Preformed Line Products (PLPC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dennis F. McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.3M in 2025, up 11% from $3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 214:1, on median employee pay of $23,285.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
May 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.3M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
214:1median $23,285
CEO pay in equity
48%$1.6M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$3,287,390For fiscal year 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
214:1Versus median employee
Return on Equity
13.3%Exceeded 11% maximum threshold

How McKenna was paid

$3.3M 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 awards48%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert G. RuhlmanExecutive Chairman$4,993,779
Dennis F. McKennaChief Executive Officer$3,287,390
Andrew S. KlausChief Financial Officer$1,584,133
J. Ryan RuhlmanPresident$1,962,790
John M. HofstetterExecutive VP - U.S. Operations$1,346,553

What changed and why

  • $3.3MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $3,287,390 in 2025 from $2,951,584 in 2024.
  • 13.3%Return on shareholders equity reached 13.3% which drove maximum non-equity incentive plan payouts.
  • Performance-based and service-based restricted stock units were awarded under the long-term incentive plan.
  • 70%Approximately 70% of employees work in foreign subsidiaries which traditionally have lower salaries.

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.