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Acco Brands Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Thomas Tedford
Median of the other named officers
$1,274,635
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Thomas Tedford: $4,212,901 → $4,488,934 (6.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.6% → 90.5% (7.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 104:1 → 111:1 (6.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Acco Brands' chief executive and what were they paid?
Thomas Tedford was paid $4,488,934 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Tedford's total was 6.6% higher than the $4,212,901 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Acco Brands' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 90.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026.
Which companies are in Acco Brands' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Brady Corporation, Cimpress plc, Corsair Gaming Inc. and Cricut, Inc., among others.
What is Acco Brands' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 111:1, against median employee compensation of $40,291.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Boris Elisman
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Tedford
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Cezary Monko
Executive Vice President and President, International
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Buchenroth
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Deborah O'Connor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Neal Fenwick
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Boris Elisman
Former Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Tedford
President and
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cezary Monko
Executive Vice President and
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Deborah O'Connor
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Roxanne Bernstein
Former Executive Vice President and President, North America
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Buchenroth
Executive Vice President and
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Tedford
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cezary Monko
Executive Vice President and President, International
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Deborah O'Connor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Buchenroth
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Boris Elisman
Former Executive Chairman
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela Schneider
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Tedford
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cezary Monko
Executive Vice President and President, International
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Deborah O'Connor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela Schneider
(Former) Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Buchenroth
(Former) Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory McCormack
Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Angela Jones
Senior Vice President, Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Financial OfficerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Financial OfficerRSU◇——◇——◇
Global OperationsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Responsibility OfficerRSU◇——◇——◇
Responsibility OfficerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Senior VicePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Senior VicePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Senior Vice PresidentPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Supply ChainRSU◇——◇——◇
Supply ChainPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. TedfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas TedfordPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Deborah O'ConnorRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Cezary MonkoRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick BuchenrothRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Angela JonesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Pamela SchneiderRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gregory McCormackRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Angela Jones
Senior Vice President, Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Cezary Monko
Executive Vice President and President, International · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Deborah O'Connor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Patrick Buchenroth
(Former) Executive Vice President and President, Americas · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Thomas Tedford
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
E. Mark Rajkowski
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Pradeep Jotwani
◇◇———◇◇
Ron Lombardi
◇◇————◇
Kathleen S. Dvorak
◇◇————◇
Graciela I. Monteagudo
◇◇————◇
Robert J. Keller
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth A. Simermeyer
◇◇————◇
Joseph B. Burton
◇◇————◇
Thomas W. Tedford served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc. AWI
  • Brady Corporation BRC
  • Cimpress plc CMPR
  • Corsair Gaming Inc. CRSR
  • Cricut, Inc. CRCT
  • Deluxe Corporation DLX
  • Edgewell Personal Care Company EPC
  • Energizer Holdings, Inc. ENR
  • GoPro, Inc. GPRO
  • Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. HBB
  • Helen of Troy Limited HELE
  • HNI Corporation HNI
  • Interface, Inc. TILE
  • Mativ Holdings, Inc. MATV
  • Matthews International Corp MATW
  • Methode Electronics Inc. MEI
  • MillerKnoll, Inc. MLKN
  • NETGEAR Inc. NTGR
  • Pitney Bowes Inc. PBI
  • ScanSource, Inc. SCSC
  • Sonos Inc. SONO
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB
  • Steelcase Inc. SCS
  • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG
  • USANA Health Services, Inc. symbol not shown

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 21, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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374 figures on this page: 366 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
366 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-230964
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-129331
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · and 1 more section
  3. 0000950170-25-075700
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-046374
    Executive Compensation Tables
  5. 0000950170-24-063438
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-24-039983
  7. 0000950170-23-023205
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000950170-23-010245
  9. 0000950170-22-010192
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000712034-21-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000712034-20-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000712034-19-000132
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Acco Brands discloses

The companies named in ACCO's own disclosed peer group.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Brady CorporationCimpress plcCorsair Gaming Inc.Cricut, Inc.Deluxe CorporationEdgewell Personal Care CompanyEnergizer Holdings, Inc.GoPro, Inc.Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co.Helen of Troy LimitedHNI CorporationInterface, Inc.Mativ Holdings, Inc.Matthews International CorpMethode Electronics Inc.MillerKnoll, Inc.NETGEAR Inc.Pitney Bowes Inc.ScanSource, Inc.Sonos Inc.Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.Steelcase Inc.The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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