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General Mills Executive Compensation (FY26)

GIS · Minneapolis, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Jeffrey Harmening
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 30, 2025

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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jeffrey Harmening: $12,492,830 → $14,018,052 (12.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.3% → 94.0% (0.7 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is General Mills' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jeffrey Harmening, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,018,052 in fiscal 2026. Compared with the $12,492,830 reported for fiscal 2025, Harmening's total was 12.2% higher.
What was General Mills' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 30, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in General Mills' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Clorox Co., Colgate-Palmolive Co., Conagra Brands, Inc., Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Corp., among others.

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
Jeffrey Harmening
Chairman of the Board and CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jonathon Nudi
Group President, North America Retail
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kofi Bruce
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Karen Wilson Thissen
General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Karen Wilson Thissen
General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Harmening
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jonathon Nudi
Former Group President, North America Pet, International & North America Foodservice
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jonathan Nudi
Former Group President, North America Pet, International & North America Foodservice
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kofi Bruce
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital, Technology and Transformation Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Dana McNabb
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Karen Wilson Thissen
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Harmening
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kofi Bruce
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Dana McNabb
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jonathan Nudi
Former Group President, North America Pet, International & North America Foodservice
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital, Technology and Transformation Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Karen Wilson Thissen
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Harmening
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kofi Bruce
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Dana McNabb
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital, Technology and Transformation Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Karen Wilson Thissen
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Dana M. McNabbOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Dana M. McNabbRSU◇——◇——◇
Dana M. McNabbPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jaime MontemayorOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jaime MontemayorRSU◇——◇——◇
Jaime MontemayorPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey L. HarmeningPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey L. HarmeningOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jeffrey L. HarmeningRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathon J. NudiOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jonathon J. NudiRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathon J. NudiPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kofi A. BruceRSU◇——◇——◇
Kofi A. BrucePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kofi A. BruceOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kofi BruceRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2033
Option◇—◇7/28/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/28/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2035
Dana McNabbOption◇—◇7/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/28/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/28/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2035
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey HarmeningOption◇—◇7/28/2034
Option◇—◇7/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2035
Option◇—◇7/28/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jaime MontemayorOption◇—◇7/28/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2033
Option◇—◇7/28/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/30/2035
RSU◇◇——
Karen Wilson ThissenOption◇—◇7/30/2035
Option◇—◇7/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/28/2032
Option◇—◇7/28/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Dana McNabb
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jaime Montemayor
Chief Digital, Technology and Transformation Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jeffrey Harmening
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kofi Bruce
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Maria G. Henry
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth C. Lempres
◇◇————◇
Eric D. Sprunk
◇◇————◇
Diane L. Neal
◇◇————◇
Jorge A. Uribe
◇◇————◇
Maria A. Sastre
◇◇————◇
Benno O. Dorer
◇◇————◇
John G. Morikis
◇◇————◇
Steve Odland
◇◇————◇
Jo Ann Jenkins
◇◇————◇
Joan L. Bottarini
◇◇————◇
C. Kim Goodwin
◇—————◇
Jeffrey L. Harmening and Dana M. McNabb served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
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◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($500,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Clorox Co. CLX
  • Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP
  • Kimberly-Clark Corp. KMB
  • Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ
  • Nestle SA symbol not shown
  • PepsiCo, Inc. PEP
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group plc RBGLY
  • The Campbell's Company CPB
  • The Coca-Cola Co. KO
  • The Hershey Co. HSY
  • The J. M. Smucker Company SJM
  • The Kraft Heinz Company KHC
  • The Procter & Gamble Company PG
  • Unilever PLC UL

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025September 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2022September 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021September 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020September 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019September 22, 2020=◇◇◇
2018September 24, 2019=◇◇◇
2017September 25, 2018=◇◇◇
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424 figures on this page: 415 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-056619
    Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  2. DEF 14A, filed October 3, 2025
    0001193125-25-230114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001308179-25-000581
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001193125-24-227737
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001308179-24-000692
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001193125-23-247516
  7. 0001308179-23-000968
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-22-255620
  9. 0001193125-21-289374
  10. 0001193125-20-254384
  11. 0001193125-19-255839
  12. 0001193125-18-285025
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers General Mills discloses

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

Clorox Co.Colgate-Palmolive Co.Conagra Brands, Inc.Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.Kimberly-Clark Corp.Mondelez International, Inc.PepsiCo, Inc.The Campbell's CompanyThe Coca-Cola Co.The Hershey Co.The J. M. Smucker CompanyThe Kraft Heinz CompanyThe Procter & Gamble 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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