International Paper (IP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew K. Silvernail, CEO and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer), was paid $14.8M in 2025, down 28% from $20.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 164:1, on median employee pay of $90,506.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$14.8M-28% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
164:1median $90,506
CEO pay in equity
82%$12.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Compensation
$14.8MDecrease from prior year total
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
164:1Based on median employee pay of $90,506
Say-on-Pay Support
97%Approval at May 2025 annual meeting

How Silvernail was paid

$14.8M 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 awards82%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew K. SilvernailCEO and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)$14,838,324
Lance T. LoefflerSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,627,026
W. Thomas HamicExecutive Vice President and President, PS NA$4,504,919
Timothy S. NichollsExecutive Vice President and President, PS EMEA$6,305,340
Joseph R. SaabSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$3,337,142
Joy N. RomanFormer Senior Vice President, Chief People and Strategy Officer$6,016,552

What changed and why

  • $14.8MChief executive officer Andrew K. Silvernail received total compensation of $14,838,324 for fiscal 2025.
  • 97%Shareowners approved the annual say-on-pay proposal with approximately 97 percent support in May 2025.
  • The Board adopted the Executive Severance Plan to replace the previous 2005 severance policy.
  • The company eliminated the individual performance modifier in the annual incentive plan.

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.