ACCO BRANDS (ACCO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas W. Tedford, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.5M in 2025, up 7% from $4.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 111:1, on median employee pay of $40,291.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.5M+7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
111:1median $40,291
CEO pay in equity
76%$3.4M in awards
Cost Reduction Savings
$35MAchieved in 2025
Cost Reduction Target
$100MMulti-year program
Say-on-Pay Support
97.6%Previous advisory vote
Net Sales
$1.525BFor fiscal 2025
Adjusted Operating Income
$153.3MNon-GAAP financial measure

How Tedford was paid

$4.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards76%Non-equity incentive2%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas W. TedfordPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,488,934
Deborah A. O'ConnorExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,869,376
Cezary MonkoExecutive Vice President and President, International$2,006,999
Pamela R. Schneider(Former) Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,422,914
Patrick H. Buchenroth(Former) Executive Vice President and President, Americas$1,126,355
Gregory J. McCormackSenior Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain$992,332
Angela Y. JonesSenior Vice President, Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer$977,393

What changed and why

  • $4.5MThomas W. Tedford received $4,488,934 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year total of $4,212,901.
  • $3.4MStock awards for the CEO totaled $3,425,889 while non-equity incentive plan compensation was $110,712.
  • $35MThe company advanced its multi-year cost reduction program which yielded $35 million in savings in 2025.
  • 97.6%Stockholders previously approved the 2024 compensation of named executive officers with 97.6 percent support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.