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Brunswick Executive Compensation (FY25)

BC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Data as of September 26, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): March 19, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Foulkes
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2025

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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 total compensation — David Foulkes: $10,991,417 → $13,020,607 (18.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Brunswick's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Foulkes was paid $13,020,607 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Foulkes' total was 18.5% higher than the $10,991,417 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Brunswick's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Brunswick's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include BorgWarner, Crane, Dana Incorporated, Dover and Flowserve, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Foulkes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ryan Gwillim
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aine Denari
Executive Vice President and President, Navico Group, and Brunswick Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brenna Preisser
Executive Vice President and President, Brunswick Boat Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Foulkes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Ryan Gwillim
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Strategy Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Aine Denari
Executive Vice President and President, Navico Group, and Brunswick Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Brenna Preisser
Executive Vice President and President, Brunswick Boat Group
◇—◇———◇◇
John Buelow
Executive Vice President and President, Mercury Marine
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Foulkes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ryan Gwillim
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Buelow
Executive Vice President and President, Mercury Marine
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Aine Denari
Executive Vice President and President, Navico Group, and Brunswick Chief Technology Officer
◇—————◇— not reconciled
Brenna Preisser
Executive Vice President and President, Brunswick Boat Group
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Aine DenariRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brenna PreisserPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John BuelowRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Ryan GwillimRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David FoulkesRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
David V. Singer
◇◇———◇◇
Nancy E. Cooper
◇◇———◇◇
J. Steven Whisler
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph W. McClanathan
◇◇———◇◇
David C. Everitt
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Roger J. Wood
◇◇———◇◇
Reginald Fils-Aimé
◇◇———◇◇
Lauren P. Flaherty
◇◇———◇◇
MaryAnn Wright
◇◇———◇◇
David M. Foulkes 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.
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Common Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BorgWarner BWA
  • Crane CR
  • Dana Incorporated DAN
  • Dover DOV
  • Flowserve FLS
  • Harley-Davidson HOG
  • LCI Industries LCII
  • Oshkosh OSK
  • Polaris Inc. PII
  • Regal Rexnord RRX
  • Snap-on SNA
  • Stanley Black and Decker SWK
  • Thor THO
  • Timken Company TKR
  • Toro Company TTC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2018May 13, 2019=◇◇◇

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Citations

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169 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
167 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-031610
    Director Compensation
  2. 0000014930-25-000073
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  3. 0000014930-19-000098
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Brunswick discloses

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

BorgWarnerCraneDana IncorporatedDoverFlowserveHarley-DavidsonLCI IndustriesOshkoshPolaris Inc.Regal RexnordSnap-onStanley Black and DeckerThorTimken CompanyToro Company

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APA
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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