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Trimas (TRM): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$4,382,823Former CEO Thomas Amato · source
CEO vs. named peers25th pct.Of 16 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio210:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,020,922FY2023
  • $3,986,740FY2024
  • $4,382,823FY2025

CEO total pay was $4,382,823 in fiscal 2025, up from $3,986,740 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $387,692 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,593,521 · option awards $0

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Trimas Corp in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Thomas Snyder (President and CEO) was the highest-paid executive at Trimas Corp in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $12,128,864.
How does Trimas Corp's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Thomas Amato's total compensation ranked at the 25th percentile of Trimas Corp's disclosed peer group.
What is Trimas Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Trimas Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 210:1.
How much does Trimas Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Trimas Corp reported total board compensation of $1,743,299 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
Thomas Snyder$415,385$400,000$4,249,999$6,707,644$0$0$355,836$12,128,864
President and CEO
Thomas Amato387,69201,593,5210781,02701,620,5834,382,823
Former President and CEO
Jodi Robin414,923150,000697,0560504,000015,5601,781,539
General Counsel and Secretary
Jill Stress366,192150,000602,3460407,000013,7321,539,270
Former CHRO
Scott Mell110,58601,157,14700010,6991,278,432
Former CFO
Teresa Finley443,077125,000500,00000012,9811,081,058
Former Interim CFO
Paul Swart17,308112,00000000129,308
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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Thomas Snyder$12,128,864———
Thomas Amato4,382,8233,986,7404,020,922↑ +396,083
Jodi Robin1,781,539792,581719,281↑ +988,958
Jill Stress1,539,270703,725669,758↑ +835,545
Scott Mell1,278,4321,215,6991,078,153↑ +62,733
Teresa Finley1,081,058———
Paul Swart129,308———

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

The Company's executive compensation philosophy is to structure programs that pay for performance, align with shareholder interests, and attract and retain key leaders. A significant portion of compensation is tied to annual and long-term Company strategy and results to encourage decisions that increase shareholder value over the longer term.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Thomas AmatoRSU2025-03-14——24,844—$599,983
Thomas AmatoPSU2025-03-14—37,267—93,168993,538
Teresa FinleyRSU2025-03-20——20,000—500,000
Scott MellRSU2025-03-14——22,774—549,992
Scott MellPSU2025-03-14—22,774—56,935607,155
Jodi RobinRSU2025-02-12——10,521—249,979
Jodi RobinRSU2025-03-14——8,799—212,496
Jodi RobinPSU2025-03-14—8,799—21,998234,581
Thomas SnyderOPTION2025-06-24——100,000—1,012,274
Thomas SnyderOPTION2025-06-24——200,000—1,740,794
Thomas SnyderOPTION2025-06-24——200,000—1,504,934
Thomas SnyderOPTION2025-06-24——200,000—1,307,743
Thomas SnyderOPTION2025-06-24——200,000—1,141,899
Thomas SnyderRSU2025-06-24——152,439—4,249,999
Jill StressRSU2025-02-12——10,521—249,979
Jill StressRSU2025-03-14——6,935—167,480
Jill StressPSU2025-03-14—6,935—17,338184,887

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Thomas Amato$599,983$993,538$062.3%
Teresa Finley500,000000.0%
Scott Mell549,992607,155052.5%
Jodi Robin462,475234,581033.7%
Thomas Snyder4,249,99906,707,6440.0%
Jill Stress417,459184,887030.7%

% 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
Jodi RobinRSU2,585—$91,638
Jill StressRSU2,585—91,638
Teresa FinleyRSU4,140—146,763
Jill StressRSU4,543—161,049
Jodi RobinRSU5,086—180,299
Jill StressPSU6,814—241,556
Jill StressRSU6,935—245,846
Jill StressPSU6,935—245,846
Jodi RobinPSU7,628—270,413
Jodi RobinRSU8,799—311,925
Jodi RobinPSU8,799—311,925
Jodi RobinRSU10,521—372,969
Jill StressRSU10,521—372,969
Thomas AmatoRSU14,243—504,914
Teresa FinleyRSU20,000—709,000
Thomas AmatoRSU24,019—851,474
Thomas AmatoRSU32,514—1,152,621
Thomas AmatoPSU37,267—1,321,115
Thomas AmatoPSU75,671—2,682,537
Thomas SnyderOption100,00030—
Thomas SnyderRSU152,439—5,403,963
Thomas SnyderOption200,00035—
Thomas SnyderOption200,00040—
Thomas SnyderOption200,00045—
Thomas SnyderOption200,00050—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Herbert K. ParkerIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair)$220,000$99,981———$319,981
Jeffrey A. FielkowIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Governance and Nominating111,75099,981———211,731
Daniel P. TredwellIndependent · Audit · Strategy and Investment106,16899,981———206,149
Holly M. BoehneIndependent · Compensation · Governance and Nominating (Chair)103,83299,981———203,813
Nick L. StanageIndependent · Compensation · Strategy and Investment100,00099,981———199,981
Shawn S. SedaghatIndependent · Governance and Nominating · Strategy and Investment (Chair)88,88999,981———188,870
Adrianne W. ShapiraIndependent · Audit · Compensation63,18783,276———146,463
Jeffrey M. GreeneIndependent · Departed during FY36,81399,981———136,794
Teresa M. FinleyIndependent · Not standing for re-election29,53699,981———129,517

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$100,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$860,175
Equity awards (grant-date value)$883,124
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,743,299

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

Peer group, and who names Trimas as a peer

Companies that benchmark against TRM

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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.

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
1Mercury Systems, Inc.2026William Ballhaus$1,049,269$8,099,087$0$1,946,160$11,131,048
2Woodward, Inc.2025Charles Blankenship, Jr.1,177,8875,898,69602,895,10010,482,876
3Ducommun Incorporated2025Stephen Oswald1,019,6246,121,65003,058,87110,329,989
4AptarGroup, Inc.2025Stephan Tanda1,175,0006,096,6701,681,509518,43310,226,911
5Enpro Inc.2025Eric Vaillancourt934,6163,678,2311,390,7161,341,9497,457,747
6Shyft Group, Inc.2024John Dunn780,0004,983,2730892,9226,704,927
7Enerpac Tool Group Corp.2025Paul Sternlieb929,4234,520,6340951,3326,548,272
8Standex International Corporation2026David Dunbar936,4364,135,8190560,4576,407,973
9Triumph Group, Inc.2025Daniel Crowley975,0003,412,50401,943,9066,395,522
10Columbus McKinnon Corporation2026David Wilson925,0003,111,978925,000925,0005,971,066
11Esco Technologies Inc.2025Bryan Sayler830,5003,052,88601,661,0005,586,139
12Astronics Corporation2025Peter Gundermann658,570500,455951,10804,564,990
13Trimas Corp2025Thomas Amato387,6921,593,5210781,0274,382,823
14Albany International Corp.2025Gunnar Kleveland922,3272,612,5700699,5504,259,285
15Myers Industries, Inc.2025Aaron Schapper775,3851,952,344402,500700,0003,889,228
16Helios Technologies, Inc.2025Sean Bagan713,461692,972705,015987,0003,383,351
17Barnes Group Inc.2026Jonathan Shar594,23100—795,540

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
Trimas Corpnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedMeridian
Albany International Corp.72.9%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — AIN Relative TSRPearl Meyer & Partners
AptarGroup, Inc.67.9%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoPay Governance LLC
Astronics Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedNonot disclosed
Barnes Group Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Columbus McKinnon Corporation100%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoMeridian
Ducommun Incorporatednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson LLC
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.100.7%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMercer, LLC
Enpro Inc.130.5%RSU 40 · PSU 30 · Options 30Yes — rTSRPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Esco Technologies Inc.200%PSU 70 · RSU 30NoPay Governance LLC
Helios Technologies, Inc.140%RSU 50 · Options 50NoMercer
Mercury Systems, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Myers Industries, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedSemler Brossy
Shyft Group, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMercer US LLC
Standex International Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Triumph Group, Inc.not disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30not disclosedPay Governance LLC
Woodward, Inc.127%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR) relative to S&P MidCap 400 IndexFW Cook

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

No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)210 : 1
CEO total compensation$12,128,864
Median employee compensation$57,733
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (54 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, Thomas Snyder. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 12,128,864. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Thomas Amato. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 4,382,823. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jodi Robin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 1,781,539. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jill Stress. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 1,539,270. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Scott Mell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 1,278,432. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Teresa Finley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 1,081,058. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Paul Swart. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 50. As printed: 129,308. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Amato RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Amato PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Teresa Finley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Scott Mell RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Scott Mell PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jodi Robin RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jodi Robin RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jodi Robin PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Snyder RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jill Stress RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jill Stress RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jill Stress PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 210 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Herbert K. Parker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 319,981. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey A. Fielkow. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 211,731. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel P. Tredwell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 206,149. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Holly M. Boehne. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,813. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Nick L. Stanage. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 199,981. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Shawn S. Sedaghat. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 188,870. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Adrianne W. Shapira. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 146,463. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey M. Greene. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 136,794. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Teresa M. Finley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 129,517. 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 860,175 + equity 883,124 + all other 0 = 1,743,299, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Mercury Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Mercury Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,131,048. View filing ↗
  • Woodward, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Woodward, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,482,876. View filing ↗
  • Ducommun Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Ducommun Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 10,329,989. View filing ↗
  • AptarGroup, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in AptarGroup, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,226,911. View filing ↗
  • Enpro Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Enpro Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,457,747. View filing ↗
  • Shyft Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Shyft Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,704,927. View filing ↗
  • Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Enerpac Tool Group Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,548,272. View filing ↗
  • Standex International Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Standex International Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,407,973. View filing ↗
  • Triumph Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. 10-K/A, filed 2025-07-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Triumph Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,395,522. View filing ↗
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Columbus McKinnon Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,971,066. View filing ↗
  • Esco Technologies Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Esco Technologies Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,586,139. View filing ↗
  • Astronics Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Astronics Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,564,990. View filing ↗
  • Trimas Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Trimas Corp's own proxy. As printed: 4,382,823. View filing ↗
  • Albany International Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Albany International Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,259,285. View filing ↗
  • Myers Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Myers Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,889,228. View filing ↗
  • Helios Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Helios Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,383,351. View filing ↗
  • Barnes Group Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Barnes Group Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 795,540. View filing ↗
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