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 KRO 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 KRO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buch | $2,293,000 | $0 | — | — | $0 | — | $0 | $2,293,000 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Brian Christian | 2,063,000 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 2,063,000 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Simmons | 1,504,000 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 1,504,000 |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| John Sunny | 1,013,000 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 1,013,000 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ||||||||
| Tim Hafer | 631,000 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 631,000 |
| Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Bradley Troutman | 420,000 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 420,000 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buch | $2,293,000 | $2,247,000 | $2,138,000 | +46,000 |
| Brian Christian | 2,063,000 | 1,856,000 | 1,690,000 | +207,000 |
| Michael Simmons | 1,504,000 | 932,000 | — | +572,000 |
| John Sunny | 1,013,000 | 954,000 | 933,000 | +59,000 |
| Tim Hafer | 631,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,022,000 | −386,000 |
| Bradley Troutman | 420,000 | — | — | — |
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 | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Harper | RSU | 108,000 | — | $768,960 |
| Loretta J. Feehan | RSU | 108,000 | — | 768,960 |
| Cecil H. Moore Jr | RSU | 107,000 | — | 761,840 |
| Meredith W. Mendes | RSU | 103,000 | — | 733,360 |
| R. Gerald Turner | RSU | 88,000 | — | 626,560 |
| Kevin B. Kramer | RSU | 83,000 | — | 590,960 |
Executive officers are employed by Contran and provide services to Kronos Worldwide pursuant to an Intercorporate Services Agreement (ISA), with compensation determined by Contran's cost of employing personnel allocated based on estimated time devoted to Kronos. The company does not grant equity compensation to executive officers and relies on the alignment of interests through the controlled company structure and the ISA fee structure.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | false |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 23 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $98,112 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loretta J. FeehanNot independent · Board Chair | $108,000 | $20,076 | — | — | — | $128,076 |
| John E. HarperIndependent · Audit · Management Development and Compensation | 108,000 | 20,076 | — | — | — | 128,076 |
| Cecil H. Moore JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Management Development and Compensation | 107,000 | 20,076 | — | — | — | 127,076 |
| Meredith W. MendesIndependent · Audit | 103,000 | 20,076 | — | — | — | 123,076 |
| R. Gerald TurnerIndependent · Audit · Management Development and Compensation (Chair) | 88,000 | 20,076 | — | — | — | 108,076 |
| Kevin B. KramerIndependent · Audit | 83,000 | 20,076 | — | — | — | 103,076 |
| Michael S. SimmonsEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian W. ChristianEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $20,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $1,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 45,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $597,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $120,456 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $717,456 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Kronos Worldwide | 2025 | Brian Christian | $2,063,000 | — | — | $0 | $2,063,000 |
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.
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, James Buch | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,293,000. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Brian Christian | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,063,000. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Michael Simmons | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,504,000. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, John Sunny | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,013,000. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 01, Tim Hafer | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 631,000. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 01, Bradley Troutman | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 420,000. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 23 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Loretta J. Feehan | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 128,076. Filing ↗machine: span 559352–559481 |
| 9 | Section 08, John E. Harper | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 128,076. Filing ↗machine: span 561700–561829 |
| 10 | Section 08, Cecil H. Moore Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,076. Filing ↗machine: span 569133–569262 |
| 11 | Section 08, Meredith W. Mendes | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 123,076. Filing ↗machine: span 566590–566719 |
| 12 | Section 08, R. Gerald Turner | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 108,076. Filing ↗machine: span 571482–571611 |
| 13 | Section 08, Kevin B. Kramer | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 103,076. Filing ↗machine: span 564238–564367 |
| 14 | Section 08, Michael S. Simmons | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Brian W. Christian | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | 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) |
| 17 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 597,000 + equity 120,456 + all other 0 = 717,456, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 717,456 |
| 18 | Kronos Worldwide (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001257640-26-000016 | CEO total compensation as printed in Kronos Worldwide's own proxy. As printed: 2,063,000. Filing ↗ |