Sylvamo (SLVM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jean-Michel Ribiéras, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board through December 31, 2025, was paid $7.7M in 2025, down 8% from $8.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 124:1, on median employee pay of $61,869.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.7M-8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
124:1median $61,869
CEO pay in equity
71%$5.4M in awards
Free Cash Flow
$44MGenerated in 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$448M13% margin achieved
Capital Spending
$224MInvested to strengthen low-cost assets
Cash Returned to Shareowners
$155MTotal cash returned

How Ribiéras was paid

$7.7M 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.

Salary15%Stock awards71%Non-equity incentive5%All other compensation9%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jean-Michel RibiérasChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board through December 31, 2025$7,685,872
Donald P. DevlinSenior Vice President—Chief Financial Officer beginning May 1, 2025$2,128,213
John V. SimsSenior Vice President—Chief Operating Officer$2,675,204
Matthew L. BarronSenior Vice President—Chief Administrative and Legal Officer$1,770,025
Rodrigo DavoliSenior Vice President—General Manager, North America$2,048,291
Tatiana KalmanSenior Vice President—General Manager, Latin America$1,494,996

What changed and why

  • $7.7MJean-Michel Ribiéras total compensation decreased to $7,685,872 in 2025 from $8,392,842 in 2024.
  • John V. Sims succeeded Jean-Michel Ribiéras as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2026.
  • $44MCompany generated $44 million in Free Cash Flow during the 2025 fiscal year.
  • $155MCompany returned $155 million in cash to shareowners in 2025.

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.