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Foster L B Executive Compensation (FY25)

FSTR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Kasel
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 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 — John Kasel: $3,075,320 → $2,920,512 (5.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.9% → 99.8% (0.9 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Foster L B's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for John Kasel, President and CEO, came to $2,920,512 in fiscal 2025. Kasel's total was 5.0% lower than the $3,075,320 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Foster L B's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Foster L B's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, Ascent Industries Co., Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Hawkins, Inc. and Haynes International, 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
John Kasel
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Thalman
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Guinee
EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Kelly
Former EVP and Senior Advisor to the CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory Lippard
SVP, Rail
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Kasel
President and CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
William Thalman
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Guinee
EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Kelly
Former EVP and Senior Advisor to the CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory Lippard
SVP, Rail
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Kasel
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Kelly
Former EVP and Senior Advisor to the CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Thalman
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Guinee
EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory Lippard
SVP, Rail
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Brian H. KellyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian H. KellyRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory W. LippardRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory W. LippardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John F. KaselRSU◇——◇——◇
John F. KaselPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick J. GuineePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick J. GuineeRSU◇——◇——◇
William ThalmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
William ThalmanRSU◇——◇——◇
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
John KaselRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
William ThalmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Patrick GuineeRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gregory LippardRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brian KellyRSU◇◇——
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
Raymond T. Betler
Board chair
◇◇————◇
John E. Kunz
◇◇————◇
Bruce E. Thompson
◇◇————◇
Diane B. Owen
◇◇————◇
David J. Meyer
◇◇————◇
Alexander B. Jones
◇◇————◇
Janet Lee
◇◇————◇
John F. Kasel 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation AP
  • Ascent Industries Co. ACNT
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
  • Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
  • Haynes International, Inc. HAYN
  • InSteel Industries Inc. IIIN
  • LSI Industries Inc. LYTS
  • Manitex International, Inc. MNTX
  • NN, Inc. symbol not shown
  • NPK International Inc. NPKI
  • NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. NWPX
  • Orion Group Holdings, Inc. ONL
  • Quanex Building Products Corporation NX
  • The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC
  • Tredegar Corporation TG
  • Twin Disc, Incorporated TWIN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 25, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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210 figures on this page: 199 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
199 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000352825-26-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-014171
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – 2025 · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2025 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE – 2025, 2024, AND 2023
  3. 0000352825-25-000078
  4. 0000352825-24-000142
  5. 0000352825-23-000061
  6. 0000352825-22-000020
  7. 0000352825-21-000024
  8. 0000352825-20-000022
  9. 0000352825-19-000025
  10. 0000352825-18-000018
  11. 0001193125-17-183857
  12. 0001193125-16-606254
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Peers Foster L B discloses

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

Ampco-Pittsburgh CorporationColumbus McKinnon CorporationHawkins, Inc.Haynes International, Inc.InSteel Industries Inc.LSI Industries Inc.NPK International Inc.NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.Orion Group Holdings, Inc.Quanex Building Products CorporationThe Gorman-Rupp CompanyTredegar CorporationTwin Disc, Incorporated

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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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