Industrials & Aerospace
Crown Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
CCK · Tampa, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Timothy Donahue | Latest say-on-pay support = April 23, 2020 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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 — Timothy Donahue: $13,618,150 → $17,501,363 (28.5% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 305:1 → 330:1 (8.2% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Crown Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Timothy Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $17,501,363 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Donahue's total was 28.5% higher than the $13,618,150 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Crown Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2019, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 23, 2020.
Which companies are in Crown Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amcor, Avery Dennison Corporation, Ball Corporation, Campbell Soup Company and Colgate Palmolive Company, among others. The Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index (supplemental) includes AptarGroup and Berry Global Group.
What is Crown Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 330:1, against median employee compensation of $53,106.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Donahue President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerard Gifford Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Djalma Novaes President – Americas Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Clothier Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Donahue President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerard Gifford Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Clothier Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Madeksza President – Transit Packaging Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Djalma Novaes President – Americas Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Donahue President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerard Gifford Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Clothier Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Djalma Novaes President – Americas Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Dickstein Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Donahue President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerard Gifford Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Clothier Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Djalma Novaes Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Dickstein Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dickstein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Djalma Novaes | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Gerard Gifford | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kevin Clothier | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Donahue | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Donahue | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Gerard Gifford | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kevin Clothier | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Djalma Novaes | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Adam Dickstein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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.
Adam Dickstein
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Djalma Novaes
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Gerard Gifford
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Kevin Clothier
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Timothy Donahue
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen J. Hagge Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
B. Craig Owens | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Caesar F. Sweitzer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Angela M. Snyder | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrea J. Funk | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard H. Fearon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dwayne A. Wilson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marsha C. Williams | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James Miller | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy J. Donahue and Michael P. Doss 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Amcor AMCCF
- Avery Dennison Corporation AVY
- Ball Corporation BALL
- Campbell Soup Company CPB
- Colgate Palmolive Company CL
- Eastman Chemical Company EMN
- Graphic Packaging GPK
- Greif GEF
- International Paper IP
- Keurig Dr Pepper KDP
- O-I Glass OI
- Packaging Corporation of America PKG
- PPG Industries PPG
- Sealed Air Corporation SEE
- Silgan Holdings SLGN
- Smurfit Westrock SW
- Sonoco Products Company SON
- The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW
Dow Jones U.S. Containers & Packaging Index (supplemental)
- AptarGroup ATR
- Berry Global Group BERY
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | April 23, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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- Timothy Donahue (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $17,501,363 (base salary $1,450,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0002039852-26-000055, filed 2026-03-23]What this page does not include
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226 figures on this page: 225 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0002039852-26-000055Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0002039852-25-000064
- 0000950159-24-000119
- 0001219601-20-000016
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Peers Crown Holdings discloses
The companies named in CCK's own disclosed peer group.
AmcorAvery Dennison CorporationBall CorporationCampbell Soup CompanyColgate Palmolive CompanyEastman Chemical CompanyGraphic PackagingGreifInternational PaperKeurig Dr PepperO-I GlassPackaging Corporation of AmericaPPG IndustriesSealed Air CorporationSilgan HoldingsSmurfit WestrockSonoco Products CompanyThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyAptarGroupBerry Global Group
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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}
}