Industrials & Aerospace
ChampionX Executive Compensation (FY24)
CHX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Chief executive, fiscal 2024 ◇ Sivasankaran Somasundaram | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Chief executive total compensation — Sivasankaran Somasundaram: $7,622,277 → $7,830,131 (2.7% higher)
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Who is ChampionX's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Sivasankaran Somasundaram, President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,830,131 in fiscal 2024. Somasundaram's total was 2.7% higher than the $7,622,277 reported for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in ChampionX's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ashland Global Holdings, Inc., Cabot Corporation, EnerSys, Flowserve Corporation and H.B. Fuller Company, among others. Companies named in the TSR Performance Peer Group include Baker Hughes Company, Halliburton Company, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. and Schlumberger Limited.
What is ChampionX's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2024 is 81:1, against median employee compensation of $96,824.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sivasankaran Somasundaram President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deric Bryant Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Mahoney President, Production & Automation Technologies President, Production & Automation Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Wright Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sivasankaran Somasundaram President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deric Bryant Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Mahoney President, Production & Automation Technologies President, Production & Automation Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Wright Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sivasankaran Somasundaram President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deric Bryant Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies Chief Operating Officer and President, Chemical Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Mahoney President, Production & Automation Technologies President, Production & Automation Technologies | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Wright Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Senior Vice President, General Counsel and 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 2024
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deric Bryant | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Deric Bryant | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Julia Wright | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia Wright | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Fisher | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Fisher | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Mahoney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Mahoney | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sivasankaran Somasundaram | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sivasankaran Somasundaram | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 2024 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somasundaram | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Bryant | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Fisher | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Mahoney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Wright | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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 2024
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel W. Rabun Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gary P. Luquette | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elaine Pickle | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Heidi S. Alderman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carlos A. Fierro | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mamatha Chamarthi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stuart Porter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mr. Todd | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock-based awards.
Stock ownership guideline: Non-employee directors are expected to meet these requirements within five years after the date of their election or appointment to the Board.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
- Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. MATV
- Cabot Corporation CBT
- EnerSys ENS
- Flowserve Corporation FLS
- H.B. Fuller Company FUL
- Hillenbrand, Inc. HI
- Huntsman Corporation HUN
- IDEX Corporation IEX
- Innospec Inc. IOSP
- ITT Inc. ITT
- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO
- NOV Inc. NOV
- nVent Electric plc NVT
- Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
- Olin Corporation OLN
- Pentair plc PNR
- RPM International Inc. RPM
- TechnipFMC plc FTI
- The Chemours Company CC
- The Timken Company TKR
- Weatherford International plc WFRD
TSR Performance Peer Group
- Baker Hughes Company BKR
- Halliburton Company HAL
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. PTEN
- Schlumberger Limited SLB
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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- Sivasankaran Somasundaram (President and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2024 total compensation $7,830,131 (base salary $954,231) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001723089-25-000057, filed 2025-04-29]What this page does not include
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Peers ChampionX discloses
The companies named in CHX's own disclosed peer group.
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.Cabot CorporationEnerSysFlowserve CorporationH.B. Fuller CompanyHillenbrand, Inc.Huntsman CorporationIDEX CorporationInnospec Inc.ITT Inc.Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.NOV Inc.nVent Electric plcOceaneering International, Inc.Olin CorporationPentair plcRPM International Inc.TechnipFMC plcThe Chemours CompanyThe Timken CompanyWeatherford International plcBaker Hughes CompanyHalliburton CompanyHelmerich & Payne, 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}
}