Fiscal year 2025 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.
Each company listed discloses HAIN 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 HAIN in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Davidson | $789,808 | $0 | $3,530,682 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225,927 | $4,546,417 |
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Lee Boyce | 574,150 | 0 | 1,154,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,544 | 1,741,729 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Alison Lewis | 175,385 | 0 | 900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240,445 | 1,315,830 |
| Interim President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | 498,938 | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61,983 | 1,295,307 |
| President, International | ||||||||
| Kristy Meringolo | 511,421 | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,544 | 1,256,351 |
| Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Chad Marquardt | 512,404 | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,827 | 1,254,617 |
| Former President, North America | ||||||||
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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Davidson | $4,546,417 | $5,063,349 | $4,765,456 | −516,932 |
| Lee Boyce | 1,741,729 | 1,741,729 | — | +0 |
| Alison Lewis | 1,315,830 | — | — | — |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | 1,295,307 | — | 1,409,189 | — |
| Kristy Meringolo | 1,256,351 | — | 1,410,919 | — |
| Chad Marquardt | 1,254,617 | 595,656 | — | +658,961 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Boyce | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | $1,154,035 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 734,386 |
| Wendy Davidson | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 3,530,682 |
| Alison Lewis | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 900,000 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 734,386 |
| Chad Marquardt | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 734,386 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Boyce | $0 | $1,154,035 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Kristy Meringolo | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wendy Davidson | 0 | 3,530,682 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Alison Lewis | 0 | 900,000 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chad Marquardt | 0 | 734,386 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | RSU | 40,538 | — | $61,618 |
| Kristy Meringolo | RSU | 40,538 | — | 61,618 |
| Chad Marquardt | RSU | 40,538 | — | 61,618 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | RSU | 19,418 | — | 29,515 |
| Lee Boyce | PSU | 25,481 | — | 19,366 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 16,215 | — | 12,324 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 16,215 | — | 12,324 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 9,709 | — | 7,380 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 9,709 | — | 7,380 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 8,108 | — | 6,162 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 8,108 | — | 6,162 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 19,418 | — | 14,758 |
| Lee Boyce | PSU | 12,741 | — | 9,684 |
| Chad Marquardt | RSU | 5,901 | — | 8,970 |
| Chad Marquardt | RSU | 21,978 | — | 33,407 |
| Lee Boyce | RSU | 63,702 | — | 96,827 |
| Alison Lewis | RSU | 19,474 | — | 29,600 |
| Kristy Meringolo | RSU | 19,418 | — | 29,515 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 10,743 | — | 8,165 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | RSU | 5,345 | — | 8,124 |
| Kristy Meringolo | RSU | 5,345 | — | 8,124 |
| Chad Marquardt | PSU | 8,108 | — | 6,162 |
| Wolfgang Goldenitsch | PSU | 5,292 | — | 4,022 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 5,292 | — | 4,022 |
| Chad Marquardt | PSU | 2,950 | — | 2,242 |
| Alison Lewis | RSU | 620,689 | — | 943,447 |
| Chad Marquardt | PSU | 5,901 | — | 4,486 |
| Lee Boyce | PSU | 16,182 | — | 12,298 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 19,418 | — | 14,758 |
| Lee Boyce | RSU | 32,363 | — | 49,192 |
| Kristy Meringolo | PSU | 10,743 | — | 8,165 |
| Chad Marquardt | PSU | 16,215 | — | 12,324 |
| Lee Boyce | PSU | 32,363 | — | 24,597 |
We believe a majority of the compensation for our NEOs should be dependent on the success of our Company so that the interests of our NEOs are aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders. Accordingly, a majority of executive compensation is designed to be at risk and dependent on achieving quantitative performance goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 120% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | ClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-30 | 51,146,526 | 7,641,573 | 548,873 | 87% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-10-31 | 67,429,300 | 8,415,229 | 64,123 | 88.9% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-10-26 | 68,949,715 | 6,242,783 | 471,480 | 91.7% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-11-17 | 63,377,079 | 15,024,875 | 127,604 | 80.84% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-10-28 | 81,940,042 | 1,809,554 | 232,559 | 97.84% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-11-24 | 81,194,685 | 3,234,867 | 241,050 | 96.17% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-30 | 87%a |
| 2024 | 2024-10-31 | 88.9%b |
| 2023 | 2023-10-26 | 91.7%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) | 28 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $2,100,757 |
| Median employee compensation | $75,651 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn ZierIndependent · Board Chair | $158,000 | $170,000 | $0 | — | $0 | $328,000 |
| Michael B. SimsIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Strategy | 78,000 | 170,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 248,000 |
| Shervin J. KorangyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Governance · Strategy | 75,500 | 170,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 245,500 |
| Celeste A. ClarkIndependent · Nominating and Governance (Chair) · Compensation | 73,000 | 170,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 243,000 |
| Alison E. LewisEmployee director | 42,000 | 198,333 | 0 | — | 0 | 240,333 |
| Carlyn R. TaylorIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance · Strategy (Chair) | 63,000 | 170,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 233,000 |
| Neil CampbellIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance · Strategy | 60,500 | 170,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 230,500 |
| Richard A. BeckIndependent · Departed during FY | 36,500 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 36,500 |
| Annual cash retainer | $53,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $170,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $586,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,218,333 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,804,833 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Hain Celestial Group 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 Hain Celestial 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 | Post Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Robert Vitale | $1,281,250 | $14,811,295 | $0 | $0 | $16,621,445 |
| 2 | Edgewell Personal Care Company | 2025 | Rod Little | 1,100,000 | 7,576,100 | 0 | 907,500 | 9,754,366 |
| 3 | Flowers Foods, Inc. | 2025 | A. Ryals McMullian | 1,041,730 | 5,735,842 | 0 | 733,524 | 7,776,698 |
| 4 | Hain Celestial Group | 2025 | Wendy Davidson | 789,808 | 3,530,682 | 0 | 0 | 4,546,417 |
| — | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | J J Snack Foods Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | The Simply Good Foods Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | B G Foods, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Utz Brands, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | BellRing Brands, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hain Celestial Group | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR versus the S&P Food & Beverage Select Industry Index | ClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC |
| B G Foods, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| BellRing Brands, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Edgewell Personal Care Company | 66% | not disclosed | No | Meridian |
| Flowers Foods, Inc. | 56.3% | PSU 70 · RSU 30 | Yes — TSR vs. Peer Group | Meridian |
| J J Snack Foods Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Post Holdings, Inc. | 124.4% | PRSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Aon |
| The Simply Good Foods Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Utz Brands, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
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.
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, Wendy Davidson | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 4,546,417. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r14 · c38 · span 1813238–1813247 |
| 2 | Section 01, Lee Boyce | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,741,729. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c39 · span 1679967–1679976 |
| 3 | Section 01, Alison Lewis | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 1,315,830. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r4 · c38 · span 1649124–1649133 |
| 4 | Section 01, Wolfgang Goldenitsch | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 1,295,307. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r8 · c38 · span 1713420–1713429 |
| 5 | Section 01, Kristy Meringolo | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 1,256,351. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r11 · c39 · span 1763306–1763315 |
| 6 | Section 01, Chad Marquardt | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 1,254,617. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r17 · c38 · span 1863664–1863673 |
| 7 | Section 03, Lee Boyce PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r6 · c20 · span 1672691–1672700 |
| 8 | Section 03, Kristy Meringolo PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r11 · c21 · span 1756089–1756096 |
| 9 | Section 03, Wendy Davidson PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r14 · c20 · span 1805961–1805970 |
| 10 | Section 03, Alison Lewis PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t87 · r5 · c35 · span 2110403–2110410 |
| 11 | Section 03, Wolfgang Goldenitsch PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r8 · c20 · span 1706146–1706153 |
| 12 | Section 03, Chad Marquardt PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r17 · c20 · span 1856391–1856398 |
| 13 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 28 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Dawn Zier | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 328,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r11 · c16 · span 887932–887939 |
| 15 | Section 08, Michael B. Sims | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 248,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r9 · c16 · span 872188–872195 |
| 16 | Section 08, Shervin J. Korangy | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,500. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r7 · c16 · span 856244–856251 |
| 17 | Section 08, Celeste A. Clark | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 243,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r6 · c16 · span 848367–848374 |
| 18 | Section 08, Alison E. Lewis | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,333. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r8 · c16 · span 864314–864321 |
| 19 | Section 08, Carlyn R. Taylor | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,000. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r10 · c16 · span 880063–880070 |
| 20 | Section 08, Neil Campbell | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,500. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r5 · c16 · span 840492–840499 |
| 21 | Section 08, Richard A. Beck | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,500. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c4 · span 827731–827737 |
| 22 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-11-05 | 0001193125-25-265805 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87% (votes for as printed: 51,146,526). Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-11-05 | 0000950170-24-121438 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.9% (votes for as printed: 67,429,300). Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-11-01 | 0000910406-23-000107 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.7% (votes for as printed: 68,949,715). Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 26 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 27 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 586,500 + equity 1,218,333 + all other 0 = 1,804,833, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,804,833 |
| 28 | Post Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-15 | 0001530950-25-000284 | CEO total compensation as printed in Post Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,621,445. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c54 · span 657892–657902 |
| 29 | Edgewell Personal Care Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001104659-25-123567 | CEO total compensation as printed in Edgewell Personal Care Company's own proxy. As printed: 9,754,366. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r1 · c51 · span 1153139–1153148 |
| 30 | Flowers Foods, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-14 | 0001104659-26-043025 | CEO total compensation as printed in Flowers Foods, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,776,698. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c48 · span 1362376–1362385 |
| 31 | Hain Celestial Group (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hain Celestial Group's own proxy. As printed: 4,546,417. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r14 · c38 · span 1813238–1813247 |
| 32 | Section 10a, Edgewell Personal Care Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-25-123567 | Edgewell Personal Care Company names Hain Celestial Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 10a, Post Holdings, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001530950-25-000284 | Post Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hain Celestial Group. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 10a, Flowers Foods, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-24-045106 | Flowers Foods, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hain Celestial Group. Filing ↗ |