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Columbus Mckinnon Executive Compensation (FY26)

CMCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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David Wilson
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 14, 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): August 18, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — David Wilson: $5,325,938 → $5,971,066 (12.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.6% → 98.3% (6.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 90:1 → 98:1 (8.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Columbus Mckinnon's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for David Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $5,971,066 in fiscal 2026. Wilson's total moved 12.1% higher from the $5,325,938 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Columbus Mckinnon's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 14, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Columbus Mckinnon's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Alamo Group Inc., Albany International Corp., Astec Industries, Inc., ATS Corporation and Barnes Group Inc., among others.
What is Columbus Mckinnon's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 98:1, against median employee compensation of $60,639.

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
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Rustowicz
Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Bert Brant
Vice President Global Manufacturing Operations
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kurt Wozniak
President Industrial Products Group
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇†
Alan Korman
Vice President Corp. Development, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Terrance Schadeberg
President, Americas
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Rustowicz
Ex. Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alan Korman
Sr. Vice President, Corp. Development, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Bert Brant
Sr. Vice President, Global Operations
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Rustowicz
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Terrance Schadeberg
President, Americas
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alan Korman
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Corp. Development and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Bert Brant
Sr. Vice President, Global Operations
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Appal Chintapalli
President, EMEA and APAC
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Rustowicz
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alan Korman
SVP, General Counsel, Corp. Development and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Bert Brant
Former SVP, Global Operations
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Adrienne Williams
SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Appal Chintapalli
President, Americas
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Rustowicz
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alan Korman
SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Development and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Adrienne Williams
SVP and Chief Human Resources 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adrienne M. WilliamsPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
Adrienne M. WilliamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Adrienne M. WilliamsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Adrienne M. WilliamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Adrienne M. WilliamsRSU◇——◇——◇
Alan S. KormanPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
Alan S. KormanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alan S. KormanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Alan S. KormanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alan S. KormanRSU◇——◇——◇
Appal S. ChintapalliPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
Appal S. ChintapalliOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Appal S. ChintapalliRSU◇——◇——◇
Appal S. ChintapalliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bert A. BrantPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bert A. BrantPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
David J. WilsonPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
David J. WilsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
David J. WilsonRSU◇——◇——◇
David J. WilsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David J. WilsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory P. RustowiczPSU◇◇◇◇——◇
Gregory P. RustowiczRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory P. RustowiczPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory P. RustowiczOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gregory P. RustowiczPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Alan KormanOption◇—◇5/19/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Appal ChintapalliRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Adrienne WilliamsOption◇—◇5/20/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
David WilsonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Gregory RustowiczRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
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.
Adrienne Williams
SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Alan Korman
SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Development and Secretary · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Appal Chintapalli
President, Americas · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
David Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerald G. Colella
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Kathryn V. Roedel
◇◇————◇
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn
◇◇————◇
Chris J. Stephens Jr
◇◇————◇
Aziz S. Aghili
◇◇————◇
Chad R. Abraham
◇◇————◇
Rebecca Yeung
◇◇————◇
Michael Dastoor
◇◇————◇
Nathan K. Sleeper, Andrew Campelli, David J. Wilson and Michael Lamach served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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 2026
  • Alamo Group Inc. ALG
  • Albany International Corp. AIN
  • Astec Industries, Inc. ASTE
  • ATS Corporation ATS
  • Barnes Group Inc. B
  • Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. CVGI
  • Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPC
  • Enpro Inc. EPRO
  • ESCO Technologies Inc. ESCO
  • Federal Signal Corporation FSS
  • Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
  • Graco Inc. GRACO
  • Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO
  • Kadant Inc. KNDT
  • L.B. Foster Company FSTR
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MUE
  • RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC
  • Standex International Corporation SXI
  • Tennant Company TNC
  • The Manitowoc Company, Inc. MTW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2025August 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023July 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022July 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021July 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 20, 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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461 figures on this page: 454 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
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7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001005229-26-000052
    Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the approval of the advisory vote on executive compensation: Votes For Vote
  2. 0001005229-26-000032
    CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENTS · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001005229-25-000214
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders · Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to the approval of the advisory vote on executive compensation: Votes For Vote
  4. 0001005229-25-000171
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001005229-24-000208
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-158319
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001005229-23-000201
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-165349
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-168343
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001005229-21-000166
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001005229-20-000187
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Columbus Mckinnon discloses

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

Alamo Group Inc.Albany International Corp.Astec Industries, Inc.Barnes Group Inc.Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.Enerpac Tool Group Corp.Federal Signal CorporationFranklin Electric Co., Inc.Helios Technologies, Inc.L.B. Foster CompanyRBC Bearings IncorporatedStandex International CorporationTennant CompanyThe Manitowoc Company, 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
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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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