Preston Wigner is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corp. (UVV). The company reported total compensation of $3,179,995 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $828,800 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,849,532 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $215,900 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $262,955 |
| All other compensation | $22,808 |
| Total | $3,179,995 |
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 Universal Corp. filed July 1, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-046310.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $828,800 | $0 | $1,849,532 | $0 | $215,900 | $262,955 | $22,808 | $3,179,995 |
| FY2025 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $646,800 | $0 | $2,411,771 | $0 | $1,129,000 | $219,667 | $26,306 | $4,433,544 |
| FY2024 | Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer | $475,500 | $0 | $1,600,000 | $0 | $523,700 | $1,690,344 | $144,000 | $1,554,763 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Universal Corp..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $4,589,619 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,409,624 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 22nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Universal Corp. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,796,603 |
| Preston Wigner this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,179,995 |
| Johan Kroner | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,349,845 |
| Catherine Claiborne | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,164,537 |
| J. Patrick O'Keefe | Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc. | $1,014,806 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full Universal Corp. compensation brief.
Preston Wigner's compensation sits inside Universal Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.