What they were paid
Waters Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $88,000 | $117,475 | $117,376 | $0 | $322,851 |
| FY2024 | $91,000 | $109,759 | $109,898 | $0 | $310,657 |
| FY2023 | $88,000 | $109,898 | $109,958 | $0 | $307,856 |
| FY2022 | $86,500 | $109,742 | $109,899 | $0 | $306,141 |
| FY2021 | $33,267 | $54,631 | $54,919 | — | $142,817 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Waters Corp DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149657, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Waters Corp filed document, accession 0001193125-26-149657. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
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Data as of April 9, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Waters pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $235,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themScience and Technology
The rest of the Waters board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher A. Kuebler | Independent Director | $343,851 |
| Claire M. Fraser | Independent Director | — |
| Daniel Brennan | Independent Director | $345,351 |
| Flemming Ørnskov | Chair of the Board | $506,851 |
| Heather Knight | Independent Director | $324,351 |
| Linda Baddour | Independent Director | $363,351 |
| Mark Vergnano | Independent Director | $330,351 |
| Pearl S. Huang | Independent Director | $338,851 |
| Richard Fearon | Independent Director | $345,351 |
| Udit Batra | Director | — |
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