Scott Richardson compensation by year
Celanese Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $513,846 | $595,385 | $623,077 | $646,000 | $678,300 | $714,534 | $800,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $799,904 | $1,499,877 | $1,699,862 | $2,899,928 | $1,999,756 | $1,889,911 | $2,449,936 | $5,249,958 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $809,992 | $1,049,953 | $2,249,990 |
| Non-equity incentive | $968,400 | $202,907 | $635,538 | $1,323,770 | $686,412 | $749,326 | $481,600 | $1,342,625 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $5,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $6,000 |
| All other | $66,949 | $77,378 | $88,535 | $88,206 | $87,938 | $88,608 | $99,142 | $138,499 |
| Total | $2,349,099 | $2,380,547 | $3,051,012 | $4,962,904 | $3,452,406 | $4,257,371 | $4,885,631 | $10,137,072 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Celanese Corp DEF 14A filed March 4, 2026, accession 0001306830-26-000052, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Celanese Corp filed document, accession 0001306830-26-000052. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 4, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 107,142 | $4,529,964 | — |
| RSU | 16,118 | $681,469 | — |
| RSU | 3,336 | $141,046 | — |
| Option | 13,764 | — | $149.09 |
| Option | 7,575 | — | $116.93 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Celanese Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Celanese’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Richardson · this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $10,137,072 |
| Chuck Kyrish | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,477,752 |
| Todd Elliott | Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials | $3,089,570 |
| Ashley Duffie | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $2,999,980 |
| Mark Murray | Senior Vice President, Acetyls | $2,531,415 |
Board service
Celanese board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Celanese pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $175,000 in equity. As stated in Celanese's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Finance and Business Review (Co-Chair) (Chair)
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