Core Natural Resources Executive Compensation (FY25)
CNR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 30, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
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Who is Core Natural Resources' chief executive and what were they paid?
James Brock, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, received $19,445,313 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Core Natural Resources' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 30, 2026.
What is Core Natural Resources' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 148:1, against median employee compensation of $131,400.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Lang Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Brock Chief Executive Officer and Chair | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mitesh Thakkar President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
George Schuller Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rosemary Klein Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deck Slone Senior Vice President, Chief External and Government Affairs 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deck S. Slone | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Deck S. Slone | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Deck S. Slone | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| George J. Schuller Jr. | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| George J. Schuller Jr. | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| George J. Schuller Jr. | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| James A. Brock | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James A. Brock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| James A. Brock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mitesh B. Thakkar | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mitesh B. Thakkar | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mitesh B. Thakkar | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul A. Lang | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul A. Lang | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul A. Lang | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rosemary L. Klein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rosemary L. Klein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rosemary L. Klein | 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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Mitesh Thakkar | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| George Schuller | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Rosemary Klein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Deck Slone | 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard A. Navarre Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick A. Kriegshauser | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Holly Keller Koeppel | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph P. Platt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Valli Perera | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Cassandra Pan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John T. Mills | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James A. Brock 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director 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 restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: The Core policies in place to mitigate compensation-related risk include stock ownership guidelines, equity vesting periods, insider trading prohibitions, a clawback policy, caps on the amount of compensation that may be earned, and independent Compensation Committee oversight.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Alliance Resource Partners symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 27, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 26, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 8, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 8, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 9, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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205 figures on this page: 196 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001710366-26-000023Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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- 0001193125-25-107138Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-24-131996Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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- 0001193125-22-135257Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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- 0001193125-20-137699Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-19-145495Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-18-157618Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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}
}