Chair of the Board · AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. (AVNS)

Chair, Nominating/Governance Committee

Gary D. Blackford director compensation at Avanos Medical: $398K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Gary D. Blackford at AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed March 12, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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What they were paid

AVANOS MEDICAL Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as AVANOS MEDICAL reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$207,500$190,000$0$0$397,500
FY2024$206,875$190,000——$396,875
FY2023$200,000$190,000——$390,000

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. DEF 14A filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-027106, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-027106. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 12, 2026.

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$397,500 Gary D. Blackford, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of March 12, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

AVANOS MEDICAL pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $190,000 in RSUs.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Nominating/Governance (Chair)

The rest of the AVANOS MEDICAL board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
David C. PacittiDirector—
Dr. Julie ShimerIndependent Director$287,500
Dr. Lisa Egbuonu-DavisIndependent Director$280,000
Indrani L. FranchiniIndependent Director$280,000
James L. CunniffIndependent Director—
Patrick J. O'LearyDirector$292,540
William P. BurkeIndependent Director—

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