HNI (HNI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey D. Lorenger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, up 16% from $7.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 97:1, on median employee pay of $84,755.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.2M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
97:1median $84,755
CEO pay in equity
62%$5.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,218,947For fiscal year 2025
Pay Ratio
97:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$84,755Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
97%Prior year approval

How Lorenger was paid

$8.2M 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.

Salary13%Bonus1%Stock awards62%Non-equity incentive22%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey D. LorengerChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$8,218,947
Vincent P. Berger IIChief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President$2,282,999
Steven M. BradfordSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,570,774
B. Brandon Bullock IIIChief Operating Officer$1,650,048
Jason D. HagedornPresident, Workplace Furnishings$1,438,065

What changed and why

  • $8.2MCEO total compensation increased to $8,218,947 in fiscal year 2025 from $7,102,944 in fiscal year 2023.
  • 97%Approximately 97% of the advisory votes of shareholders approved executive compensation for the prior year.
  • The Annual Incentive Plan incorporated annual Adjusted EBIT goals and personal strategic objectives for 2025.
  • The long-term incentive plan utilized three-year Adjusted EBITDA goals for 2025 awards.
  • Newly acquired employees from the Steelcase acquisition were omitted from the pay ratio calculation.

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.