Michael Whitehead compensation by year
LINCOLN ELECTRIC Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $443,534 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $531,114 |
| Option awards | $168,723 |
| Non-equity incentive | $379,416 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $101,442 |
| Total | $1,624,229 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC DEF 14A filed March 19, 2026, accession 0002071876-26-000032, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 3,280 | $786,019 | — |
| PSU | 1,398 | $335,017 | — |
| RSU | 820 | $196,505 | — |
| RSU | 699 | $167,508 | — |
| PSU | 576 | $138,033 | — |
| Option | 722 | — | $175.97 |
| Option | 1,679 | — | $246.99 |
| Option | 3,021 | — | $215.90 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 19, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Sale | — | 845 | $274.81 | 9,319 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
LINCOLN ELECTRIC’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Hedlund | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $8,394,536 |
| Christopher Mapes | Executive Chair | $7,126,026 |
| Gabriel Bruno | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $2,910,855 |
| Jennifer Ansberry | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,924,695 |
| Michael Whitehead · this page | Executive Vice President, President, Americas Welding | $1,624,229 |
| Susan Edwards | Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,589,361 |
| Michele Kuhrt | Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer | $1,472,933 |
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