Smurfit Westrock (SW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Anthony Smurfit, President & Group Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.4M in 2025, down 23% from $21.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 271:1, on median employee pay of $60,554.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.4M-23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
271:1median $60,554
CEO pay in equity
71%$11.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$16,429,689Decreased from prior year
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
271:1Based on median employee pay of $60,554
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Support from 2025 AGM
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
$1.5BGenerated for full-year 2025

How Smurfit was paid

$16.4M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards71%Non-equity incentive18%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Anthony SmurfitPresident & Group Chief Executive Officer$16,429,689
Ken BowlesExecutive Vice President & Group Chief Financial Officer$7,165,995
Laurent SellierPresident & Chief Executive Officer, North America (including Mexico)$6,090,164
Saverio MayerPresident & Chief Executive Officer, Europe, MEA & APAC$5,203,399
Ben GarrenExecutive Vice President & Group General Counsel$2,659,851

What changed and why

  • $16.4MCEO total compensation decreased to $16,429,689 in 2025 compared to $21,329,257 in 2024.
  • 75%Long-term equity incentive awards were allocated 75% to PSUs and 25% to RSUs.
  • 95%Shareholders showed strong support with over 95% of votes cast in favor of say-on-pay.

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.