Jeffrey Niew is President & Chief Executive Officer of Knowles Corp (KN). The company reported total compensation of $8,674,916 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,844,773 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,050,300 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $29,843 |
| Total | $8,674,916 |
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 Knowles Corp filed March 11, 2026, accession 0001587523-26-000010.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $6,844,773 | $0 | $1,050,300 | $0 | $29,843 | $8,674,916 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $747,596 | $0 | $5,097,770 | $0 | $540,000 | $2,800 | $23,408 | $6,411,574 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $717,789 | — | $4,545,197 | — | $174,000 | $0 | $21,629 | $5,458,615 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | — | $7,328,950 | — | $1,000,000 | $0 | $20,314 | $8,999,264 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $610,000 | — | $2,549,998 | $849,999 | $583,752 | $91,900 | $19,536 | $4,705,185 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Knowles Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,163,092 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,511,824 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 84th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Knowles Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Niew this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $8,674,916 |
| John Anderson | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $2,428,707 |
| Daniel Giesecke | Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | $1,929,551 |
| Robert Perna | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $1,682,406 |
| Raymond Cabrera | Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,463,508 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Knowles Corp compensation brief.
Jeffrey Niew's compensation sits inside Knowles Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.