Graftech International (EAF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Timothy K. Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $2M in 2025, down 32% from $3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 28:1, on median employee pay of $73,312.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2M-32% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
28:1median $73,312
CEO pay in equity
48%$972,000 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
Liquidity
$340.0MAs of December 31, 2025
Total Debt
$1.1BAs of December 31, 2025
Capacity Utilization
63%Increased from 55 percent in 2024
Net Sales
$504.1MDecreased 6 percent from 2024

How Flanagan was paid

$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.

Salary34%Stock awards48%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Timothy K. FlanaganChief Executive Officer and President$2,042,500
Rory F. O’DonnellChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President$1,068,312
Iñigo Perez OrtizSenior Vice President, Commercial and CTS$1,437,759
Andrew J. RenacciChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$853,224
Jeremy J. ClemensVice President, Operations$909,539
Jeremy S. HalfordFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$1,056,623

What changed and why

  • $3MCEO total compensation decreased from $3,023,506 in 2024 to $2,042,500 in 2025.
  • 50%Each NEO other than Mr. Halford was awarded 50 percent of their target short-term incentive opportunity.
  • $219.8MNet loss for 2025 was $219.8 million compared to a net loss of $131.2 million in 2024.
  • 6%Sales volume increased 6 percent compared to 2024 to 109.2 thousand metric tons.

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.