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Greif Executive Compensation (FY25)

GEF · Delaware, OH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ole Rosgaard
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 23, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Ole Rosgaard: $8,512,454 → $9,439,962 (10.9% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 152:1 → 209:1 (37.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Greif's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ole Rosgaard was paid $9,439,962 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Rosgaard's total moved 10.9% higher from the $8,512,454 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Greif's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 99.5% support at the meeting held February 23, 2026.
Which companies are in Greif's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AptarGroup, Inc., Ashland Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, Berry Global Group, Inc. and Cabot Corporation, among others.
What is Greif's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 209:1, against median employee compensation of $45,084.

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
Lawrence Hilsheimer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ole Rosgaard
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gary Martz
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Bergwall
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ole Rosgaard
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lawrence Hilsheimer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gary Martz
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Timothy Bergwall
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ole Rosgaard
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lawrence Hilsheimer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gary Martz
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Timothy Bergwall
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Patrick Mullaney
Senior Vice President, Chief Business Unit 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Gary R. MartzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary R. MartzRSU◇——◇——◇
Gary R. MartzPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Lawrence A. HilsheimerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Lawrence A. HilsheimerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lawrence A. HilsheimerRSU◇——◇——◇
Ole G. RosgaardPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Ole G. RosgaardRSU◇——◇——◇
Ole G. RosgaardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick G. MullaneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick G. MullaneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick G. MullaneyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Timothy L. BergwallRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy L. BergwallPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Timothy L. BergwallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Patrick MullaneyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Timothy BergwallRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gary MartzPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lawrence HilsheimerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Ole RosgaardRSU◇◇——
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
Bruce A. Edwards
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Mark A. Emkes
◇◇————◇
Robert M. Patterson
◇◇————◇
John W. McNamara
◇◇————◇
Kimberly T. Scott
◇◇————◇
Frank C. Miller
◇◇————◇
Jillian C. Evanko
◇◇————◇
B. Andrew Rose
◇◇————◇
Karen A. Morrison
◇◇————◇
Ole G. Rosgaard 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◇
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
  • AptarGroup, Inc. ATR
  • Ashland Inc. ASH
  • Avery Dennison Corporation AVY
  • Berry Global Group, Inc. BERY
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL
  • Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK
  • Graphic Packaging Holding Company GPK
  • H.B. Fuller Company FUL
  • Lennox International, Inc. LII
  • O-I Glass, Inc. OI
  • Packaging Corporation of America PKG
  • Pactiv Evergreen Inc. PTVE
  • Sealed Air Corporation SEE
  • Silgan Holdings, Inc. SLGN
  • Sonoco Products Company SON
  • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • UFP Industries, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 23, 2026=◇◇◇
2022February 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2019February 25, 2020=◇◇◇
2016February 28, 2017=◇◇◇

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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212 figures on this page: 208 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
208 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-011756
  2. 0001628280-26-001556
    Director Compensation Arrangements · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0000043920-23-000013
  4. 0000043920-20-000023
  5. 0000043920-17-000010
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Peers Greif discloses

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

AptarGroup, Inc.Ashland Inc.Avery Dennison CorporationBerry Global Group, Inc.Cabot CorporationCarlisle Companies IncorporatedCrown Holdings, Inc.Graphic Packaging Holding CompanyH.B. Fuller CompanyLennox International, Inc.O-I Glass, Inc.Packaging Corporation of AmericaSealed Air CorporationSilgan Holdings, Inc.Sonoco Products CompanyThe Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyThe Timken CompanyValmont Industries, Inc.

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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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