Erik Gershwind compensation by year
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $700,710 | $719,148 | $740,723 | $762,858 | $697,002 | $771,151 | $815,937 | $825,446 | $861,210 | $871,411 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $824,953 | $825,003 | $1,099,992 | $1,374,962 | $3,249,858 | $3,249,925 | $3,249,890 | $3,249,955 | $3,549,805 | $3,549,966 |
| Option awards | $674,994 | $675,002 | $899,995 | $1,124,998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $500,000 | $1,723,180 | $1,700,063 | $585,713 | $375,000 | $1,124,738 | $2,362,500 | $826,575 | $0 | $1,425,750 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $20,711 | $19,442 | $20,746 | $23,255 | $22,575 | $23,789 | $24,916 | $26,148 | $26,466 | $26,710 |
| Total | $2,721,368 | $3,961,775 | $4,461,519 | $3,871,786 | $4,344,435 | $5,170,103 | $6,453,243 | $4,928,124 | $4,437,481 | $5,873,837 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC DEF 14A filed December 11, 2025, accession 0001003078-25-000174, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC filed document, accession 0001003078-25-000174. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 11, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 45,936 | $4,144,805 | — |
| RSU | 22,968 | $2,072,403 | — |
| RSU | 14,702 | $1,326,561 | — |
| RSU | 11,013 | $993,703 | — |
| RSU | 9,801 | $884,344 | — |
| RSU | 5,553 | $501,047 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
26 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed December 11, 2025)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 787 | — | 2,462 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 5,511 | — | 11,022 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion | — | 440 | — | 1,663,815 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 4,920 | — | 0 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion | — | 787 | — | 1,657,864 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion | — | 4,920 | — | 1,657,077 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion | — | 5,511 | — | 1,663,375 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 440 | — | 2,022 |
The 8 most recent of 26 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $4,742,822 | $10,722,180 | $49,714 | $15,553,709 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $10,722,180 | $0 | $10,722,180 |
| Death | $0 | $8,734,752 | $0 | $8,734,752 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Gershwind · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $5,873,837 |
| Martina McIsaac | President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,241,188 |
| Kristen Actis-Grande | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,475,980 |
| Neal Dongre | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $1,140,333 |
| Kimberly Shacklett | Senior Vice President, Customer Experience | $1,055,242 |
| Gregory Clark | Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer | $622,362 |
Board service
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT pays directors $132,500 in equity. As stated in MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT's FY2025 proxy.
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