Ennis's highest-paid named officer for fiscal year 2026, General Counsel and Secretary Daniel Gus, was paid $610,362 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-256564 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$610,362 Daniel Gus total, FY2026 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | 31:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 96.85% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gus | $343,898 | $0 | $0 | $8,683 | $247,281 | $0 | $10,500 | $610,362 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,674 |
| Vice President - Administration | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gus | $610,362 | $969,470 | $429,739 | ↓ −359,108 |
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 924,164 | 560,355 | ↓ −879,490 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses EBF 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 EBF in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gus | General Counsel | $610,362 |
| Ronald Graham | Executive | $44,674 |
| Vera Burnett | CFO | $1,219,868 |
| Wade Brewer | COO | $1,047,178 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Keith S. Walters | Chair of the Board | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 18,449,671 | 600,522 | 254,099 | 96.85% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 17,897,208 | 2,007,619 | 157,588 | 89.91% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 18,330,114 | 934,093 | 110,632 | 95.15% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-07-13 | 18,396,726 | 790,197 | 141,676 | 95.88% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-07-14 | 18,436,756 | 604,393 | 128,537 | 96.83% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-07-15 | 18,779,683 | 751,587 | 161,141 | 96.15% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 96.85%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 89.91%b |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 95.15%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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 31 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $1,682,530 |
| Median employee compensation | $54,101 |
| Annual cash retainer | $41,580 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $57,750 |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,310 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 6,930 / 6,930 / 6,930 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $6 |
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Ennis names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Ennis.
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 | Ingevity | 2025 | David Li | $810,685 | $8,500,086 | $2,000,007 | $1,293,600 | $12,839,719 |
| 2 | H.B. Fuller Company | 2025 | Celeste Mastin | 1,082,692 | 2,971,976 | 3,025,538 | 1,339,891 | 8,830,569 |
| 3 | Innospec Inc. | 2025 | Patrick Williams | 1,380,548 | 5,285,623 | 0 | 1,365,336 | 8,252,747 |
| 4 | Ashland Inc | 2025 | Guillermo Novo | 1,152,332 | 5,233,863 | 0 | 1,313,830 | 7,907,423 |
| 5 | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Douglas Dietrich | 1,050,000 | 2,310,022 | 768,803 | 2,891,160 | 7,405,693 |
| 6 | Advansix Inc | 2025 | Erin Kane | 1,019,700 | 3,747,900 | 0 | 785,400 | 5,647,438 |
| 7 | Clearwater Paper Corporation | 2025 | Arsen Kitch | 1,000,000 | 3,107,277 | 0 | 937,500 | 5,201,341 |
| 8 | Stepan | 2025 | Luis Rojo | 940,000 | 2,279,746 | 800,003 | 230,300 | 4,327,042 |
| 9 | Quaker Chemical Corp. | 2025 | Joseph Berquist | 800,000 | 2,420,319 | 0 | 461,840 | 3,709,451 |
| 10 | Newmarket Corp | 2025 | Thomas Gottwald | 1,275,333 | 368,188 | 0 | 750,000 | 3,694,678 |
| 11 | Mativ | 2025 | Shruti Singhal | 1,061,077 | 2,131,441 | 0 | 0 | 3,256,333 |
| 12 | Tredegar Corporation | 2025 | John Steitz | 937,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 984,438 |
| 13 | Ennis | 2026 | Daniel Gus | 343,898 | 0 | 8,683 | 247,281 | 610,362 |
| — | Mercer International, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | not disclosed | PRSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Advansix Inc | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Ashland Inc | 90.4% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Semler Brossy |
| H.B. Fuller Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| Ingevity | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Innospec Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson |
| Mativ | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Mercer International, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Minerals Technologies, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| Newmarket Corp | not disclosed | PRSU 100 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FWC) |
| Quaker Chemical Corp. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Stepan | not disclosed | RSU 50 · SAR 25 · PSU 25 | not disclosed | Exequity LLP |
| Tredegar Corporation | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 50 · Performance Units 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
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.
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Daniel Gus | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 610,362. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Ronald Graham | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 44,674. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2024-06-03 | 0000950170-24-067791 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 31 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-07-17 | 0001193125-26-307066 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.85% (votes for as printed: 18,449,671). Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-07-18 | 0000950170-25-096909 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.91% (votes for as printed: 17,897,208). Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-07-18 | 0000950170-24-084522 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.15% (votes for as printed: 18,330,114). Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 8 | Ingevity, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001104659-26-029507 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ingevity's own proxy. As printed: 12,839,719. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | H.B. Fuller Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | 0001437749-26-006811 | CEO total compensation as printed in H.B. Fuller Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,830,569. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 903228–903237 |
| 10 | Innospec Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-26 | 0001174947-26-000427 | CEO total compensation as printed in Innospec Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,252,747. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c9 · span 1939600–1939609 |
| 11 | Ashland Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-09 | 0001193125-25-312753 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ashland Inc's own proxy. As printed: 7,907,423. Filing ↗machine: t125 · r3 · c21 · span 2021429–2021438 |
| 12 | Minerals Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001104659-26-039205 | CEO total compensation as printed in Minerals Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,405,693. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 1633829–1633838 |
| 13 | Advansix Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001673985-26-000022 | CEO total compensation as printed in Advansix Inc's own proxy. As printed: 5,647,438. Filing ↗machine: span 646055–646064 |
| 14 | Clearwater Paper Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001441236-26-000018 | CEO total compensation as printed in Clearwater Paper Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,201,341. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Stepan, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001193125-26-122725 | CEO total compensation as printed in Stepan's own proxy. As printed: 4,327,042. Filing ↗machine: span 378020–378029 |
| 16 | Quaker Chemical Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-31 | 0001628280-26-022236 | CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 836235–836244 |
| 17 | Newmarket Corp, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-12 | 0001193125-26-102973 | CEO total compensation as printed in Newmarket Corp's own proxy. As printed: 3,694,678. Filing ↗machine: span 355173–355182 |
| 18 | Mativ, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001000623-26-000021 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mativ's own proxy. As printed: 3,256,333. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c36 · span 615186–615195 |
| 19 | Tredegar Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001628280-26-020996 | CEO total compensation as printed in Tredegar Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 984,438. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 433265–433272 |
| 20 | Ennis (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ennis's own proxy. As printed: 610,362. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 10a, Ingevity reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-029507 | Ingevity's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 10a, Quaker Chemical Corp. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-022236 | Quaker Chemical Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 10a, Minerals Technologies, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-039205 | Minerals Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 10a, Clearwater Paper Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001441236-26-000018 | Clearwater Paper Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 10a, Mativ reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001000623-26-000021 | Mativ's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 10a, H.B. Fuller Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-26-006811 | H.B. Fuller Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 10a, Advansix Inc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001673985-26-000022 | Advansix Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 10a, Newmarket Corp reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-102973 | Newmarket Corp's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 10a, Tredegar Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-020996 | Tredegar Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 10a, Innospec Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001174947-26-000427 | Innospec Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 10a, Ashland Inc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000950170-24-134511 | Ashland Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 10a, Stepan reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-122725 | Stepan's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |