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Ecovyst (ECVT): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$4,992,440CEO Kurt Bitting · source
Say-on-pay support99.07%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers47th pct.Of 16 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,669,022FY2023
  • $4,092,116FY2024
  • $4,992,440FY2025

CEO total pay was $4,992,440 in fiscal 2025, up from $4,092,116 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $750,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $3,347,752 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Ecovyst Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Kurt Bitting (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Ecovyst Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,992,440.
How does Ecovyst Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Kurt Bitting's total compensation ranked at the 47th percentile of Ecovyst Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Ecovyst Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.07% of shareholders supported Ecovyst Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Ecovyst Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Ecovyst Inc. reported total board compensation of $2,065,055 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.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Kurt Bitting$750,000$0$3,347,752$0$804,000$0$90,688$4,992,440
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Koscinski477,0000781,1440332,374039,7271,630,245
Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Michael Feehan430,0000557,9600345,720038,1101,371,790
Chief Financial Officer
Whittleson Whittleson380,000—750,507—202,236—30,6121,363,355
Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts
Paul Whittleston380,0000750,5070202,236030,6121,363,355
Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts
George Vann390,0000446,3670152,4000270,8531,259,620
Former Vice President and President, Ecoservices

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
Kurt Bitting$4,992,440$4,092,116$4,669,022↑ +900,324
Joseph Koscinski1,630,2451,810,5912,012,589↓ −180,346
Michael Feehan1,371,7901,222,3651,666,610↑ +149,425
Whittleson Whittleson1,363,3551,037,5001,407,433↑ +325,855
Paul Whittleston1,363,3551,037,5001,407,433↑ +325,855
George Vann1,259,620904,2891,126,381↑ +355,331

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

Our executive compensation philosophy is to provide compensation that aligns the interests of our NEOs with our stockholders’ interests by rewarding performance that is designed to create stockholder value, and provides an amount and mix of total compensation for each of our NEOs that is market competitive.

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 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
George VannRSU2025-02-03——20,540—$160,007
Michael FeehanRSU2025-02-03——25,674—200,000
Paul WhittlestonRSU2025-02-03——23,107—180,004
George VannRSU2025-02-03——20,540—160,007
Paul WhittlestonRSU2025-12-31——11,011—107,137
Paul WhittlestonRSU2025-12-31——6,811—66,271
Paul WhittlestonRSU2025-12-31——7,702—74,940
Kurt BittingRSU2025-02-03——154,044—1,200,003
Joseph KoscinskiRSU2025-02-03——35,944—280,004
Michael FeehanRSU2025-02-03——25,674—200,000
Kurt BittingRSU2025-02-03——154,044—1,200,003
Joseph KoscinskiRSU2025-02-03——35,944—280,004

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
George Vann$320,014$0$00.0%
Michael Feehan400,000000.0%
Paul Whittleston428,352000.0%
Kurt Bitting2,400,006000.0%
Joseph Koscinski560,008000.0%

% 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
George VannPSU6,274—$61,046
Paul WhittlestonRSU6,811—66,271
Paul WhittlestonRSU7,702—74,940
George VannPSU10,971—106,748
Paul WhittlestonRSU11,011—107,137
Paul WhittlestonPSU11,553—112,411
Michael FeehanRSU15,135—147,264
Michael FeehanRSU16,939—164,816
Joseph KoscinskiRSU20,326—197,772
Paul WhittlestonPSU20,431—198,794
Michael FeehanRSU25,674—249,808
Joseph KoscinskiRSU30,269—294,517
Michael FeehanPSU34,052—331,326
Kurt BittingRSU35,570—346,096
Joseph KoscinskiRSU35,944—349,735
Michael FeehanPSU38,511—374,712
Joseph KoscinskiPSU53,915—524,593
Kurt BittingRSU66,213—644,252
Joseph KoscinskiPSU68,104—662,652
Kurt BittingRSU154,044—1,498,848
Kurt BittingPSU184,449—1,794,689
Kurt BittingPSU231,065—2,248,262
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Kevin M. FogartyIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance$100,000$400,000—$0$0$500,000
David A. BradleyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Health, Safety, Environment and Security65,000200,000—00265,000
Anna C. CatalanoIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)65,000200,000—00265,000
Donald AlthoffIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Health, Safety, Environment and Security (Chair)65,000200,000—00265,000
Bryan K. BrownIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance62,967200,000—00262,967
Susan F. WardIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election57,088200,000—00257,088
Sarah LoranceIndependent · Audit50,000200,000—00250,000
Kurt J. BittingEmployee director · Health, Safety, Environment and Security—————0
Patti A. HumbleIndependent · Partial-year service · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$625,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$465,055
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,600,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,065,055

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

Peer group, and who names Ecovyst as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ECVT

13 companies name ECVT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ECVT 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 ECVT 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 Ecovyst 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
1Ingevity Corp.2025David Li$810,685$8,500,086$2,000,007$1,293,600$12,839,719
2Sensient Technologies Corp.2025Paul Manning1,080,0004,750,07601,842,0648,665,993
3Innospec, Inc.2025Patrick Williams1,380,5485,285,62301,365,3368,252,747
4Balchem Corp.2025Ted Harris1,198,2693,150,8861,050,3852,439,1547,894,874
5Koppers Holdings, Inc.2025Leroy Ball975,0005,145,824006,358,244
6Advansix, Inc.2025Erin Kane1,019,7003,747,9000785,4005,647,438
7LSB Industries, Inc.2025Mark Behrman785,7313,448,20901,073,6005,327,795
8Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.2025De Lyle Bloomquist1,000,0002,649,97501,363,4385,138,573
9Ecovyst Inc.2025Kurt Bitting750,0003,347,7520804,0004,992,440
10WD-40 Co.2026Steven Brass680,0002,584,8900985,1834,375,797
11Intrepid Potash, Inc.2025Kevin Crutchfield600,0002,151,2840822,0003,887,607
12Quaker Chemical Corp.2025Joseph Berquist800,0002,420,3190461,8403,709,451
13Hawkins, Inc.2026Patrick Hawkins743,2692,062,3930736,9843,607,894
14Oil-Dri Corp. of America2026Daniel Jaffee931,94400838,7502,398,755
15American Vanguard Corp.2025Douglas Kaye650,0000—235,9501,069,480
16Tredegar Corp.2025John Steitz937,560000984,438
—AirBoss of America Corp.——————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.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Ecovyst Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Advansix, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosednot disclosed
AirBoss of America Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
American Vanguard Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedExequity, LLP
Balchem Corp.not disclosedPSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25not disclosedPearl Meyer
Hawkins, Inc.not disclosedPRSU 100not disclosedMcLagan
Ingevity Corp.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
Innospec, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Intrepid Potash, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedF.W. Cook
Koppers Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
LSB Industries, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedCompensation Strategies
Oil-Dri Corp. of Americanot disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosedSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Quaker Chemical Corp.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederick W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Sensient Technologies Corp.not disclosedPSU 60 · Restricted Stock 40not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Tredegar Corp.not disclosedRestricted Stock 50 · Performance Units 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
WD-40 Co.not disclosedRSU 50 · MSU 50not disclosedClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC

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
20262026-05-2093,076,499870,54832,61399.07%Passed
20252025-05-08102,933,3662,898,1299,24997.26%Passed
20242024-05-0898,135,1335,568,32212,12694.63%Passed
20232023-05-1084,548,92716,603,48258,43683.59%Passed
20222022-05-2681,504,56741,790,11491,78866.11%Passed
20212021-04-29125,952,3461,917,912132,81398.5%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
20262026-05-2099.07%a
20252025-05-0897.26%b
20242024-05-0894.63%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of Proposals 1 and 2.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of Proposals 1 and 2.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of Proposals 1, 2 and 3.”.

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 (56 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, Kurt Bitting. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 4,992,440. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Joseph Koscinski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,630,245. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Michael Feehan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,371,790. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Whittleson Whittleson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,363,355. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Paul Whittleston. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,363,355. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, George Vann. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,259,620. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, George Vann RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael Feehan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Whittleston RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, George Vann RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Whittleston RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Whittleston RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Whittleston RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Bitting RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Joseph Koscinski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael Feehan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Bitting RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Joseph Koscinski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kevin M. Fogarty. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 500,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David A. Bradley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Anna C. Catalano. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Donald Althoff. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Bryan K. Brown. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,967. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Susan F. Ward. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 257,088. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sarah Lorance. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 250,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kurt J. Bitting. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Patti A. Humble. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.07% (votes for as printed: 93,076,499). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.26% (votes for as printed: 102,933,366). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.63% (votes for as printed: 98,135,133). 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 465,055 + equity 1,600,000 + all other 0 = 2,065,055, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Ingevity Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Ingevity Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,839,719. View filing ↗
  • Sensient Technologies Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Sensient Technologies Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,665,993. 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 ↗
  • Balchem Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Balchem Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,894,874. 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 ↗
  • LSB Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in LSB Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,327,795. View filing ↗
  • Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,138,573. View filing ↗
  • Ecovyst Inc. (subject), 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 ↗
  • WD-40 Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-30. CEO total compensation as printed in WD-40 Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,375,797. View filing ↗
  • Intrepid Potash, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Intrepid Potash, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,887,607. View filing ↗
  • Quaker Chemical Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. View filing ↗
  • Hawkins, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Hawkins, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,607,894. View filing ↗
  • Oil-Dri Corp. of America, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Oil-Dri Corp. of America's own proxy. As printed: 2,398,755. View filing ↗
  • American Vanguard Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in American Vanguard Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,069,480. View filing ↗
  • Tredegar Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Tredegar Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 984,438. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Sensient Technologies Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Sensient Technologies Corp. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, LSB Industries, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. LSB Industries, Inc. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, American Vanguard Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. American Vanguard Corp. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Quaker Chemical Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Quaker Chemical Corp. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Advansix, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Advansix, Inc. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ingevity Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ingevity Corp. names Ecovyst Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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