What they were paid
LINCOLN ELECTRIC Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $130,000 | $63,520 | — | — | $193,520 |
| FY2024 | $130,000 | $154,928 | $0 | $0 | $284,928 |
| FY2022 | $113,000 | $144,864 | — | — | $257,864 |
| FY2021 | $108,000 | $144,880 | — | — | $252,880 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC DEF 14A filed March 19, 2026, accession 0002071876-26-000032, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC filed document, accession 0002071876-26-000032. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 19, 2026.
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$193,520 Curtis E. Espeland, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 19, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025LINCOLN ELECTRIC pays directors a $110,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in RSU.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Finance
The rest of the LINCOLN ELECTRIC board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ben P. Patel | Independent Director | $158,606 |
| Bonnie J. Fetch | Independent Director | $158,526 |
| Brian D. Chambers | Independent Director | $158,539 |
| Kathryn Jo Lincoln | Independent Director | $158,606 |
| Marc A. Howze | Independent Director | $168,520 |
| Michael F. Hilton | Independent Director | $178,602 |
| N. Joy Falotico | Independent Director | $270,380 |
| Patrick P. Goris | Independent Director | $189,870 |
| Phillip J. Mason | Independent Director | $178,520 |
| Steven B. Hedlund | Chair of the Board | — |
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