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Sifco Industries (SIF): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $63,462FY2024
- $352,602FY2025
CEO total pay was $352,602 in fiscal 2025, up from $63,462 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $341,923 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Scherff | $341,923 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,679 | $352,602 |
| CEO | ||||||||
| Peter Knapper | 148,956 | 170,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319,056 |
| Former President and CEO | ||||||||
| Jennifer Wilson | 214,935 | 0 | 41,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,747 | 267,082 |
| CFO | ||||||||
| Thomas Kubera | 49,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,475 |
| Former CFO | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Scherff | $352,602 | $63,462 | — | ↑ +289,140 |
| Peter Knapper | 319,056 | 534,351 | 494,438 | ↓ −215,295 |
| Jennifer Wilson | 267,082 | — | — | — |
| Thomas Kubera | 49,475 | 372,976 | 309,837 | ↓ −323,501 |
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 Compensation Committee's objectives are to attract and retain highly qualified individuals with a demonstrated record of achievement, reward past performance, provide incentives for future performance, and align the interests of the NEOs with the interests of the shareholders through a competitive total compensation package.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Wilson | RSU | 20,000 | — | $140,800 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alayne L. ReitmanIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | $79,000 | $72,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $151,150 |
| Donald C. Molten JrIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Governance (Chair) | 61,000 | 55,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116,500 |
| Mark J. SilkIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 44,000 | 22,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66,200 |
| Robert D. JohnsonIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 42,000 | 22,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,200 |
| Jeffrey P. GotschallIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 22,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,000 |
| Hudson D. SmithIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $44,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 18,000 / 11,000 / 7,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $268,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $172,050 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $440,050 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Sifco Industries as a peer
Companies that benchmark against SIF
2 companies name SIF as a compensation peer
- CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INCCMTFY2025
- GRAHAM CORPGHMFY2026
Each company listed discloses SIF 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 SIF in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sifco Industries Inc | 2025 | George Scherff | $341,923 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $352,602 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-01-28 | 2,489,807 | 75,928 | 164,963 | 97.04% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-01-28 | 97.04%a |
a. 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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (14 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, George Scherff. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 14. As printed: 352,602. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Peter Knapper. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 319,056. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jennifer Wilson. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 267,082. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Thomas Kubera. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 49,475. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alayne L. Reitman. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 151,150.
- Section 08, Donald C. Molten Jr. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,500.
- Section 08, Mark J. Silk. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 66,200.
- Section 08, Robert D. Johnson. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 64,200.
- Section 08, Jeffrey P. Gotschall. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 22,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Hudson D. Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 20,000. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-02-03. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.04% (votes for as printed: 2,489,807). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 268,000 + equity 172,050 + all other 0 = 440,050, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Sifco Industries Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Sifco Industries Inc's own proxy. As printed: 352,602. View filing ↗