Jeld-Wen Holding (JELD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

William J. Christensen, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.3M in 2025, up 8% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 120:1, on median employee pay of $52,190.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 22, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$6.3M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
120:1median $52,190
CEO pay in equity
73%$4.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,430,000Annual MIP target
Say-on-Pay Support
95.03%Prior year approval
Median Employee Pay
$52,1902025 global median

How Christensen was paid

$6.3M 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.

Salary17%Stock awards37%Option awards36%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William J. ChristensenChief Executive Officer$6,283,343
Samantha L. StoddardEVP & Chief Financial Officer$1,869,075
James S. HayesEVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1,619,038
Wendy A. LivingstonEVP, Chief Human Resources Officer$1,505,074
Matthew C. MeierEVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer$1,702,254
Gustavo ViannaFormer EVP & President, Europe$2,164,545

What changed and why

  • $6.3MCEO total compensation increased to $6,283,343 in 2025 from $5,816,136 in 2024.
  • 95.03%Stockholders strongly approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 95.03% support.
  • Compensation programs maintained strict pay-for-performance alignment without excessive perquisites or tax gross-ups.
  • Unvested equity awards continue to vest per terms following the passing of Gustavo Vianna.

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.