Albany International (AIN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gunnar Kleveland, President and CEO, was paid $4.3M in 2025, up 9% from $3.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 71:1, on median employee pay of $59,954.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.3M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
71:1median $59,954
CEO pay in equity
61%$2.6M in awards
Net Sales
$1,182.8MFor fiscal year 2025
Operating Income
$(36.1)MFor fiscal year 2025
CEO Total Compensation
$4.26MFor fiscal year 2025
Median Employee Pay
$59,954For fiscal year 2025
Pay Ratio
71:1CEO to median employee

How Kleveland was paid

$4.3M 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.

Salary22%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gunnar KlevelandPresident and CEO$4,259,285
Willard StationExecutive VP & Chief Financial Officer$3,333,812
Robert StarrFormer Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer$1,402,017
Jairaj ChetnaniFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer$411,388
Merle SteinPresident, Machine Clothing$1,586,314
Chris StonePresident, Albany Engineered Composites$1,416,500
Joseph GaugSr. VP - General Counsel & Secretary$1,228,780

What changed and why

  • $4.3MGunnar Kleveland received total compensation of $4,259,285 in 2025.
  • $1,182.8MNet sales for the company were $1,182.8 million in 2025.
  • $36.1MOperating income decreased to negative $36.1 million in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 71 to 1.
  • Willard Station joined as Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer.

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.