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Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA): executive pay, fiscal 2026

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CEO total pay$4,840,825CEO Selwyn Joffe · source
Say-on-pay support98.72%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers54th pct.Of 14 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio277:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,526,062FY2024
  • $3,232,021FY2025
  • $4,840,825FY2026

CEO total pay was $4,840,825 in fiscal 2026, up from $3,232,021 in fiscal 2025.

FY2026: salary $831,588 · bonus $100 · stock awards $3,140,529 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Motorcar Parts of America Inc in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Selwyn Joffe (Chairman of the Board, President and CEO) was the highest-paid executive at Motorcar Parts of America Inc in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $4,840,825.
How does Motorcar Parts of America Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Selwyn Joffe's total compensation ranked at the 54th percentile of Motorcar Parts of America Inc's disclosed peer group.
What is Motorcar Parts of America Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Motorcar Parts of America Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 277:1.
How did shareholders vote on Motorcar Parts of America Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.72% of shareholders supported Motorcar Parts of America Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Motorcar Parts of America Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Motorcar Parts of America Inc reported total board compensation of $1,070,440 for fiscal 2026.

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
Selwyn Joffe$831,588$100$3,140,529$0$782,496$0$86,112$4,840,825
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
David Lee426,689100664,9260184,881064,5141,341,110
Chief Financial Officer
Doug Schooner465,776100279,8580128,052065,603939,389
Chief Manufacturing Officer, SVP, Operations Under-the-Car Product Lines
Jamie Cook329,744100328,2530103,958061,993824,048
SVP of Sales, Merchandising, and Marketing
Kamlesh Shah329,396100236,7240103,492061,120730,832
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 officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Selwyn Joffe$4,840,825$3,232,021$2,526,062↑ +1,608,804
David Lee1,341,1101,113,672850,451↑ +227,438
Doug Schooner939,389855,460663,166↑ +83,929
Jamie Cook824,048———
Kamlesh Shah730,832731,910547,236↓ −1,078

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

The Company's compensation program is designed to enhance shareholder value by aligning executive pay with the achievement of key strategic target metrics derived from the OGSM planning process. The program aims to attract and retain superior talent, reward performance, and provide appropriate incentives for implementing strategic business objectives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantWillis Towers Watson
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Selwyn JoffeRSU2025-06-20——154,503—$1,507,949
Selwyn JoffePSU2025-06-20103,002154,503—206,0041,632,580
David LeePSU2025-06-2021,80832,712—43,616345,657
Kamlesh ShahPSU2025-06-207,76411,646—15,528123,059
Jamie CookRSU2025-06-20——16,149—157,614
David LeeRSU2025-06-20——32,712—319,269
Doug SchoonerPSU2025-06-209,17913,768—18,357145,482
Doug SchoonerRSU2025-06-20——13,768—134,376
Kamlesh ShahRSU2025-06-20——11,646—113,665
Jamie CookPSU2025-06-2010,76616,149—21,532170,639

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Selwyn Joffe$1,507,949$1,632,580$052.0%
David Lee319,269345,657052.0%
Kamlesh Shah113,665123,059052.0%
Jamie Cook157,614170,639052.0%
Doug Schooner134,376145,482052.0%

% 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 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jamie CookOption1,5679.32—
Kamlesh ShahOption1,5679.32—
Jamie CookRSU2,892—31,986
Doug SchoonerRSU2,892—31,986
Kamlesh ShahRSU3,717—41,110
Jamie CookRSU4,337—47,967
Doug SchoonerRSU4,337—47,967
Kamlesh ShahRSU5,577—61,682
Jamie CookPSU6,506—71,951
Doug SchoonerPSU6,506—71,951
David LeeOption6,9679.32—
David LeeRSU7,435—82,231
Kamlesh ShahPSU8,364—92,506
Kamlesh ShahPSU9,705—107,337
Jamie CookPSU9,758—107,918
Doug SchoonerPSU9,758—107,918
David LeeRSU11,153—123,352
Doug SchoonerPSU11,473—126,891
Kamlesh ShahRSU11,646—128,805
Kamlesh ShahPSU12,548—138,775
Jamie CookPSU13,457—148,834
Doug SchoonerRSU13,768—152,274
Jamie CookRSU16,149—178,608
David LeePSU16,728—185,012
Selwyn JoffeRSU19,909—220,194
David LeePSU25,094—277,534
David LeePSU27,260—301,496
Selwyn JoffeOption27,9009.32—
Selwyn JoffeRSU29,863—330,285
David LeeRSU32,712—361,795
Selwyn JoffePSU44,796—495,444
Selwyn JoffePSU67,193—743,149
Selwyn JoffePSU128,752—1,423,997
Selwyn JoffeRSU154,503—1,708,803
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Joseph FergusonIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit$92,500$123,088———$215,588
Philip GayIndependent · Audit (Chair)82,500123,088———205,588
Jeffrey MirvisIndependent · Compensation (Chair)77,500123,088———200,588
Barbara WhittakerIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)72,500123,088———195,588
David BryanIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance67,500123,088———190,588
Douglas TrusslerNot independent62,5000———62,500
Anil ShrivastavaIndependent · Audit · Compensation00———0
Selwyn JoffeEmployee director · Board Chair—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$62,500
Annual equity retainer$100,000
Per board meeting fee$0
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$3

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$455,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$615,440
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,070,440

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

Peer group, and who names Motorcar Parts of America as a peer

Companies that benchmark against MPAA

13 companies name MPAA as a compensation peer

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

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026

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

Peer reciprocity

The companies Motorcar Parts of America Inc 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
1Gentherm Incorporated2025William Presley$950,000$7,804,910$0$1,487,938$12,966,927
2Modine Manufacturing Co.2026Neil Brinker1,186,3466,120,022—2,793,08110,159,548
3Fox Factory Holding Corp.2025Michael Dennison1,029,1926,687,528008,234,801
4Dorman Products Inc.2025Kevin Olsen970,1924,206,02401,522,9506,745,783
5Enerpac Tool Group Corp.2025Paul Sternlieb929,4234,520,6340951,3326,548,272
6Columbus McKinnon Corporation2026David Wilson925,0003,111,978925,000925,0005,971,066
7Motorcar Parts of America Inc2026Selwyn Joffe831,5883,140,5290782,4964,840,825
8Stoneridge Inc.2025James Zizelman900,0002,256,6210405,0003,593,069
9Strattec Security Corporation2026Jennifer Slater675,0001,372,95001,016,4003,409,754
10Douglas Dynamics, Inc.2025Mark Van Genderen651,4211,110,23901,219,6113,008,565
11Xpel, Inc.2025Ryan Pape562,0001,500,0000629,7212,691,721
12Titan International, Inc.2025Paul Reitz976,981709,600002,446,411
13Standard Motor Products Inc.2025Eric Sills742,000405,39001,088,8432,339,731
14Voxx International Corporation2024Patrick Lavelle1,000,000250,000001,291,672

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
Motorcar Parts of America Incnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Columbus McKinnon Corporation100%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoMeridian
Dorman Products Inc.142%RSU 50 · PRSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.174.2%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co, Inc.
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.100.7%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMercer, LLC
Fox Factory Holding Corp.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPay Governance
Gentherm Incorporatednot disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30NoMeridian
Modine Manufacturing Co.not disclosedPSU 80 · RSU 20not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Standard Motor Products Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Stoneridge Inc.45%PSU 55 · RSU 45Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Strattec Security Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50NoPay Governance LLC
Titan International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosedPay Governance
Voxx International Corporationnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
Xpel, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedFW Cook

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
20262026-09-101,400,000————
20252025-09-0413,599,661176,766574,93898.72%Passed
20242024-09-0512,263,6581,384,514749,29189.86%Passed
20232023-09-14102,907,7801,429,599592,01798.63%Passed
20222022-09-0812,857,2144,350,379205,53474.72%Passed
20212021-09-1315,029,0852,313,1967,50786.66%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
20262026-09-10—a
20252025-09-0498.72%b
20242024-09-0589.86%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)277 : 1
CEO total compensation$4,840,825
Median employee compensation$17,447
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (49 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, Selwyn Joffe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 4,840,825. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, David Lee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,341,110. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Doug Schooner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 939,389. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jamie Cook. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 824,048. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kamlesh Shah. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 730,832. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Selwyn Joffe RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Selwyn Joffe PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Lee PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kamlesh Shah PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jamie Cook RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Lee RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Doug Schooner PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Doug Schooner RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kamlesh Shah RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jamie Cook PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 277 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joseph Ferguson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Philip Gay. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 205,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey Mirvis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Barbara Whittaker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 195,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David Bryan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 190,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Douglas Trussler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 62,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Anil Shrivastava. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Selwyn Joffe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-07-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-09-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.72% (votes for as printed: 13,599,661). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-09-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.86% (votes for as printed: 12,263,658). 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 455,000 + equity 615,440 + all other 0 = 1,070,440, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Gentherm Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Gentherm Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 12,966,927. View filing ↗
  • Modine Manufacturing Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Modine Manufacturing Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,159,548. View filing ↗
  • Fox Factory Holding Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Fox Factory Holding Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,234,801. View filing ↗
  • Dorman Products Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Dorman Products Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,745,783. View filing ↗
  • Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Enerpac Tool Group Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,548,272. View filing ↗
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Columbus McKinnon Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,971,066. View filing ↗
  • Motorcar Parts of America Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Motorcar Parts of America Inc's own proxy. As printed: 4,840,825. View filing ↗
  • Stoneridge Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Stoneridge Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,593,069. View filing ↗
  • Strattec Security Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Strattec Security Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,409,754. View filing ↗
  • Douglas Dynamics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,008,565. View filing ↗
  • Xpel, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Xpel, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,691,721. View filing ↗
  • Titan International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Titan International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,446,411. View filing ↗
  • Standard Motor Products Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEFR 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Standard Motor Products Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,339,731. View filing ↗
  • Voxx International Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-06-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Voxx International Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,291,672. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Douglas Dynamics, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. names Motorcar Parts of America Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Dorman Products Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Dorman Products Inc. names Motorcar Parts of America Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Standard Motor Products Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Standard Motor Products Inc. names Motorcar Parts of America Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Stoneridge Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Stoneridge Inc. names Motorcar Parts of America Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Strattec Security Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Strattec Security Corporation names Motorcar Parts of America Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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