International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

J. Erik Fyrwald, CEO, was paid $15M in 2025, down 38% from $24.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 239:1, on median employee pay of $62,828.

Filed
March 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$15M-38% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
239:1median $62,828
CEO pay in equity
78%$11.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
85%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,026,250For fiscal 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
84.5%Prior year advisory vote
Share Repurchase
$500MAuthorized program
Net Debt to EBITDA
2.6xReduced from 3.8x

How Fyrwald was paid

$15M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive14%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
J. Erik FyrwaldCEO$15,002,866
Michael DeVeauChief Financial Officer$7,485,213
Leticia Gonçalves LourençoPresident, Health & Biosciences$5,809,059
Yuvraj AroraPresident, Taste$4,735,689
Andres MullerPresident, Food Ingredients$3,613,343
Jennifer JohnsonFormer EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$4,004,838

What changed and why

  • $24.2MCEO total compensation decreased from $24,154,267 in 2024 to $15,002,866 in 2025.
  • 2.6xNet debt to credit adjusted EBITDA was reduced to approximately 2.6x from 3.8x at the end of 2024.
  • $500MThe Board authorized a $500 million share repurchase program during the year.
  • 84.5%Shareholder support for the say-on-pay vote reached 84.5% at the prior annual meeting.

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.