Eastern Executive Compensation (FY25)
EML · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Ryan Schroeder | Latest say-on-pay support = May 6, 2026 |
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 8, 2026
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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 — Ryan Schroeder: $88,862 → $888,000
Say-on-pay support: 77.0% → 97.8% (20.8 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Eastern's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Ryan Schroeder, President and CEO, came to $888,000 in fiscal 2025. Schroeder's total was up from the $88,862 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Eastern's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 6, 2026.
Which companies are in Eastern's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include CECO Environmental Corp., CompX International Inc., Core Molding Technologies, Inc., Gencor Industries, Inc. and Graham Corporation, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas Vlahos Vice President and CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Schroeder President and CEO | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Schroeder President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Vlahos Vice President and CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Vlahos | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ryan Schroeder | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Schroeder | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | May 1, 2030 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nicholas Vlahos | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | May 1, 2030 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | May 1, 2029 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Mitarotonda Board chair | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John W. Everets | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael J. Mardy | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fredrick D. DiSanto | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peggy B. Scott | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles W. Henry | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Chan Galbato | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Common Shares.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- CECO Environmental Corp. CECO
- CompX International Inc. CIX
- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. CMT
- Gencor Industries, Inc. GENC
- Graham Corporation GHM
- NN, Inc. NNBR
- Strattec Security Corporation STRT
- TransAct Technologies Incorporated TACT
- Transcat, Inc TRNS
- Twin Disc, Incorporated TWIN
- UFP Technologies, Inc. UFPT
- Ultralife Corporation ULBI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 6, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 25, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 26, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 1, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 2, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 3, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Ryan Schroeder (President and CEO), FY2025 total compensation $888,000 (base salary $495,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001654954-26-002620, filed 2026-03-23]What this page does not include
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106 figures on this page: 96 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
96 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001654954-26-004552
- 0001654954-26-002620Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001654954-25-004992
- 0001654954-24-005084
- 0001654954-23-005227Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001654954-22-005480Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001654954-21-004800Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000031107-20-000016Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000031107-19-000018Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000031107-18-000017
- 0000031107-17-000019
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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}
}