Belden (BDC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ashish Chand, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.6M in 2025, down 5% from $8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 184:1, on median employee pay of $41,539.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.6M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
184:1median $41,539
CEO pay in equity
70%$5.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$7.6MDecreased from prior year
CEO Base Salary
$1,025,000As reported in SCT
Adjusted EPS
$7.54Company record in 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Prior year support level

How Chand was paid

$7.6M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards70%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ashish ChandPresident and Chief Executive Officer$7,648,088
Jeremy ParksSenior Vice President - Finance, and Chief Financial Officer$2,495,623
Brian AndersonSenior Vice President - Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$2,031,325
Hiran BhadraSenior Vice President, Strategy and Technology$1,773,702
Brian LieserExecutive Vice President, Automation Solutions$4,129,363

What changed and why

  • $7.6MCEO total compensation decreased to $7,648,088 in 2025 compared to $8,033,901 in 2024.
  • Annual cash incentive payouts were below target levels as performance fell short of established goals.
  • $7.54The Company achieved record adjusted earnings per share of $7.54 in fiscal 2025.
  • 94%Over 94 percent of voted shares supported the Say-on-Pay proposal for the fourteenth consecutive year.
  • Stockholders are asked to approve an increase of 3,250,000 shares under the Amended and Restated 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan.

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.