ESAB (ESAB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Shyam P. Kambeyanda, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.7M in 2025, up 21% from $8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 237:1, on median employee pay of $40,862.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 8, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.7M+21% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
237:1median $40,862
CEO pay in equity
84%$8.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$9,695,542Fiscal 2025 total
Say-on-Pay Support
96%2025 annual meeting

How Kambeyanda was paid

$9.7M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards70%Option awards15%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Shyam P. KambeyandaPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,695,542
Kevin J. JohnsonExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$4,040,588
Olivier BiebuyckPresident, Fabrication Technology$2,796,100
Michele CampionSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$1,742,581
Curtis E. JewellSenior Vice President, General Counsel$2,257,379

What changed and why

  • $9.7MShyam P. Kambeyanda total compensation increased to $9,695,542 in fiscal 2025.
  • Named executive officers received no payout under the annual incentive plan for 2025.
  • Stock and option awards made up the majority of executive compensation components in 2025.
  • 96%Stockholders strongly approved previous executive compensation with 96% support in favor.

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.