James Sullivan compensation by year
Koppers Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $338,100 | $351,300 | $388,642 | $408,766 | $500,000 | $510,962 | $532,538 | $583,577 | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $189,280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $350,464 | $395,063 | $459,756 | $573,975 | $494,435 | $895,362 | $980,515 | $1,287,777 | $1,542,263 | $2,016,576 |
| Option awards | $123,073 | $128,021 | $179,997 | $179,999 | $300,000 | $299,994 | $257,512 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $217,597 | $284,728 | $219,143 | $247,193 | $386,250 | $416,250 | $403,760 | $741,600 | $505,700 | $115,267 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $36 | $114 | $142 | $190 | $499 | $915 | $858 | $0 | $0 | $270 |
| All other | $37,345 | $55,623 | $53,966 | $56,706 | $66,726 | $72,484 | $76,109 | $112,050 | $110,764 | $128,095 |
| Total | $1,066,615 | $1,214,849 | $1,301,646 | $1,466,829 | $1,937,190 | $2,195,967 | $2,251,292 | $2,725,004 | $2,808,727 | $2,910,208 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Koppers Holdings Inc. DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001315257-26-000026, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Koppers Holdings Inc. filed document, accession 0001315257-26-000026. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 75,451 | $2,043,213 | — |
| PSU | 24,575 | $665,491 | — |
| Option | 4,750 | — | $29.84 |
| Option | 3,662 | — | $32.19 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Koppers Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Koppers’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Ball | Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | $6,358,244 |
| James Sullivan · this page | President and Chief Transformation Officer | $2,910,208 |
| Stephanie Apostolou | Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer and Secretary | $1,572,946 |
| Jimmi Sue Smith | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Now Retired) | $1,401,910 |
| Stephen Lucas | Senior Vice President, Culture and Engagement | $1,041,022 |
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