How Whiting was paid
$25.3M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock | Options | Incentive | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson E. WhitingPresident and Chief Executive Officer | $1,314,365 | $2,712,763 | $10,772,703 | $2,366,434 | $2,493,150 | $5,381,227 | $264,240 | $25,304,882 |
| James W. PetersExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $68,750 | $79,063 | $138,949 | $66,001 | $105,874 | — | $2,687 | $461,324 |
| Michael E. Carr, Jr.Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $651,063 | $1,343,750 | $1,585,673 | $258,311 | $701,675 | $380,170 | $60,049 | $4,980,691 |
| Michael A. MasickExecutive Vice President, President, Americas | $583,352 | $644,000 | $1,531,430 | $233,312 | $603,470 | $358,481 | $58,890 | $4,012,935 |
| Yiannis PafilisExecutive Vice President, President, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific | $651,415 | $644,000 | $1,583,051 | $257,113 | $661,487 | — | $23,085 | $3,820,151 |
| Leanne D. CunninghamFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $751,066 | $829,150 | $2,362,972 | $616,612 | $1,021,150 | $3,275,746 | $41,858 | $8,898,554 |
What changed and why
- $25.3M$25,304,882 CEO total compensation in fiscal 2026, up from $13,449,544 in fiscal 2025.
- $10.8M$10,772,703 in CEO stock awards included performance-based units and one-time PBRSUs.
- $5.4M$5,381,227 in CEO pension-value increase reflected plan updates, service, pay, and actuarial factors.
- $2.7M$2,712,763 CEO bonus represented a discretionary, one-time transaction-related recognition.
- 70%70% of the CEO short-term incentive payout depended on organic net sales and adjusted organic operating income growth.
- 24,743 one-time PBRSUs granted to Ms. Cunningham were forfeited upon her May 1, 2026 retirement.
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.