Nicholas Lahanas compensation by year
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $346,246 | $387,308 | $447,692 | $456,344 | $466,988 | $478,662 | $508,669 | $522,568 | $893,365 |
| Bonus | $185,000 | — | — | $363,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $401,172 | $0 | $799,995 | $1,999,998 | $100,013 | $249,983 | $249,998 | $396,971 | $1,000,022 |
| Option awards | $100,735 | $143,240 | $161,566 | $159,371 | $75,442 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $326,000 | — | $222,000 | $245,000 | — |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $3,120 | $3,701 | $10,747 | $9,863 | $9,998 | $10,426 | $11,685 | $11,746 | $12,375 |
| Total | $1,036,273 | $534,249 | $1,420,000 | $2,989,476 | $978,441 | $739,071 | $992,352 | $1,176,285 | $1,905,762 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO DEF 14A filed December 22, 2025, accession 0001140361-25-046376, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO filed document, accession 0001140361-25-046376. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 22, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 21,930 | $658,119 | — |
| RSU | 14,868 | $446,189 | — |
| PSU | 14,868 | $446,189 | — |
| PSU | 3,844 | $115,358 | — |
| RSU | 3,788 | $113,678 | — |
| RSU | 3,759 | $112,808 | — |
| PSU | 3,759 | $112,808 | — |
| PSU | 3,751 | $112,568 | — |
| RSU | 1,922 | $57,679 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Hanson | President, Pet Consumer Products | $2,059,747 |
| Nicholas Lahanas · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,905,762 |
| William Brown | Chairman of the Board of Directors | $1,535,298 |
| John Walker | President, Garden Consumer Products | $858,935 |
| Bradley Smith | Chief Financial Officer | $736,037 |
Board service
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET board · FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $120,000 in equity. As stated in CENTRAL GARDEN & PET's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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