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Arrow Electronics Executive Compensation (FY25)

ARW · Centennial, CO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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William Austen
Median of the other named officers
$4,972,325
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 12, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Sean Kerins → William Austen
Say-on-pay support: 97.7% → 93.8% (3.9 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 151:1 → 75:1 (50.3% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Arrow Electronics' chief executive and what were they paid?
William Austen was paid $4,347,295 in total compensation as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Arrow Electronics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Arrow Electronics' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Avnet, Inc., CDW Corporation, Celestica Inc., Flex Ltd. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, among others.
What is Arrow Electronics' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 75:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $69,508.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Kerins
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Rajesh Agrawal
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gretchen Zech
Senior Vice President, Chief Governance, Sustainability, and Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Eric Nowak
President, Global Enterprise Computing Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristin Russell
Former President, Global Enterprise Computing Solutions
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Richard Marano
President, Global Components
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Kerins
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Eric Nowak
President, Global Enterprise Computing Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Marano
President, Global Components
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Austen
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Gretchen Zech
Senior Vice President, Chief Governance, Sustainability, and Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Rajesh Agrawal
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 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
Eric C. NowakRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric C. NowakPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Eric C. NowakPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Gretchen K. ZechPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gretchen K. ZechRSU◇——◇——◇
Rajesh K. AgrawalPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajesh K. AgrawalRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard J. MaranoPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Richard J. MaranoRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard J. MaranoPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Sean J. KerinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean J. KerinsRSU———◇——◇
Sean J. KerinsPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Sean J. KerinsPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William F. AustenRSU◇——◇——◇
William F. AustenRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
Rajesh AgrawalRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William AustenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gretchen ZechPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard MaranoRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric NowakPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sean KerinsRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven H. Gunby
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Carol P. Lowe
◇◇————◇
Gerry P. Smith
◇◇————◇
Andrew C. Kerin
◇◇————◇
Michael D. Hayford
◇◇————◇
Gail E. Hamilton
◇◇————◇
Mary T. McDowell
◇◇————◇
Lawrence (Liren) Chen
◇◇————◇
William F. Austen 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.
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Avnet, Inc. AVT
  • CDW Corporation CDW
  • Celestica Inc. CLS
  • Flex Ltd. FLEX
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE
  • HP Inc. HPQ
  • Jabil Inc. JBL
  • TD SYNNEX Corporation SNX
  • Wesco International, Inc. WCC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 13, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 9, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 11, 2017=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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285 figures on this page: 275 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
275 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-060235
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-036516
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation
  3. 000110465926036516
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001104659-25-046130
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001558370-25-003581
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0001104659-24-058067
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-23-062033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-22-059810
  9. 0001104659-21-066858
  10. 0001104659-20-062557
  11. 0001157523-19-001179
  12. 0001157523-18-001085
  13. 0001157523-17-001580
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Peers Arrow Electronics discloses

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

Avnet, Inc.CDW CorporationCelestica Inc.Flex Ltd.Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHP Inc.Jabil Inc.TD SYNNEX CorporationWesco International, Inc.

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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
BibTeX
@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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