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Graphic Packaging Holding Executive Compensation (FY25)

GPK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Median of the other named officers
$2,177,502
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Graphic Packaging Holding's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.7% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Graphic Packaging Holding's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Avery Dennison Corporation, Ball Corporation, Berry Global Group, Inc., Crown Holdings, Inc. and Greif, Inc., among others.
What is Graphic Packaging Holding's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 161:1, against median employee compensation of $56,506.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Doss
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Stephen Scherger
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Maggie Bidlingmaier
Former Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Joseph Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Lauren Tashma
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Farrell
Executive Vice President, Mills
◇—◇———◇◇
Charles Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial 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
Charles D. LischerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Charles D. LischerRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph P. YostRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph P. YostPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lauren S. TashmaRSU◇——◇——◇
Lauren S. TashmaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Maggie K. BidlingmaierRSU◇——◇——◇
Maggie K. BidlingmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. FarrellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. FarrellRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael P. DossRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael P. DossPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen R. SchergerRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephen R. SchergerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Maggie BidlingmaierRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Charles LischerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Michael FarrellRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stephen SchergerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Joseph YostRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Lauren TashmaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Michael DossRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Philip R. Martens
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Lynn A. Wentworth
◇◇————◇
Larry M. Venturelli
◇◇————◇
Robert A. Hagemann
◇◇————◇
Aziz Aghili
◇◇————◇
Andrew P. Callahan
◇◇————◇
Laurie Brlas
◇◇————◇
Alessandro Maselli
◇◇————◇
Dean A. Scarborough
◇◇————◇
Mary K. Rhinehart
◇—————◇
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 Common Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Avery Dennison Corporation AVY
  • Ball Corporation BALL
  • Berry Global Group, Inc. BERY
  • Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK
  • Greif, Inc. GEF
  • International Paper Company IP
  • O-I Glass, Inc. OI
  • Packaging Corporation of America, Inc. PKG
  • Pactiv Evergreen Inc. PTVE
  • Purpose symbol not shown
  • Sealed Air Corporation SEE
  • Silgan Holdings, Inc. SLGN
  • Sonoco Products Company SON

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 20, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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248 figures on this page: 238 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
238 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-272576
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-186948
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-124563
  4. 0001193125-24-148083
  5. 0001193125-23-152919
  6. 0001408075-22-000022
  7. 0001193125-21-175257
  8. 0001408075-20-000023
  9. 0001408075-19-000016
  10. 0001408075-18-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001408075-17-000025
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Graphic Packaging Holding discloses

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

Avery Dennison CorporationBall CorporationBerry Global Group, Inc.Crown Holdings, Inc.Greif, Inc.International Paper CompanyO-I Glass, Inc.Packaging Corporation of America, Inc.Sealed Air CorporationSilgan Holdings, Inc.Sonoco Products 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
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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