Chemours (CC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Denise Dignam, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.6M in 2025, up 46% from $5.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 71:1, on median employee pay of $121,131.

Filed
March 10, 2026
Annual meeting
April 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.6M+46% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
71:1median $121,131
CEO pay in equity
73%$6.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO At Risk Pay
87%Portion of 2025 CEO pay
NEO At Risk Pay
69%Average for other named executives
Cost Savings Goal
$125MDelivered in 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
95%5-year average shareholder support

How Dignam was paid

$8.6M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards39%Option awards34%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Denise DignamPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,595,076
Shane HostetterSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$2,746,166
Kristine WellmanSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,958,806
Joseph MartinkoPresident, Thermal & Specialized Solutions$1,668,707
Gerardo FamiliarPresident, Advanced Performance Materials$1,532,835

What changed and why

  • $8.6MCEO total compensation increased to $8,595,076 in her first full year as CEO.
  • 87%CEO pay elements are 87% at risk and other NEO compensation is 69% at risk on average.
  • 90%The 2025 Annual Incentive Plan was tied primarily to financial metrics at 90%.
  • $125MCost savings reached the goal of delivering at least $125 million within control in 2025.
  • 95%5-year average shareholder support for the say-on-pay proposal was 95%.

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.