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Cooper-Standard Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

CPS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Edwards
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jeffrey Edwards: $8,702,693 → $5,179,179 (40.5% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 63.2% → 97.4% (34.2 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cooper-Standard Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jeffrey Edwards, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $5,179,179 in fiscal 2025. Edwards' total moved 40.5% lower from the $8,702,693 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cooper-Standard Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Cooper-Standard Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Commercial Vehicle Group, Dauch Corporation, Gentherm, Greenbrier Companies and LCI Industries, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Edwards
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Patrick Clark
President, Sealing Systems and Chief Manufacturing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Banas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Couch
President, Fluid Handling Systems and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Larry Ott
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Edwards
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Banas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Clark
President, Sealing Systems and Chief Manufacturing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Couch
President, Fluid Handling Systems and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Larry Ott
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Edwards
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Banas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Couch
President, Fluid Handling Systems and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Clark
President, Sealing Systems and Chief Manufacturing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Larry Ott
Senior Vice President, 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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Larry OttRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Christopher CouchRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jonathan BanasRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Patrick ClarkPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey EdwardsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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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
David J. Mastrocola
Lead independent director
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Stephen A. Van Oss
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Richard J. Freeland
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John G. Boss
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Christine M. Moore
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Adriana E. Macouzet-Flores
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Sonya F. Sepahban
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Robert J. Remenar
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Thomas W. Sidlik
◇—————◇
Jeffrey S. Edwards 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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
  • Commercial Vehicle Group CVGI
  • Dauch Corporation symbol not shown
  • Gentherm THRM
  • Greenbrier Companies GBX
  • LCI Industries LCII
  • Manitowoc MTW
  • Modine Manufacturing Co. MOD
  • Patrick Industries PATK
  • Stoneridge SRI
  • Trinity Industries TRN
  • Visteon Corp. VC
  • Wabash National WNC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 17, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
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Citations

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219 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
209 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001320461-26-000084
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001320461-26-000061
    Director Compensation
  3. 0001320461-25-000093
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001320461-24-000101
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001320461-23-000103
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001320461-22-000068
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001320461-21-000089
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001320461-20-000045
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001320461-19-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001320461-18-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001320461-17-000031
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Peers Cooper-Standard Holdings discloses

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

Commercial Vehicle GroupGenthermGreenbrier CompaniesLCI IndustriesManitowocModine Manufacturing Co.Patrick IndustriesStoneridgeTrinity IndustriesVisteon Corp.Wabash National

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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}
}
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