CEO George Scherff was paid $352,602 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 455.6% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001628280-25-058407 ↗): 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.
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| 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.
| 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 | — | ↓ −215,295 |
| Jennifer Wilson | 267,082 | — | — | — |
| Thomas Kubera | 49,475 | 372,976 | — | ↓ −323,501 |
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 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.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Wilson | RSU | 20,000 | — | $140,800 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Annual cash retainer | $44,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $6,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 18,000 / 11,000 / 7,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| 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.
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.
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, George Scherff | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 352,602. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c28 · span 164080–164087 |
| 2 | Section 01, Peter Knapper | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 319,056. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c28 · span 175338–175345 |
| 3 | Section 01, Jennifer Wilson | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 267,082. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c28 · span 186426–186433 |
| 4 | Section 01, Thomas Kubera | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 49,475. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c28 · span 192882–192888 |
| 5 | Section 08, Alayne L. Reitman | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 151,150. |
| 6 | Section 08, Donald C. Molten Jr | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,500. |
| 7 | Section 08, Mark J. Silk | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 66,200. |
| 8 | Section 08, Robert D. Johnson | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 64,200. |
| 9 | Section 08, Jeffrey P. Gotschall | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 22,000. Filing ↗machine: span 340195–340325 |
| 10 | Section 08, Hudson D. Smith | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 20,000. Filing ↗machine: span 365887–366017 |
| 11 | 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) |
| 12 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 268,000 + equity 172,050 + all other 0 = 440,050, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 440,050 |
| 13 | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-22 | 0001628280-25-058407 | CEO total compensation as printed in SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC's own proxy. As printed: 352,602. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c28 · span 164080–164087 |
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