Greif (GEF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ole G. Rosgaard, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.4M in 2025, up 11% from $8.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 209:1, on median employee pay of $45,084.

Filed
January 9, 2026
Annual meeting
February 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.4M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
209:1median $45,084
CEO pay in equity
65%$6.1M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$6,121,850RSUs and PSUs awarded under LTIP
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,964,211Prorated for 11-month transition period
Global Employee Population
11,589Total employees considered for pay ratio

How Rosgaard was paid

$9.4M 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 awards65%Non-equity incentive21%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ole G. RosgaardPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,439,962
Lawrence A. HilsheimerExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$5,165,605
Gary R. MartzExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$4,755,174
Timothy L. BergwallSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$2,930,277
Patrick G. MullaneySenior Vice President, Chief Business Unit Officer$2,647,977

What changed and why

  • Fiscal 2025 covered an 11-month transition period from November 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 due to a fiscal year end change.
  • $9.4MCEO Ole G. Rosgaard received total compensation of $9,439,962 for fiscal 2025, compared to $8,512,454 in the prior year.

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.