Fiscal year 2023 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 WRK 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 WRK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sewell | $1,300,500 | $0 | $9,544,333 | $0 | $1,490,029 | $0 | $280,750 | $12,615,612 |
| President and CEO | ||||||||
| Alexander Pease | 772,500 | 0 | 1,985,123 | 0 | 584,766 | 0 | 231,262 | 3,573,651 |
| Executive Vice President and CFO | ||||||||
| Patrick Kivits | 741,813 | 0 | 1,550,234 | 0 | 506,554 | 0 | 76,249 | 2,874,850 |
| President, Corrugated Packaging | ||||||||
| Denise Singleton | 695,300 | 0 | 1,244,607 | 0 | 446,326 | 0 | 469,443 | 2,855,676 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Thomas Stigers | 724,901 | 0 | 1,514,860 | 0 | 495,006 | 0 | 91,493 | 2,826,260 |
| President, Mill Operations | ||||||||
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 | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | FY2021 total | Δ FY2022→2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sewell | $12,615,612 | $11,576,270 | — | +1,039,342 |
| Alexander Pease | 3,573,651 | 8,544,517 | — | −4,970,866 |
| Patrick Kivits | 2,874,850 | 3,134,141 | — | −259,291 |
| Denise Singleton | 2,855,676 | 5,992,069 | — | −3,136,393 |
| Thomas Stigers | 2,826,260 | 2,933,324 | — | −107,064 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sewell | PSU | 2023-02-03 | 13,491 | 202,365 | — | 404,730 | $7,190,828 |
| Alexander Pease | RSU | 2023-02-03 | — | — | 14,030 | — | 489,507 |
| David Sewell | RSU | 2023-02-03 | — | — | 67,455 | — | 2,353,505 |
| Alexander Pease | PSU | 2023-02-03 | 2,806 | 42,090 | — | 84,180 | 1,495,616 |
| Thomas Stigers | PSU | 2023-02-03 | 2,141 | 32,120 | — | 64,240 | 1,141,363 |
| Patrick Kivits | PSU | 2023-02-03 | 2,191 | 32,870 | — | 65,740 | 1,168,014 |
| Denise Singleton | RSU | 2023-02-03 | — | — | 8,795 | — | 306,858 |
| Denise Singleton | PSU | 2023-02-03 | 1,759 | 26,390 | — | 52,780 | 937,749 |
| Patrick Kivits | RSU | 2023-02-03 | — | — | 10,955 | — | 382,220 |
| Thomas Stigers | RSU | 2023-02-03 | — | — | 10,705 | — | 373,497 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sewell | $2,353,505 | $7,190,828 | $0 | 75.3% |
| Alexander Pease | 489,507 | 1,495,616 | 0 | 75.3% |
| Thomas Stigers | 373,497 | 1,141,363 | 0 | 75.3% |
| Patrick Kivits | 382,220 | 1,168,014 | 0 | 75.3% |
| Denise Singleton | 306,858 | 937,749 | 0 | 75.3% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kivits | RSU | 11,257 | — | $403,001 |
| Thomas Stigers | RSU | 6,918 | — | 247,664 |
| Patrick Kivits | PSU | 33,776 | — | 1,209,181 |
| Patrick Kivits | PSU | 20,879 | — | 747,468 |
| Alexander Pease | PSU | 43,250 | — | 1,548,350 |
| Thomas Stigers | RSU | 4,857 | — | 173,881 |
| Alexander Pease | RSU | 6,808 | — | 243,726 |
| David Sewell | RSU | 28,439 | — | 1,018,116 |
| Thomas Stigers | PSU | 33,005 | — | 1,181,579 |
| Thomas Stigers | PSU | 21,864 | — | 782,731 |
| Thomas Stigers | PSU | 20,755 | — | 743,029 |
| Thomas Stigers | RSU | 11,000 | — | 393,800 |
| Patrick Kivits | RSU | 6,001 | — | 214,836 |
| Patrick Kivits | RSU | 4,639 | — | 166,076 |
| Patrick Kivits | RSU | 4,271 | — | 152,902 |
| Thomas Stigers | RSU | 2,669 | — | 95,550 |
| David Sewell | RSU | 44,742 | — | 1,601,764 |
| Denise Singleton | RSU | 55,931 | — | 2,002,330 |
| Alexander Pease | PSU | 30,640 | — | 1,096,912 |
| Denise Singleton | PSU | 27,117 | — | 970,789 |
| David Sewell | PSU | 207,942 | — | 7,444,324 |
| David Sewell | PSU | 127,972 | — | 4,581,398 |
| David Sewell | RSU | 69,314 | — | 2,481,441 |
| David Sewell | RSU | 66,284 | — | 2,372,967 |
| Alexander Pease | RSU | 60,391 | — | 2,161,998 |
| Denise Singleton | PSU | 20,646 | — | 739,127 |
| Alexander Pease | RSU | 14,417 | — | 516,129 |
| Denise Singleton | RSU | 9,037 | — | 323,525 |
| Denise Singleton | RSU | 4,587 | — | 164,215 |
| David Sewell | PSU | 134,225 | — | 4,805,255 |
| Patrick Kivits | PSU | 18,009 | — | 644,722 |
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate highly effective leaders, reward sustained corporate and individual performance, and drive the achievement of our strategic objectives and the delivery of long-term stockholder value.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 150% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-01-27 | 179,159,497 | 20,754,017 | 282,342 | 89.62% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-01-28 | 186,472,821 | 24,520,469 | 896,034 | 88.38% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-01-29 | 185,500,734 | 19,708,352 | 755,577 | 90.4% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-01-31 | 182,245,908 | 7,298,082 | 396,788 | 96.15% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-02-01 | 190,472,530 | 12,578,418 | 226,947 | 93.81% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-01-27 | 89.62%a |
| 2022 | 2022-01-28 | 88.38%b |
| 2021 | 2021-01-29 | 90.4%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes have no effect Abstentions: No effect GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK All of our corporate powers are exercised by or under the authority of our board of directors (the Board), and our business and affairs are managed under the direction of the Board, subject to limitations and other requirements in our charter documents or in applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE).”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes have no effect Abstentions: No effect GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK All of our corporate powers are exercised by or under the authority of our board of directors (the Board), and our business and affairs are managed under the direction of the Board, subject to limitations and other requirements in our charter documents or in applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE).”.
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) | 149 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $12,615,612 |
| Median employee compensation | $84,559 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan D. WilsonIndependent · Board Chair · Executive (Chair) · Finance · Governance | $215,000 | $185,022 | — | $0 | $0 | $400,022 |
| Terrell K. CrewsIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Executive · Finance | 135,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 295,006 |
| Timothy J. BernlohrIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Executive | 135,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 295,006 |
| Colleen F. ArnoldIndependent · Compensation · Executive · Finance (Chair) | 132,500 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 292,506 |
| James E. NevelsIndependent · Compensation · Executive · Governance (Chair) | 132,500 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 292,506 |
| Dmitri L. StocktonIndependent · Audit · Finance | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| Gracia C. MartoreIndependent · Audit · Finance | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| Russell M. CurreyIndependent · Audit · Finance | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| E. Jean SavageIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| Suzan F. HarrisonIndependent · Audit · Governance | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| J. Powell BrownIndependent · Compensation · Governance | 115,000 | 160,006 | — | 0 | 0 | 275,006 |
| David B. SewellEmployee director · Executive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $115,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $160,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 / 17,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | 5x annual cash retainer ($575,000) |
| Component | FY2023 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,440,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,785,082 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $3,225,082 |
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 WestRock 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 WestRock.
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 | 3M Company | 2025 | William Brown | $1,800,000 | $7,753,852 | $7,001,242 | $3,745,322 | $21,005,009 |
| 2 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 2025 | Vimal Kapur | 1,600,000 | 10,866,269 | 3,623,914 | 3,516,800 | 20,381,435 |
| 3 | Crown Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Timothy Donahue | 1,450,000 | 8,627,475 | — | 4,205,000 | 17,501,363 |
| 4 | Packaging Corporation of America | 2025 | Mark Kowlzan | 1,539,396 | 11,484,123 | 0 | 3,100,700 | 16,992,255 |
| 5 | Dupont de Nemours, Inc. | 2025 | Lori Koch | 1,242,313 | 12,547,711 | 0 | 1,897,500 | 16,134,250 |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 2025 | Peter Vanacker | 1,486,539 | 11,846,184 | 0 | 1,708,500 | 15,577,445 |
| 7 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 2025 | Michael Hsu | 1,500,000 | 11,499,989 | 0 | 1,596,424 | 15,320,405 |
| 8 | Nucor Corporation | 2025 | Leon J. Topalian | 1,560,000 | 8,895,273 | 2,000,000 | 2,486,203 | 14,945,471 |
| 9 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 2025 | Heidi Petz | 1,373,077 | 6,456,207 | 4,253,859 | 2,390,000 | 14,914,317 |
| 10 | PPG Industries, Inc. | 2025 | Timothy Knavish | 1,300,000 | 7,333,542 | 3,666,690 | 1,924,000 | 14,885,022 |
| 11 | International Paper Company | 2025 | Andrew Silvernail | 1,000,000 | 12,174,818 | 0 | 1,318,500 | 14,838,324 |
| 12 | Freeport McMoRan Inc. | 2025 | Kathleen Quirk | 1,400,000 | 11,631,590 | 0 | 1,400,700 | 14,808,126 |
| 13 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 2025 | Mark Stewart | 1,400,000 | 7,128,093 | 0 | 4,899,200 | 14,602,389 |
| 14 | Weyerhaeuser Company | 2025 | Devin Stockfish | 1,300,000 | 10,155,810 | 0 | 2,102,000 | 13,983,685 |
| 15 | Ball Corporation | 2025 | Daniel Fisher | 1,269,462 | 5,798,801 | 2,081,242 | 3,676,886 | 13,486,942 |
| 16 | WestRock | 2023 | David Sewell | 1,300,500 | 9,544,333 | 0 | 1,490,029 | 12,615,612 |
| 17 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 2025 | Deon Stander | 1,136,538 | 7,649,430 | 0 | 605,475 | 9,538,375 |
| 18 | Amcor plc | 2025 | Peter Konieczny | 1,822,278 | 3,879,938 | 996,984 | 1,403,397 | 8,458,329 |
| — | United States Steel Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestRock | 74.97% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative TSR | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| 3M Company | 118.9% | PSU 50 · Options 50 | No | FW Cook |
| Amcor plc | 71% | PSU 50 · Options 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook and Willis Towers Watson |
| Avery Dennison Corp. | 39% | PSU 100 | Yes — Relative TSR | Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Semler Brossy |
| Ball Corporation | 150% | PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) | Farient Advisors LLC |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 200% | PSU 67 · RSU 33 | No | Not determinable from source text |
| Dupont de Nemours, Inc. | 101.2% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) |
| Freeport McMoRan Inc. | 66.7% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | No | FW Cook |
| Honeywell International, Inc. | 126% | PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25 | Yes — three-year total shareowner return (TSR) relative to the 2025 Compensation Peer Group | not disclosed |
| International Paper Company | 87.9% | PSU 100 | Yes — Relative TSR | Frederic W. Cook |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Semler Brossy Consulting Group |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV | 67% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer |
| Nucor Corporation | 177.08% | Cash LTI 50 | No | Pearl Meyer |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 101% | PSU 66 · RSU 33 | Yes — TSR | FW Cook |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 93% | MSU 34 · Options 33 · PSU 33 | No | FW Cook |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 98% | Cash LTI 40 · RSU 30 · PSU 30 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Exequity |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 110.86% | PSU 60 · Options 40 | No | Mercer (US) LLC |
| United States Steel Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | FW 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.
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, David Sewell | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 38. As printed: 12,615,612. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c31 · span 881369–881379 |
| 2 | Section 01, Alexander Pease | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 38. As printed: 3,573,651. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c31 · span 894414–894423 |
| 3 | Section 01, Patrick Kivits | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 38. As printed: 2,874,850. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c31 · span 903422–903431 |
| 4 | Section 01, Denise Singleton | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 38. As printed: 2,855,676. Filing ↗machine: r19 · c31 · span 925029–925038 |
| 5 | Section 01, Thomas Stigers | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 38. As printed: 2,826,260. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c31 · span 916237–916246 |
| 6 | Section 03, David Sewell PSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r9 · c34 · span 991201–991208 |
| 7 | Section 03, Alexander Pease RSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r13 · c44 · span 999519–999525 |
| 8 | Section 03, David Sewell RSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r7 · c44 · span 987624–987630 |
| 9 | Section 03, Alexander Pease PSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r15 · c34 · span 1003043–1003049 |
| 10 | Section 03, Thomas Stigers PSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r27 · c34 · span 1026871–1026877 |
| 11 | Section 03, Patrick Kivits PSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r21 · c34 · span 1015032–1015038 |
| 12 | Section 03, Denise Singleton RSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r31 · c44 · span 1035288–1035293 |
| 13 | Section 03, Denise Singleton PSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r33 · c34 · span 1038861–1038867 |
| 14 | Section 03, Patrick Kivits RSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r19 · c44 · span 1011458–1011464 |
| 15 | Section 03, Thomas Stigers RSU | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2023” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t123 · r25 · c44 · span 1023347–1023353 |
| 16 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 149 : 1.machine: span 1478036–1478041 |
| 17 | Section 08, Alan D. Wilson | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 400,022. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r24 · c15 · span 591240–591247 |
| 18 | Section 08, Terrell K. Crews | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 295,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r10 · c15 · span 575437–575444 |
| 19 | Section 08, Timothy J. Bernlohr | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 295,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r6 · c15 · span 570930–570937 |
| 20 | Section 08, Colleen F. Arnold | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 292,506. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r4 · c15 · span 568698–568705 |
| 21 | Section 08, James E. Nevels | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 292,506. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r18 · c15 · span 584455–584462 |
| 22 | Section 08, Dmitri L. Stockton | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r22 · c15 · span 588963–588970 |
| 23 | Section 08, Gracia C. Martore | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r16 · c15 · span 582227–582234 |
| 24 | Section 08, Russell M. Currey | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r12 · c15 · span 577717–577724 |
| 25 | Section 08, E. Jean Savage | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r20 · c15 · span 586732–586739 |
| 26 | Section 08, Suzan F. Harrison | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r14 · c15 · span 579947–579954 |
| 27 | Section 08, J. Powell Brown | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,006. Filing ↗machine: t66 · r8 · c15 · span 573208–573215 |
| 28 | Section 08, David B. Sewell | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-01-31 | 0001157523-23-000133 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.62% (votes for as printed: 179,159,497). Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 06, 2022 vote | Form 8-K | 2022-02-01 | 0001157523-22-000125 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.38%. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 06, 2021 vote | Form 8-K | 2021-02-02 | 0001157523-21-000126 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.4%. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | 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) |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 1,440,000 + equity 1,785,082 + all other 0 = 3,225,082, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 3,225,082 |
| 35 | 3M Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000066740-26-000151 | CEO total compensation as printed in 3M Company's own proxy. As printed: 21,005,009. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c9 · span 2797692–2797702 |
| 36 | Honeywell International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0000773840-26-000029 | CEO total compensation as printed in Honeywell International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 20,381,435. Filing ↗machine: span 2093429–2093439 |
| 37 | Crown Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-23 | 0002039852-26-000055 | CEO total compensation as printed in Crown Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 17,501,363. Filing ↗ |
| 38 | Packaging Corporation of America, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001193125-26-127602 | CEO total compensation as printed in Packaging Corporation of America's own proxy. As printed: 16,992,255. Filing ↗machine: span 363586–363596 |
| 39 | Dupont de Nemours, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001193125-26-151204 | CEO total compensation as printed in Dupont de Nemours, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,134,250. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c44 · span 1255492–1255502 |
| 40 | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001308179-26-000250 | CEO total compensation as printed in LyondellBasell Industries NV's own proxy. As printed: 15,577,445. Filing ↗machine: t221 · r1 · c18 · span 929522–929532 |
| 41 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-23 | 0001628280-26-020404 | CEO total compensation as printed in Kimberly-Clark Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 15,320,405. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 1086894–1086904 |
| 42 | Nucor Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001193125-26-127739 | CEO total compensation as printed in Nucor Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 14,945,471. Filing ↗machine: t120 · r3 · c39 · span 919349–919359 |
| 43 | The Sherwin-Williams Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-11 | 0000089800-26-000025 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Sherwin-Williams Company's own proxy. As printed: 14,914,317. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c8 · span 1976552–1976562 |
| 44 | PPG Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-05 | 0000079879-26-000088 | CEO total compensation as printed in PPG Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,885,022. Filing ↗machine: span 1300546–1300556 |
| 45 | International Paper Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001628280-26-021729 | CEO total compensation as printed in International Paper Company's own proxy. As printed: 14,838,324. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c9 · span 2931849–2931859 |
| 46 | Freeport McMoRan Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001193125-26-173666 | CEO total compensation as printed in Freeport McMoRan Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,808,126. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c27 · span 1150389–1150400 |
| 47 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-06 | 0001628280-26-015520 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's own proxy. As printed: 14,602,389. Filing ↗machine: span 1108942–1108952 |
| 48 | Weyerhaeuser Company, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-01 | 0001140361-26-012453 | CEO total compensation as printed in Weyerhaeuser Company's own proxy. As printed: 13,983,685. Filing ↗ |
| 49 | Ball Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001104659-26-029499 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ball Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 13,486,942. Filing ↗machine: t91 · r4 · c54 · span 1324028–1324038 |
| 50 | WestRock (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2023-12-13 | 0001193125-23-293896 | CEO total compensation as printed in WestRock's own proxy. As printed: 12,615,612. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c31 · span 881369–881379 |
| 51 | Avery Dennison Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-12 | 0001193125-26-102965 | CEO total compensation as printed in Avery Dennison Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,538,375. Filing ↗machine: span 1488950–1488959 |
| 52 | Amcor plc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-09-23 | 0001748790-25-000032 | CEO total compensation as printed in Amcor plc's own proxy. As printed: 8,458,329. Filing ↗machine: t85 · r3 · c7 · span 1845231–1845240 |
| 53 | Section 10a, Dupont de Nemours, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-151204 | Dupont de Nemours, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 54 | Section 10a, Nucor Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-127739 | Nucor Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 55 | Section 10a, Ball Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-029499 | Ball Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 56 | Section 10a, Honeywell International, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000773840-26-000029 | Honeywell International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 57 | Section 10a, Freeport McMoRan Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-173666 | Freeport McMoRan Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 58 | Section 10a, International Paper Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-021729 | International Paper Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 59 | Section 10a, 3M Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000066740-26-000151 | 3M Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 60 | Section 10a, PPG Industries, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000079879-26-000088 | PPG Industries, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 61 | Section 10a, The Sherwin-Williams Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000089800-26-000025 | The Sherwin-Williams Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 62 | Section 10a, Amcor plc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001748790-25-000032 | Amcor plc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 63 | Section 10a, Packaging Corporation of America reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-127602 | Packaging Corporation of America's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 64 | Section 10a, Avery Dennison Corp. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-102965 | Avery Dennison Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |
| 65 | Section 10a, Weyerhaeuser Company reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-012453 | Weyerhaeuser Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WestRock. Filing ↗ |