David Dauch is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Dauch Corp (DCH). The company reported total compensation of $11,520,501 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,268,750 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,103,889 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $4,607,050 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $62,499 |
| All other compensation | $478,313 |
| Total | $11,520,501 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Dauch Corp filed March 19, 2026, accession 0001062231-26-000082.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1,268,750 | $0 | $5,103,889 | $0 | $4,607,050 | $62,499 | $478,313 | $11,520,501 |
| FY2024 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1,250,000 | $0 | $5,136,512 | $0 | $4,188,282 | $76,135 | $472,089 | $11,123,018 |
| FY2023 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1,250,000 | $0 | $5,161,125 | $0 | $4,841,438 | $53,238 | $892,871 | $12,198,672 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Dauch Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,161,970 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-641,469 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Dauch Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Dauch this page | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $11,520,501 |
| Michael Lynch | President & Chief Operating Officer | $3,567,242 |
| Christopher May | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $3,489,719 |
| Tolga Oal | President Driveline | $2,703,874 |
| Terri Kemp | Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff & Sustainability | $2,552,799 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Dauch Corp compensation brief.
David Dauch's compensation sits inside Dauch Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.