Leroy Ball is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP). The company reported total compensation of $6,358,244 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $975,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,145,824 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $844 |
| All other compensation | $236,576 |
| Total | $6,358,244 |
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 Koppers Holdings Inc. filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001315257-26-000026.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | $975,000 | $0 | $5,145,824 | $0 | $0 | $844 | $236,576 | $6,358,244 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | $961,538 | $0 | $3,847,177 | $0 | $899,563 | $0 | $171,244 | $5,879,522 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors | $915,680 | $0 | $3,572,221 | $0 | $1,265,592 | $0 | $207,060 | $5,960,553 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Koppers Holdings Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,581,989 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,223,744 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Koppers Holdings Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Koppers Holdings Inc. compensation brief.
Leroy Ball's compensation sits inside Koppers Holdings Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.