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Ecovyst Executive Compensation (FY25)

ECVT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kurt Bitting
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 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 — Kurt Bitting: $4,092,116 → $4,992,440 (22.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ecovyst's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Kurt Bitting, Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,992,440 in fiscal 2025. Bitting's total moved 22.0% higher from the $4,092,116 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ecovyst's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ecovyst's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Advansix, Inc., AirBoss of America Corp., American Vanguard Corp., Balchem Corp. and Hawkins, Inc., 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
Kurt Bitting
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Koscinski
Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Feehan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Whittleson Whittleson
Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vann Vann
Former Vice President and President, Ecoservices
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kurt Bitting
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Koscinski
Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Feehan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Whittleson Whittleson
Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vann Vann
Former Vice President and President, Ecoservices
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kurt Bitting
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Koscinski
Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Feehan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Whittleson Whittleson
Former Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vann Vann
Former Vice President and President, Ecoservices
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
BittingRSU◇——◇——◇
FeehanRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph KoscinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
KoscinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Kurt BittingRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael FeehanRSU◇——◇——◇
VannRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Vann VannPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Michael FeehanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kurt BittingRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Joseph KoscinskiPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin M. Fogarty
Board chair
◇◇————◇
David A. Bradley
◇◇————◇
Donald Althoff
◇◇————◇
Anna C. Catalano
◇◇————◇
Bryan K. Brown
◇◇————◇
Susan F. Ward
◇◇————◇
Sarah Lorance
◇◇————◇
Patti A. Humble and Kurt J. Bitting 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◇
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
  • Advansix, Inc. ASIX
  • AirBoss of America Corp. symbol not shown
  • American Vanguard Corp. AVD
  • Balchem Corp. BCPC
  • Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
  • Ingevity Corp. NGVT
  • Innospec, Inc. IOSP
  • Intrepid Potash, Inc. IPI
  • Koppers Holdings, Inc. KOP
  • LSB Industries, Inc. LXU
  • Oil-Dri Corp. of America ODC
  • Quaker Chemical Corp. KWR
  • Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. RYAM
  • Sensient Technologies Corp. SXT
  • Tredegar Corp. TG
  • WD-40 Co. WDFC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2018May 2, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 4, 2018=◇◇◇
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188 figures on this page: 180 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
180 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001708035-26-000070
  2. 0001140361-26-014838
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation
  3. 0001708035-25-000086
  4. 0001193125-24-134734
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001708035-23-000017
  6. 0001708035-22-000014
  7. 0001193125-21-142289
  8. 0001708035-19-000007
  9. 0001193125-18-155377
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Peers Ecovyst discloses

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

Advansix, Inc.Hawkins, Inc.Ingevity Corp.Innospec, Inc.Intrepid Potash, Inc.Koppers Holdings, Inc.LSB Industries, Inc.Oil-Dri Corp. of AmericaQuaker Chemical Corp.Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.Tredegar Corp.WD-40 Co.

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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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