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Century Aluminum Executive Compensation (FY25)

CENX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jesse Gary
Median of the other named officers
$1,524,973
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 15, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 17, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Jesse Gary: $8,207,393 → $7,166,252 (12.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 88.7% → 99.3% (10.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 96:1 → 81:1 (15.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Century Aluminum's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jesse Gary, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,166,252 in fiscal 2025. Gary's total moved 12.7% lower from the $8,207,393 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Century Aluminum's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Century Aluminum's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ATI, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corp., Eagle Materials Inc., Gibraltar Industries Inc. and Kaiser Aluminum Corp., among others. Companies named in the additional disclosed peer group include ATI, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corp., Eagle Materials Inc., Gibraltar Industries Inc. and Kaiser Aluminum Corp., among others.
What is Century Aluminum's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 81:1, against median employee compensation of $88,990.

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
Jesse Gary
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gunnar Gudlaugsson
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John DeZee
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Harrison
Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Conti
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Matthew Aboud
Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gerald Bialek
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jesse Gary
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Gunnar Gudlaugsson
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John DeZee
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Gerald Bialek
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Aboud
Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jesse Gary
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Gunnar Gudlaugsson
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gerald Bialek
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John DeZee
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Matthew Aboud
Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jesse Gary
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gunnar Gudlaugsson
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Trpkovski
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John DeZee
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gerald Bialek
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Hoffman
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Accounting 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
Gerald BialekPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gerald BialekRSU◇——◇——◇
Gunnar GudlaugssonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gunnar GudlaugssonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jesse GaryPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jesse GaryRSU◇——◇——◇
John DeZeeRSU◇——◇——◇
John DeZeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter TrpkovskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter TrpkovskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter TrpkovskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter TrpkovskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert HoffmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert HoffmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
Jesse GaryPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gunnar GudlaugssonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John DeZeePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Peter TrpkovskiPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Robert HoffmanPSU◇◇——
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
Andrew Michelmore
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Errol Glasser
◇◇————◇
Jarl Berntzen
◇◇————◇
Jennifer Bush
◇◇————◇
Tamla Olivier
◇◇————◇
Wilhelm van Jaarsveld and Jesse Gary 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◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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
  • ATI, Inc. ATI
  • Carpenter Technology Corp. CRS
  • Eagle Materials Inc. EXP
  • Gibraltar Industries Inc. ROCK
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp. symbol not shown
  • Koppers Holdings Inc. KOP
  • Materion Corporation MTRN
  • Metallus Inc. MTUS
  • Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX
  • Mueller Industries, Inc. MLI
  • Radius Recycling, Inc. RDUS
  • SunCoke Energy, Inc. SXC
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. HCC
  • Worthington Steel, Inc. WS
Additional disclosed peer group
  • ATI, Inc. ATI
  • Carpenter Technology Corp. CRS
  • Eagle Materials Inc. EXP
  • Gibraltar Industries Inc. ROCK
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corp. KALU
  • Koppers Holdings Inc. KOP
  • Materion Corporation MTRN
  • Metallus Inc. MTUS
  • Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX
  • Mueller Industries, Inc. MLI
  • Radius Recycling, Inc. RDUS
  • SunCoke Energy, Inc. SXC
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI
  • Warrior Met Coal, Inc. HCC
  • Worthington Steel, Inc. WS
Industry Peer Group
  • Alcoa Corporation AA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 15, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 16, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 3, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 5, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 13, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 3, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 18, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 19, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 27, 2016=◇◇◇

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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277 figures on this page: 266 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
266 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-043936
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001552781-26-000269
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end · and 1 more section
  3. 0000949157-25-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001552781-25-000153
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000949157-24-000059
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000949157-24-000038
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000949157-23-000053
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000949157-23-000029
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-071890
  10. 0000949157-21-000108
  11. 0000949157-20-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000949157-19-000087
  13. 0000949157-18-000062
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000949157-17-000057
  15. 0000949157-16-000201
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Century Aluminum discloses

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

ATI, Inc.Carpenter Technology Corp.Eagle Materials Inc.Gibraltar Industries Inc.Koppers Holdings Inc.Materion CorporationMetallus Inc.Minerals Technologies Inc.Mueller Industries, Inc.Radius Recycling, Inc.SunCoke Energy, Inc.Valmont Industries, Inc.Warrior Met Coal, Inc.Worthington Steel, Inc.Kaiser Aluminum Corp.Alcoa Corporation

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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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