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Element Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)

ESI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Benjamin H. Gliklich
Median of the other named officers
$4,106,098
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 4, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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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 — Benjamin H. Gliklich: $6,910,584 → $26,480,462 (283.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.9% → 41.4% (52.5 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 145:1 → 545:1 (275.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Element Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Benjamin H. Gliklich was paid $26,480,462 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,910,584 reported for fiscal 2024, Gliklich's total was 283.2% higher.
What was Element Solutions' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 41.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 4, 2026.
Which companies are in Element Solutions' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Albemarle Corporation, Ashland Global Holdings Inc., Atkore International Inc., Avient Corporation and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., among others. Companies named in the 2025 ESI Peer Group include Albemarle Corporation, Ashland Global Holdings Inc., Avient Corporation, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. and Entegris, Inc., among others. The Revised ESI Peer Group includes Atkore International Inc., Balchem Corporation, Cabot Corporation, Coherent Corp. and Littelfuse, Inc., among others.
What is Element Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 545:1, against median employee compensation of $48,578.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Benjamin Gliklich
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carey Dorman
CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Capps
EVP, General Counsel and Company Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Benjamin H. Gliklich
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carey Dorman
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Capps
EVP, General Counsel and Company Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Goralski
Former Head of Industrial & Specialty
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Joseph D'Ambrisi
EVP, Head of Electronics
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Benjamin Gliklich
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carey Dorman
CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Capps
EVP, General Counsel and Company Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Liebowitz
EVP, Strategy & I&S
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Fricke
EVP, Electronics
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Benjamin H. Gliklich
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carey J. Dorman
President, Enterprise Operations and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Liebowitz
President, Specialties
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Capps
Former GC/ Of Counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Caroline S. Lind
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard L. Fricke
President, Electronics
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Benjamin H. GliklichRSU◇——◇——◇
Benjamin H. GliklichPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Benjamin H. GliklichRSU◇——◇——◇
Carey J. DormanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Carey J. DormanRSU◇——◇——◇
Carey J. DormanRSU◇——◇——◇
John E. CappsRSU◇——◇——◇
John E. CappsRSU◇——◇——◇
John E. CappsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew LiebowitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew LiebowitzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew LiebowitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard L. FrickePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard L. FrickeRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Benjamin H. GliklichPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Carey J. DormanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew LiebowitzPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard L. FrickePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John CappsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Carey J. Dorman
President
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Matthew Liebowitz
President, Specialties · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Richard L. Fricke
Executive Vice President · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael F. Goss
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Ian G.H. Ashken
◇◇———◇◇
Elyse Filon
◇◇———◇◇
Christopher T. Fraser
◇◇———◇◇
Susan W. Sofronas
◇◇———◇◇
E. Stanley O'Neal
◇◇———◇◇
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◇
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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Albemarle Corporation ALB
  • Ashland Global Holdings Inc. ASH
  • Atkore International Inc. symbol not shown
  • Avient Corporation AVNT
  • Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA
  • Balchem Corporation BCPC
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Coherent Corp. COHR
  • Entegris, Inc. ENTG
  • H.B. Fuller Company FUL
  • Littelfuse, Inc. LFUS
  • MKS Inc. MKSI
  • Qnity Electronics, Inc. Q
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR
  • RPM International Inc. RPM
  • Sensient Technologies Corporation SXT
  • Teradyne, Inc. TER
  • Trimble Inc. TRMB
2025 ESI Peer Group
  • Albemarle Corporation ALB
  • Ashland Global Holdings Inc. MATV
  • Avient Corporation AVNT
  • Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA
  • Entegris, Inc. ENTG
  • H.B. Fuller Company FUL
  • Ingevity Corporation NGVT
  • Innospec Inc. IOSP
  • Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX
  • Newmarket Corporation NEU
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR
  • RPM International Inc. RPM
  • Sensient Technologies Corporation SXT
  • Stepan Company SCL
  • The Chemours Company CC
Revised ESI Peer Group
  • Atkore International Inc. ATKR
  • Balchem Corporation BCPC
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Coherent Corp. COHR
  • Littelfuse, Inc. LFUS
  • MKS Inc. MKSI
  • Qnity Electronics, Inc. Q
  • Teradyne, Inc. TER
  • Trimble Inc. TRMB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 16, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 5, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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297 figures on this page: 286 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
286 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001590714-26-000049
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001590714-26-000034
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001590714-25-000060
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001590714-25-000031
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001590714-24-000111
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001590714-24-000080
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001590714-23-000060
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001590714-22-000057
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001590714-21-000060
  10. 0001590714-20-000091
  11. 0001590714-19-000110
  12. 0001590714-18-000070
  13. 0001590714-17-000094
  14. 0001590714-16-000162
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Peers Element Solutions discloses

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

Albemarle CorporationAshland Global Holdings Inc.Avient CorporationAxalta Coating Systems Ltd.Balchem CorporationCabot CorporationCoherent Corp.Entegris, Inc.H.B. Fuller CompanyLittelfuse, Inc.MKS Inc.Qnity Electronics, Inc.Quaker Chemical CorporationRPM International Inc.Sensient Technologies CorporationTeradyne, Inc.Trimble Inc.Ashland Global Holdings Inc.Ingevity CorporationInnospec Inc.Minerals Technologies Inc.Newmarket CorporationStepan CompanyThe Chemours Company

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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}
}
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