David Sewell is President and CEO of WestRock Company (WRK). The company reported total compensation of $12,615,612 for fiscal year 2023.
| Salary | $1,300,500 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $9,544,333 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,490,029 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $280,750 |
| Total | $12,615,612 |
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 WestRock Company filed December 13, 2023, accession 0001193125-23-293896.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | President and CEO | $1,300,500 | $0 | $9,544,333 | $0 | $1,490,029 | $0 | $280,750 | $12,615,612 |
| FY2022 | President and CEO | $1,220,250 | $0 | $7,591,297 | $0 | $2,328,123 | $0 | $436,600 | $11,576,270 |
| FY2021 | President and CEO | $654,545 | $0 | $18,896,377 | $0 | $1,536,391 | $0 | $101,773 | $21,189,086 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for WestRock Company.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $14,914,317 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,298,705 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 12th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group WestRock Company discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2023 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Sewell this page | President and CEO | $12,615,612 |
| Alexander Pease | Executive Vice President and CFO | $3,573,651 |
| Patrick Kivits | President, Corrugated Packaging | $2,874,850 |
| Denise Singleton | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $2,855,676 |
| Thomas Stigers | President, Mill Operations | $2,826,260 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2023, and what it reported for each. See the full WestRock Company compensation brief.
David Sewell's compensation sits inside WestRock Company's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.