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 WLFC 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 WLFC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Willis IV | $1,210,202 | $5,251,327 | $33,628,868 | $11,364,000 | — | — | $637,084 | $52,091,481 |
| Executive Chairman | ||||||||
| Austin Willis | 850,662 | 3,445,424 | 14,637,060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275,859 | 19,209,005 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Brian Hole | 664,599 | 1,974,759 | 9,589,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,716 | 12,276,872 |
| President | ||||||||
| Scott Flaherty | 607,278 | 1,402,669 | 7,823,469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93,079 | 9,926,494 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Willis IV | $52,091,481 | $14,157,088 | — | +37,934,393 |
| Austin Willis | 19,209,005 | 7,209,861 | — | +11,999,144 |
| Brian Hole | 12,276,872 | 6,586,349 | — | +5,690,523 |
| Scott Flaherty | 9,926,494 | 3,385,420 | — | +6,541,074 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-05-01 | D | 800 | $191 | $152,978 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-05-01 | D | 716 | 194 | 138,640 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-05-01 | D | 1,484 | 193 | 286,024 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-05-01 | D | 400 | 194 | 77,772 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Clifton Dameron | SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary | 2026-05-15 | D | 612 | 180 | 110,178 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brendan Curran | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 674 | 186 | 125,108 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Stephen Francis Jones | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 3,000 | 186 | 556,860 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brendan Curran | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 3,000 | 186 | 556,860 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Stephen Francis Jones | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 674 | 186 | 125,108 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Colm Barrington | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 3,000 | 186 | 556,860 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Colm Barrington | Director | 2026-05-26 | A | 674 | 186 | 125,108 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 1,100 | 228 | 250,789 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 500 | 221 | 110,309 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 236 | 230 | 54,169 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 1,700 | 222 | 377,072 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 700 | 223 | 155,894 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 248 | 227 | 56,349 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 500 | 224 | 111,956 | Common, open-market sale | Form 4 ↗ |
| Austin Chandler Willis | Director | 2026-07-01 | D | 200 | 225 | 45,018 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Scott Flaherty | EVP, CFO | 2026-07-31 | A | 148 | 29 | 4,302 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-26 | 3,989,151 | 2,671,326 | 14,628 | 59.89% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-07-25 | 3,790,747 | 1,606,472 | 10,292 | 70.24% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-07-21 | 3,752,144 | 1,539,417 | 14,717 | 70.91% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-05-25 | 3,533,952 | 1,858,676 | 11,350 | 65.53% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-26 | 59.89%a |
| 2023 | 2023-07-25 | 70.24%b |
| 2020 | 2020-07-21 | 70.91%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.
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 | Willis Lease Finance | 2025 | Austin Willis | $850,662 | $14,637,060 | $0 | $0 | $19,209,005 |
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, Charles Willis IV | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177136 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 52,091,481. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Austin Willis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177136 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 19,209,005. Filing ↗machine: span 692497–692507 |
| 3 | Section 01, Brian Hole | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177136 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 12,276,872. Filing ↗machine: span 758074–758084 |
| 4 | Section 01, Scott Flaherty | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177136 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 9,926,494. Filing ↗machine: span 736222–736231 |
| 5 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-05-01 | Form 4 | 2026-05-05 | 0000905148-26-002097 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-05-01 | Form 4 | 2026-05-05 | 0000905148-26-002097 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-05-01 | Form 4 | 2026-05-05 | 0000905148-26-002097 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-05-01 | Form 4 | 2026-05-05 | 0000905148-26-002097 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 02, Clifton Dameron 2026-05-15 | Form 4 | 2026-05-18 | 0002070403-26-000011 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 02, Brendan Curran 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-28 | 0001578874-26-000004 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 02, Stephen Francis Jones 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-27 | 0002050852-26-000004 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 02, Brendan Curran 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-27 | 0001578874-26-000002 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 02, Stephen Francis Jones 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-28 | 0002050852-26-000006 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 02, Colm Barrington 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-27 | 0002030132-26-000002 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 02, Colm Barrington 2026-05-26 | Form 4 | 2026-05-28 | 0002030132-26-000004 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 02, Austin Chandler Willis 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-06 | 0000905148-26-003170 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 02, Scott Flaherty 2026-07-31 | Form 4 | 2026-08-03 | 0001676532-26-000010 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-27 | 0001193125-26-242158 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 59.89% (votes for as printed: 3,989,151). Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-07-27 | 0001104659-23-084740 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 70.24% (votes for as printed: 3,790,747). Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 06, 2020 vote | Form 8-K | 2020-07-22 | 0001018164-20-000025 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 70.91%. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | 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) |
| 29 | Willis Lease Finance (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177136 | CEO total compensation as printed in Willis Lease Finance's own proxy. As printed: 19,209,005. Filing ↗machine: span 692497–692507 |