Lawson Whiting compensation by year
BROWN FORMAN Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $487,287 | $597,524 | $872,374 | $1,074,760 | $1,178,747 | $1,250,040 | $1,250,040 | $1,250,040 | $1,276,083 | $1,314,365 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,712,763 |
| Stock awards | $152,165 | $184,620 | $459,765 | $1,480,080 | $2,020,860 | $1,681,355 | $2,075,901 | $4,765,947 | $4,624,396 | $10,772,703 |
| Option awards | $162,501 | $227,510 | $450,009 | $1,225,001 | $1,575,002 | $1,690,184 | $1,786,508 | $2,216,456 | $2,366,441 | $2,366,434 |
| Non-equity incentive | $741,500 | $931,719 | $1,147,350 | $660,412 | $2,986,774 | $2,731,438 | $3,387,283 | $3,706,929 | $2,969,623 | $2,493,150 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $348,332 | $402,500 | $729,193 | $1,720,684 | $1,006,606 | $811,189 | $1,095,610 | $1,145,802 | $2,024,516 | $5,381,227 |
| All other | $28,739 | $33,732 | $37,202 | $35,470 | $344,120 | $200,730 | $55,920 | $108,986 | $188,485 | $264,240 |
| Total | $1,920,524 | $2,377,605 | $3,695,893 | $6,196,407 | $9,112,109 | $8,364,936 | $9,651,262 | $13,194,160 | $13,449,544 | $25,304,882 |
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 | 204,310 | $5,265,069 | — |
| PSU | 166,383 | $4,287,690 | — |
| PSU | 109,505 | $2,821,944 | — |
| RSU | 36,389 | $956,303 | — |
| Option | 101,906 | — | $69.87 |
| Option | 183,445 | — | $45.07 |
| Option | 288,238 | — | $31.15 |
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 · this page | 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 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $461,324 |
Board service
BROWN FORMAN board · FY2023–FY2026How this board is paid
Company policy: BROWN FORMAN pays directors a $80,000 cash retainer and $155,000 in DSU. As stated in BROWN FORMAN's FY2026 proxy.
Committees
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