What they were paid
Hormel Foods Director Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Hormel Foods Corp DEF 14A filed December 17, 2025, accession 0000048465-25-000074, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Hormel Foods Corp filed document, accession 0000048465-25-000074. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 17, 2025.
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Data as of December 17, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Hormel Foods pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in equity.
The rest of the Hormel Foods board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher J. Policinski | Independent Director | $311,157 |
| Debbra L. Schoneman | Independent Director | $279,988 |
| Elsa A. Murano | Independent Director | $269,988 |
| Gary C. Bhojwani | Independent Director | $303,114 |
| Jeffrey M. Ettinger | Director | $215,003 |
| John F. Ghingo | Director | — |
| Michael P. Zechmeister | Independent Director | $297,488 |
| Sally J. Smith | Independent Director | $320,669 |
| Stephen M. Lacy | Independent Director | $289,988 |
| Steven A. White | Independent Director | $312,590 |
| William A. Newlands | Chair of the Board | $467,145 |
The full Hormel Foods compensation record
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