James Peters compensation by year
BROWN FORMAN Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $68,750 |
| Bonus | $79,063 |
| Stock awards | $138,949 |
| Option awards | $66,001 |
| Non-equity incentive | $105,874 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $2,687 |
| Total | $461,324 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: BROWN FORMAN CORP DEF 14A filed June 18, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-275853, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the BROWN FORMAN CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-275853. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed June 18, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 4,779 | $123,155 | — |
| Option | 8,992 | — | $28.40 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in BROWN FORMAN CORP's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
BROWN FORMAN’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson Whiting | President and Chief Executive Officer | $25,304,882 |
| Leanne Cunningham | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $8,898,554 |
| Michael Carr | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $4,980,691 |
| Michael Masick | Executive Vice President, President, Americas | $4,012,935 |
| Yiannis Pafilis | Executive Vice President, President, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific | $3,820,151 |
| James Peters · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $461,324 |
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