Russell Ford is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of StandardAero, Inc. (SARO). The company reported total compensation of $7,791,622 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,009,154 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,920,014 |
| Option awards | $2,880,002 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,147,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $834,952 |
| Total | $7,791,622 |
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 StandardAero, Inc. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-194138.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $1,009,154 | $0 | $1,920,014 | $2,880,002 | $1,147,500 | $0 | $834,952 | $7,791,622 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $967,385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,368,000 | $0 | $55,064 | $2,390,449 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $870,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,631,250 | $0 | $187,456 | $2,688,706 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for StandardAero, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $20,865,251 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-13,073,628 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group StandardAero, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Ford this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $7,791,622 |
| Kimberly Ernzen | Chief Operating Officer | $2,531,855 |
| Daniel Satterfield | Chief Financial Officer | $2,389,317 |
| Kimberly Ashmun | Former President of Component Repair Services | $1,658,692 |
| Lewis Prebble | President of Engine Services – Commercial Division | $1,471,668 |
| Anthony Brancato | President of Engine Services – Business Aviation | $1,414,079 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full StandardAero, Inc. compensation brief.
Russell Ford's compensation sits inside StandardAero, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.