Independent Director · MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC (MSM)

Michael Kaufmann director compensation at MSC Industrial Direct: $243K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Michael Kaufmann at MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed December 11, 2025 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$110,417$132,426$0—$242,843
FY2024$97,500$132,439—$0$229,939
FY2023$144,300$124,923—$0$269,223

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC DEF 14A filed December 11, 2025, accession 0001003078-25-000174, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC filed document, accession 0001003078-25-000174. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 11, 2025.

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$242,843 Michael Kaufmann, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of December 11, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT pays directors $132,500 in equity.

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

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The rest of the MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Erik GershwindDirector—
Louise GoeserIndependent Director$249,926
Martina McIsaacDirector—
Mitchell JacobsonChair of the Board$456,618
Philip PellerIndependent Director$233,398
Rahquel PurcellIndependent Director$229,926
Robert AarnesIndependent Director$229,926
Rudina SeseriIndependent Director$229,926
Steven PaladinoLead Independent Director$253,537

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