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Escalade Executive Compensation (FY25)
ESCA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Patrick Griffin | Latest say-on-pay support = May 5, 2026 |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 5, 2026
13 filings cited on this page
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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 — Patrick Griffin: $417,706 → $488,161 (16.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.9% → 93.3% (1.4 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Escalade's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Patrick Griffin, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $488,161 in fiscal 2025. Griffin's total moved 16.9% higher from the $417,706 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Escalade's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Wawrin Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Griffin Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Glazer President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Wawrin Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Griffin Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Glazer Former President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen Wawrin Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Griffin Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armin Boehm Former President & Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Wawrin Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Walter Glazer Former President & Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Griffin Interim President & Chief Executive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Walter Glazer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Glazer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Patrick Griffin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter P. Glazer Jr Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard F. Baalmann Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward E. Williams Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Katherine F. Franklin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| 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.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 5, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 6, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 8, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 10, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 26, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 30, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 13, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 15, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 16, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 17, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | April 21, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Patrick Griffin (Interim President & Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $488,161 (base salary $234,044) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001437749-26-009992, filed 2026-03-27]What this page does not include
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141 figures on this page: 130 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
130 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-014869Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-26-009992
- 0001437749-25-015121Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-24-015356Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-24-010074
- 0001437749-23-013573Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-22-009700
- 0001437749-21-010443
- 0001104659-20-060838
- 0001144204-19-026742
- 0001144204-18-029363
- 0001144204-17-028401Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001144204-16-095535
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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}
}