Joseph Berquist is Chief Executive Officer and President of Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR). The company reported total compensation of $3,709,451 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $800,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,420,319 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $461,840 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $27,292 |
| Total | $3,709,451 |
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 Quaker Chemical Corp filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-022236.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $800,000 | $0 | $2,420,319 | $0 | $461,840 | $0 | $27,292 | $3,709,451 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $575,731 | $0 | $1,012,878 | $0 | $276,425 | $0 | $32,082 | $1,897,116 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $535,933 | $0 | $789,316 | $0 | $570,375 | $0 | $32,976 | $1,928,600 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Quaker Chemical Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,656,558 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,947,107 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 12th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Quaker Chemical Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Berquist this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $3,709,451 |
| Thomas Coler | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $1,643,815 |
| Jeewat Bijlani | Executive Vice President, Global Specialty and Chief Growth Officer | $1,450,851 |
| David Slinkman | Former Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | $1,307,546 |
| Robert Traub | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $1,238,984 |
| Jeffrey Fleck | Former Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations Officer | $1,065,770 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Quaker Chemical Corp compensation brief.
Joseph Berquist's compensation sits inside Quaker Chemical Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.