Jeffrey Powell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kadant Inc (KAI). The company reported total compensation of $5,519,261 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $970,900 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,036,181 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,491,800 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $20,380 |
| Total | $5,519,261 |
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 Kadant Inc filed April 1, 2026, accession 0000886346-26-000027.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $970,900 | $0 | $3,036,181 | $0 | $1,491,800 | $0 | $20,380 | $5,519,261 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $898,900 | $0 | $3,277,818 | $0 | $1,835,700 | $0 | $19,380 | $6,031,798 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $845,000 | $0 | $2,031,868 | $0 | $2,050,000 | $0 | $18,130 | $4,944,998 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $831,600 | $0 | $3,070,380 | $0 | $2,016,500 | $0 | $15,690 | $5,934,170 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $810,000 | $0 | $1,687,702 | $0 | $1,185,400 | $0 | $14,145 | $3,697,247 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Kadant Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,381,543 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,862,281 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Kadant Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Powell this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,519,261 |
| Michael McKenney | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,007,438 |
| Fredrik Westerhout | Vice President | $1,467,695 |
| Stacy Krause | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,461,680 |
| Michael Colwell | Senior Vice President | $1,383,591 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Kadant Inc compensation brief.
Jeffrey Powell's compensation sits inside Kadant Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.