Clearwater Paper (CLW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Arsen S. Kitch, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.2M in 2025, down 13% from $6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 51:1, on median employee pay of $101,674.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5.2M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
51:1median $101,674
CEO pay in equity
60%$3.1M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$5,201,3412025 total compensation
Median Employee Pay
$101,6742025 median annual total
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
51:1For fiscal 2025
Cost Savings
$50M+Achieved during 2025
Salaried Roles Eliminated
25%+Corporate overhead reduction

How Kitch was paid

$5.2M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive18%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Arsen S. KitchPresident and Chief Executive Officer$5,201,341
Sherri J. BakerSenior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer$1,458,186
Steve M. BowdenSenior Vice President, Commercial$1,279,259
Kari G. MoyesSenior Vice President$1,212,983
Matthew D. PassarelloSenior Vice President, Supply Chain and Corporate Development$1,022,669
Michael S. GaddFormer Senior Vice President$1,339,281

What changed and why

  • $5.2MArsen S. Kitch received a total compensation of $5,201,341 in 2025, down from $5,972,929 in 2024.
  • 25%The company eliminated more than 25% of salaried roles and reduced operational fixed costs by over 10%.
  • $50MCost reduction and operational actions resulted in more than $50 million in savings during 2025.
  • $102KThe CEO to median employee pay ratio for 2025 was 51 to 1 based on median employee pay of $101,674.
  • 6.5%SG&A costs were delivered at 6.5% of net sales, meeting the lower end of the target range.

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.