Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joel Smejkal, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.3M in 2025, up 90% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 559:1, on median employee pay of $18,480.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$10.3M+90% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
559:1median $18,480
CEO pay in equity
80%$8.2M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$10,335,0592025 total compensation
CEO Stock Awards
$8,245,820Grant date fair value
CEO Base Salary
$1,029,6002025 base salary
CEO Pay Ratio
559:1Ratio to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$18,480Annual total compensation

How Smejkal was paid

$10.3M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards80%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Marc ZandmanExecutive Chairman of the Board, Chief Business Development Officer, and President - Vishay Israel Ltd.$4,914,856
Joel SmejkalPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,335,059
David McConnellExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,166,153
Roy ShoshaniExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Semiconductors and Chief Technical Officer$3,741,733
Peter HenriciExecutive Vice President - Corporate Development$1,365,077
Jeff WebsterFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,563,780

What changed and why

  • $10.3MCEO total compensation increased to $10,335,059 in 2025 compared to $5,451,180 in 2024.
  • $8.2MStock awards for the CEO increased significantly to $8,245,820 during the fiscal year.
  • $1MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,030,296 for 2025.
  • The pay ratio of CEO to median employee compensation was 559 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.