Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael P. Doss, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.1M in 2025, down 3% from $9.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 161:1, on median employee pay of $56,506.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$9.1M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
161:1median $56,506
CEO pay in equity
82%$7.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,777,005Expressed as target dollar amount
Median Employee Pay
$56,506Annual total compensation
Prior Say-on-Pay
96%Support at 2025 annual meeting

How Doss was paid

$9.1M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards82%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael P. DossFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$9,104,747
Charles D. LischerSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer$1,170,839
Stephen R. SchergerFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,831,752
Michael J. FarrellExecutive Vice President, Mills$1,596,009
Lauren S. TashmaExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,059,259
Joseph P. YostExecutive Vice President and President, Americas$2,295,745
Maggie BidlingmaierFormer Executive Vice President and President, Americas$2,319,973

What changed and why

  • $9.1MMichael P. Doss received total compensation of $9,104,747 in fiscal 2025.
  • 96%Stockholders approved the previous executive compensation advisory vote with 96% support.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee total compensation was 161 to 1.
  • Long-term incentives consisted of one-third service RSUs and two-thirds performance RSUs.

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.