David Sewell compensation by year
WestRock Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $654,545 | $1,220,250 | $1,300,500 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $18,896,377 | $7,591,297 | $9,544,333 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,536,391 | $2,328,123 | $1,490,029 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $101,773 | $436,600 | $280,750 |
| Total | $21,189,086 | $11,576,270 | $12,615,612 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: WestRock Company DEF 14A filed December 13, 2023, accession 0001193125-23-293896, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the WestRock Company filed document, accession 0001193125-23-293896. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 13, 2023.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2023 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 207,942 | $7,444,324 | — |
| PSU | 134,225 | $4,805,255 | — |
| PSU | 127,972 | $4,581,398 | — |
| RSU | 69,314 | $2,481,441 | — |
| RSU | 66,284 | $2,372,967 | — |
| RSU | 44,742 | $1,601,764 | — |
| RSU | 28,439 | $1,018,116 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in WestRock Company's FY2023 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
7 Form 4 lines since the FY2023 proxy (filed December 13, 2023)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 311,822.9 | — | 0 |
| 2024-07-05 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 125,423.3 | — | 0 |
| 2024-02-19 | Tax withholding | — | 15,665 | $43.71 | 430,492 |
| 2024-02-19 | Grant or award | — | 34,734 | $0.00 | 446,157 |
| 2024-02-05 | Grant or award | — | 62,930 | $0.00 | 440,461 |
| 2024-02-05 | Tax withholding | — | 32,536 | $38.66 | 407,925 |
| 2024-01-25 | Grant or award | — | 80,747 | $0.00 | 377,531 |
The 7 most recent of 7 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
WestRock’s named executive officers, FY2023
as the company reported each| 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 |
Board service
WestRock board · FY2022–FY2023How this board is paid
Company policy: WestRock pays directors a $115,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in RSUs. As stated in WestRock's FY2023 proxy.
Committees
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How this record is built
Every figure on this page is one figure from a public SEC filing, printed as the filing states it and cited to the document. Compensation totals are WestRock's own disclosed totals, not summed by Velarion. Insider transactions are read from Form 4 filings and cover every line filed since the most recent proxy. Nothing is estimated by Velarion; where the company does not disclose a value the cell reads "—", and a section appears only where the company discloses the data. Corrections: records@velarion.ai.