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Fiscal year 2023

David Sewell — FY2023 total compensation $12,615,612

David Sewell is President and CEO of WestRock Company (WRK). The company reported total compensation of $12,615,612 for fiscal year 2023.

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Fiscal year 2023 compensation

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.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2023President and CEO$1,300,500$0$9,544,333$0$1,490,029$0$280,750$12,615,612
FY2022President and CEO$1,220,250$0$7,591,297$0$2,328,123$0$436,600$11,576,270
FY2021President 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.

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$14,914,317
Difference from that median$-2,298,705
Percentile within the disclosed peer group12th
Peers with a disclosed figure17

Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group WestRock Company discloses in its own compensation disclosure.

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The other named executive officers of WestRock Company

Named executive officerRoleFY2023 total
David Sewell this pagePresident and CEO$12,615,612
Alexander PeaseExecutive Vice President and CFO$3,573,651
Patrick KivitsPresident, Corrugated Packaging$2,874,850
Denise SingletonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,855,676
Thomas StigersPresident, 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.

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The company page

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.

The WestRock Company (WRK) compensation brief