Douglas Dynamics (PLOW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mark Van Genderen, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3M in 2025, up 187% from $1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 44:1, on median employee pay of $69,456.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$3M+187% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
44:1median $69,456
CEO pay in equity
37%$1.1M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$700,000Annualized per employment agreement
CEO Target Bonus
100%Percentage of annual base salary
Median Employee Pay
$69,456Estimated annual total compensation
Total Employees
1,764Total global workforce size

How Genderen was paid

$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.

Salary22%Stock awards37%Non-equity incentive41%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mark Van GenderenPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,008,565
James L. JanikExecutive Chairman and Interim President and CEO$295,429
Sarah C. LauberExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary$2,045,497
Christopher E. BernauerPresident, Work Truck Attachments$1,024,271

What changed and why

  • $3MCEO Mark Van Genderen received a total compensation of $3,008,565 following his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2025.
  • $295KJames L. Janik served as Executive Chairman and Interim President and CEO before transitioning roles, receiving total compensation of $295,429.
  • $34,000Christopher E. Bernauer joined as President of Work Truck Attachments with a sign-on cash bonus of $34,000.
  • $2MSarah C. Lauber received total compensation of $2,045,497 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 44.02 to 1.

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.