A. Hal Nelson III compensation by year
Corning Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $609,615 | $668,269 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,647,529 | $2,741,127 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,834,844 | $1,940,194 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $395,775 | $1,356,894 |
| All other | $32,914 | $82,740 |
| Total | $4,520,678 | $6,789,224 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Corning Incorporated DEF 14A filed March 20, 2026, accession 0001206774-26-000148, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Corning Incorporated filed document, accession 0001206774-26-000148. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 20, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 143,167 | $12,535,703 | — |
| PSU | 50,060 | $4,383,254 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Corning Incorporated's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Corning discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,750,000 | $12,465,741 | $93,108 | $24,141,467 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $2,750,000 | — | $43,108 | $2,843,108 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Corning Incorporated's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Corning’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell Weeks | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | $25,756,121 |
| Eric Musser | Former President and Chief Operating Officer | $12,102,878 |
| Lewis Steverson | Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administration Officer | $9,083,355 |
| John Zhang | Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer | $8,278,183 |
| Edward Schlesinger | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $7,415,346 |
| A. Hal Nelson III · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $6,789,224 |
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