Sean Keohane compensation by year
CABOT Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $681,161 | $887,500 | $937,500 | $987,500 | $750,000 | $1,026,250 | $1,035,000 | $1,083,750 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,133,052 | $2,079,911 | $2,599,951 | $2,925,000 | $2,924,943 | $3,087,459 | $3,087,436 | $3,509,911 | $4,029,950 | $4,224,847 |
| Option awards | $630,096 | $1,119,647 | $1,399,898 | $1,574,578 | $1,574,400 | $1,662,151 | $1,662,485 | $1,890,051 | $2,170,625 | $2,274,925 |
| Non-equity incentive | $710,000 | $1,252,000 | $1,567,500 | $964,272 | $432,000 | $2,118,852 | $1,838,657 | $1,045,704 | $1,951,043 | $1,402,501 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $20,143 | $0 | $0 | $15,469 | $0 | $12,074 | $16,097 | $26,843 | $23,978 | $31,307 |
| All other | $159,278 | $232,734 | $270,593 | $212,560 | $136,180 | $335,701 | $308,354 | $235,251 | $324,558 | $274,303 |
| Total | $3,333,730 | $5,571,792 | $6,775,442 | $6,679,379 | $5,817,523 | $8,242,487 | $7,948,029 | $7,791,510 | $9,600,154 | $9,307,883 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CABOT CORP DEF 14A filed January 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-023681, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CABOT CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-023681. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed January 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 33,434 | $2,542,656 | — |
| RSU | 25,000 | $1,901,250 | — |
| RSU | 21,939 | $1,668,461 | — |
| RSU | 21,381 | $1,626,025 | — |
| PSU | 19,444 | $1,478,716 | — |
| PSU | 17,806 | $1,354,146 | — |
| RSU | 16,957 | $1,289,580 | — |
| RSU | 7,240 | $550,602 | — |
| Option | 28,767 | — | $73.84 |
| Option | 55,398 | — | $74.40 |
| Option | 50,600 | — | $114.99 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CABOT CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
CABOT’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Keohane · this page | President and CEO | $9,307,883 |
| Jeff Zhu | Executive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies, and Battery Materials businesses within Performance Chemicals Segment & Asia Pacific Region | $3,524,533 |
| Erica McLaughlin | Executive Vice President, CFO, & Head of Corp Strategy | $2,776,056 |
| Hobart Kalkstein | Former Executive Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment & Americas Region, & executive responsible for Digital | $2,578,532 |
| Karen Kalita | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $1,981,973 |
| Matthew Wood | Former Senior Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment | $1,305,924 |
Board service
CABOT board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CABOT pays directors a $95,000 cash retainer and $165,000 in Stock. As stated in CABOT's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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