Celanese Executive Compensation (FY25)
CE · Irving, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 17, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Celanese's chief executive and what were they paid?
Scott Richardson was paid $10,137,072 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025.
What was Celanese's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Celanese's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Eastman Chemical Company, among others.
What is Celanese's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 109.5:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $92,540.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Richardson Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chuck Kyrish Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Todd Elliott Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ashley Duffie Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Murray Senior Vice President, Acetyls | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley B. Duffie | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ashley B. Duffie | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ashley B. Duffie | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Chuck B. Kyrish | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Chuck B. Kyrish | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mark C. Murray | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Mark C. Murray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Richardson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Richardson | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Todd L. Elliott | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Todd L. Elliott | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Kyrish | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/34 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/33 | |
| Mark Murray | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/33 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/34 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Scott Richardson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/34 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/33 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Todd Elliott | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Ashley Duffie | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/33 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/27/34 | |
| 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.
Ashley Duffie
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Chuck Kyrish
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Mark Murray
Senior Vice President, Acetyls · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Scott Richardson
Chief Executive Officer and President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Todd Elliott
Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward G. Galante Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Deborah J. Kissire | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kim K.W. Rucker | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ganesh Moorthy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bruce E. Chinn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Koenig | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jay V. Ihlenfeld | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathryn M. Hill | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David F. Hoffmeister | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy Go | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher J. Kuehn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott M. Sutton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott A. Richardson 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| 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
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD
- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF
- Corteva, Inc. CTVA
- DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD
- Eastman Chemical Company EMN
- Ecolab Inc. ECL
- Huntsman Corporation HUN
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. IFF
- Linde plc LIN
- LyondellBasell Industries NV LYB
- Olin Corporation OLN
- PPG Industries, Inc. PPG
- RPM International Inc. RPM
- The Chemours Company CC
- The Mosaic Company MOS
- The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 14, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 13, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 20, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 20, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 15, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 16, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | April 17, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | April 20, 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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Celanese sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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237 figures on this page: 228 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
228 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001306830-26-000070
- 0001306830-26-0000522025 Director Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · and 3 more sections
- 0001104659-25-049701
- 0001306830-24-000119
- 0001306830-23-000064
- 0001306830-22-000081
- 0001306830-21-000086
- 0001306830-20-000091
- 0001306830-19-000094
- 0001306830-17-000128
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Peers Celanese discloses
The companies named in CE's own disclosed peer group.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.CF Industries Holdings, Inc.Corteva, Inc.DuPont de Nemours, Inc.Eastman Chemical CompanyEcolab Inc.Huntsman CorporationInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Linde plcLyondellBasell Industries NVOlin CorporationPPG Industries, Inc.RPM International Inc.The Chemours CompanyThe Mosaic CompanyThe Sherwin-Williams 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}
}