MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Erik Gershwind, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in fiscal 2025, up 32% from $4.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 88:1, on median employee pay of $66,908.

Filed
December 11, 2025
Annual meeting
January 21, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5.9M+32% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
88:1median $66,908
CEO pay in equity
60%$3.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$3,549,966Granted under omnibus plan
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,425,750Annual performance bonus earned
Median Employee Pay
$66,908Annual total compensation

How Gershwind was paid

$5.9M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary15%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Erik GershwindChief Executive Officer$5,873,837
Gregory ClarkVice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer$622,362
Kristen Actis-GrandeFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$1,475,980
Martina McIsaacPresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,241,188
Neal DongreSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,140,333
Kimberly ShacklettSenior Vice President, Sales and Customer Success$1,055,242

What changed and why

  • $5.9MErik Gershwind received total compensation of $5,873,837 in fiscal 2025.
  • 98%The advisory say-on-pay proposal received support of more than 98% of votes cast.
  • Erik Gershwind will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2025.
  • Martina McIsaac will succeed Erik Gershwind as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2026.
  • Bonus awards were based on two company financial metrics and individual goals.

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.