17,239
Carlos QuinonesPSU4,599—24,283
Sandra NiewiemRSU4,732—24,985
Carlos QuinonesRSU4,929—26,025
Pedro RiverosRSU5,331—28,148
Sandra NiewiemPSU5,904—31,173
Pedro RiverosPSU6,621—34,959
Sandra NiewiemPSU8,281—43,724
Carlos QuinonesPSU8,625—45,540
Jeff GlajchRSU9,007—47,557
Pedro RiverosPSU9,330—49,262
Jeff GlajchPSU11,427—60,335
Jeff GlajchPSU15,763—83,228
Corning PainterRSU16,869—89,068
Corning PainterRSU47,287—249,675
Jon PuckettRSU49,213—259,845
Corning PainterPSU59,040—311,731
Corning PainterPSU82,753—436,933
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Dan SmithIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation (Chair) · Executive (Chair) · Chairman of the Board$235,000$137,500$0—$0$372,500
Paul HuckIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Executive137,000137,5000—0274,500
Kerry GalvinIndependent · Audit · Nominating, Sustainability and Governance (Chair) · Executive135,000137,5000—0272,500
Mary LindseyIndependent · Audit115,000137,5000—0252,500
Didier MiratonIndependent · Compensation112,000137,5000—0249,500
Yi Hyon PaikIndependent · Nominating, Sustainability and Governance110,000137,5000—0247,500
Michel WurthIndependent · Nominating, Sustainability and Governance · Not standing for re-election110,000137,5000—0247,500
Jacqueline HoogerbruggeIndependent · Audit · Newly elected57,500137,5000—0195,000
Hans-Dietrich WinkhausIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY57,50000—057,500
Corning PainterEmployee director · Executive—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$105,000
Annual equity retainer$137,500
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 25,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$1,069,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,100,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,169,000

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

Peer group, and who names Orion as a peer

Companies that benchmark against OEC

1 company names OEC as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name OEC as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

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.

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
1Cabot Corporation2025Sean Keohane$1,100,000$4,224,847$2,274,925$1,402,501$9,307,883
2HB Fuller Company2025Celeste Mastin1,082,6922,971,9763,025,5381,339,8918,830,569
3Sensient Technologies Corporation2025Paul Manning1,080,0004,750,07601,842,0648,665,993
4Tronox Holdings PLC2025John Romano1,100,0005,658,66101,052,4808,254,510
5Innospec Inc.2025Patrick Williams1,380,5485,285,62301,365,3368,252,747
6Ashland, Inc.2025Guillermo Novo1,152,3325,233,86301,313,8307,907,423
7Minerals Technologies Inc.2025Douglas Dietrich1,050,0002,310,022768,8032,891,1607,405,693
8Koppers Holdings, Inc.2025Leroy Ball975,0005,145,824006,358,244
9Advansix, Inc.2025Erin Kane1,019,7003,747,9000785,4005,647,438
10Ecovyst, Inc.2025Kurt Bitting750,0003,347,7520804,0004,992,440
11Quaker Chemical Corporation2025Joseph Berquist800,0002,420,3190461,8403,709,451
12Orion SA2025Corning Painter1,140,0001,732,6550598,5003,488,971

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
Orion SAnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Advansix, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosednot disclosed
Ashland, Inc.90.4%not disclosedYes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Cabot Corporation90%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners
Ecovyst, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
HB Fuller Companynot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson US LLC
Innospec Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Koppers Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Minerals Technologies Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Quaker Chemical Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Sensient Technologies Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · Restricted Stock 40not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Tronox Holdings PLCnot disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook) and FIT Remuneration Consultants, LLP

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
20262026-06-2541,016,6141,769,80931,90695.86%Passed
20252025-06-2642,057,7442,911,936468,79993.52%Passed
20242024-06-2045,336,3571,901,3938,39495.97%Passed
20222022-06-3041,832,1152,884,74173,23893.55%Passed
20212021-06-2448,160,1021,026,237180,18997.91%Passed
20202020-06-3045,119,5591,006,00493,40297.82%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
20262026-06-2595.86%a
20252025-06-2693.52%b
20242024-06-2095.97%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

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)45 : 1
CEO total compensation$3,488,971
Median employee compensation$78,448
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (46 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, Corning Painter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 87. As printed: 3,488,971. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeff Glajch. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,027,428. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Sandra Niewiem. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 853,295. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Pedro Riveros. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 804,679. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Carlos Quinones. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 745,255. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jon Puckett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 419,112. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeff Glajch PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sandra Niewiem RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Corning Painter PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jon Puckett RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Pedro Riveros RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeff Glajch RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sandra Niewiem PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Corning Painter RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carlos Quinones RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Pedro Riveros PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carlos Quinones PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 45 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Dan Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 372,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul Huck. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 274,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kerry Galvin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mary Lindsey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 252,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Didier Miraton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 249,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Yi Hyon Paik. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 247,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Michel Wurth. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 247,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jacqueline Hoogerbrugge. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 195,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Corning Painter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.86% (votes for as printed: 41,016,614). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.52% (votes for as printed: 42,057,744). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.97% (votes for as printed: 45,336,357). 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 1,069,000 + equity 1,100,000 + all other 0 = 2,169,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Cabot Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Cabot Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 9,307,883. View filing ↗
  • HB Fuller Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-04. CEO total compensation as printed in HB Fuller Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,830,569. View filing ↗
  • Sensient Technologies Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Sensient Technologies Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,665,993. View filing ↗
  • Tronox Holdings PLC, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Tronox Holdings PLC's own proxy. As printed: 8,254,510. View filing ↗
  • Innospec Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Innospec Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,252,747. View filing ↗
  • Ashland, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Ashland, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,907,423. 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • Advansix, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Advansix, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,647,438. View filing ↗
  • Ecovyst, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Ecovyst, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,992,440. View filing ↗
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. View filing ↗
  • Orion SA (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Orion SA's own proxy. As printed: 3,488,971. View filing ↗
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