Leroy Ball compensation by year
Koppers Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $716,250 | $792,500 | $833,338 | $857,719 | $864,450 | $883,401 | $890,384 | $915,680 | $961,538 | $975,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $205,808 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,281,480 | $1,851,641 | $1,717,559 | $2,208,407 | $1,282,260 | $2,321,990 | $2,810,749 | $3,572,221 | $3,847,177 | $5,145,824 |
| Option awards | $449,994 | $599,990 | $672,361 | $692,535 | $777,999 | $778,005 | $934,904 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $786,600 | $928,000 | $725,350 | $864,634 | $890,384 | $1,103,470 | $1,003,463 | $1,265,592 | $899,563 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $556 | $1,057 | $854 | $977 | $2,383 | $3,719 | $3,158 | $0 | $0 | $844 |
| All other | $64,626 | $106,836 | $94,583 | $94,066 | $103,263 | $106,288 | $127,344 | $207,060 | $171,244 | $236,576 |
| Total | $3,299,507 | $4,280,024 | $4,044,045 | $4,718,338 | $4,126,547 | $5,196,873 | $5,770,002 | $5,960,553 | $5,879,522 | $6,358,244 |
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.
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 | 181,490 | $4,914,749 | — |
| PSU | 82,098 | $2,223,214 | — |
| Option | 33,519 | — | $44.10 |
| Option | 61,178 | — | $26.63 |
| Option | 92,180 | — | $19.63 |
| Option | 13,295 | — | $32.19 |
| Option | 41,123 | — | $41.60 |
| Option | 49,272 | — | $29.84 |
| Option | 60,728 | — | $18.11 |
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 · this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | $6,358,244 |
| James Sullivan | 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 |
Board service
Koppers board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Koppers pays directors a $85,000 cash retainer and $125,000 in RSUs. As stated in Koppers's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Sustainability
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