Aar (AIR) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

John M. Holmes, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in fiscal Year 2025, up 4% from $7.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 106:1, on median employee pay of $76,613.

Filed
August 5, 2025
Annual meeting
September 16, 2025
Pay year
fiscal Year 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.1M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
106:1median $76,613
CEO pay in equity
62%$5M in awards
Salary increase
3%Applied to every named executive officer
CEO stock awards
$4,031,923Grant-date fair value
CEO option awards
$1,007,900Grant-date fair value
Maximum stock payout
200%Performance award maximum
CEO SKERP contribution
$603,329Included in all other compensation

How Holmes was paid

$8.1M in total for fiscal Year 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards49%Option awards12%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation9%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John M. HolmesPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,146,124
Sean M. GillenSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,692,022
Jessica A. GarasciaSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary$1,908,772
Christopher A. JessupSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$2,711,945
Eric S. PachapaVice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer$1,221,959

What changed and why

  • 3%3%: Each named executive officer received a base salary increase for Fiscal Year 2025.
  • $8.1M$8,146,124: CEO total compensation increased from $7,865,450 in Fiscal Year 2024.
  • 200%200%: Performance-based stock awards could pay out at the maximum level.
  • $603K$603,329: CEO SKERP contributions comprised most of his $699,933 in all other compensation.
  • $1.3M$1,324,368: CEO performance-based cash incentive compensation was earned under the short-term incentive plan.

Other Aar proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    John M. Holmes paid $9.9M (+21% on the year), pay ratio 131:1.

    Filed Aug 04, 2026

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.