Avantor (AVTR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Emmanuel Ligner, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 148:1, on median employee pay of $47,791.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5.9M2025
CEO to median employee
148:1median $47,791
CEO pay in equity
85%$5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
87%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$6.55BFinancial highlight
Adjusted EPS
$0.90Financial highlight
Adjusted EBITDA
$1.07BFinancial highlight
Free Cash Flow
$496MFinancial highlight

How Ligner was paid

$5.9M 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.

Salary6%Stock awards42%Option awards42%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Emmanuel LignerDirector, President and Chief Executive Officer$5,895,624
R. Brent JonesExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$6,538,667
Corey WalkerPresident Laboratory Solutions$5,987,816
Benoit GourdierExecutive Vice President Bioscience Production$5,225,419
Claudius SokenuExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer$3,749,913
Michael StubblefieldFormer Chief Executive Officer$13,077,931

What changed and why

  • Emmanuel Ligner was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2025.
  • Former CEO Michael Stubblefield stepped down in August 2025 and served as an advisor.
  • $5.9MTotal 2025 compensation for CEO Emmanuel Ligner was $5,895,624.
  • 87%Stockholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 87% support.
  • The company launched the Revival program to enhance strategy and operational efficiency.

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.