Hillenbrand Executive Compensation (FY22)
HI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 18, 2025
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hillenbrand's chief executive and what were they paid?
Kimberly Ryan was paid $5,000,837 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2022.
What was Hillenbrand's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 18, 2025.
Which companies are in Hillenbrand's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Acuity Brands, Inc., Crane Co., Donaldson Company, Inc., Dover Corporation and ESAB Corporation, among others.
What is Hillenbrand's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 89:1 for fiscal 2022, against median employee compensation of $56,920.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimberly Ryan President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert VanHimbergen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Aneesha Arora Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kristina Cerniglia Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Farrell Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Trainor Senior Vice President and President of Batesville | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joe Raver Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 2022
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneesha Arora | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Aneesha Arora | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher H. Trainor | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Christopher H. Trainor | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kimberly K. Ryan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Kimberly K. Ryan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kristina A. Cerniglia | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kristina A. Cerniglia | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Nicholas R. Farrell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Nicholas R. Farrell | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas R. Farrell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert M. VanHimbergen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert M. VanHimbergen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Robert M. VanHimbergen | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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 2022 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Trainor | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Kristina Cerniglia | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Kimberly Ryan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Nicholas Farrell | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Joe Raver | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Robert VanHimbergen | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Aneesha Arora | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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 2022
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helen W. Cornell Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Neil S. Novich | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stuart A. Taylor II | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary L. Collar | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer W. Rumsey | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel C. Hillenbrand | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joy M. Greenway | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis W. Pullin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Inderpreet Sawhney | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly K. Ryan and F. Joseph Loughrey served on the board in fiscal 2022 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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 2022
- Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI
- Crane Co. CR
- Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
- Dover Corporation DOV
- ESAB Corporation ESAB
- Flowserve Corporation FLS
- Fortive Corporation FTV
- HNI Corporation HNI
- IDEX Corporation IEX
- Itron, Inc. ITRI
- MillerKnoll, Inc. MLKN
- Nordson Corporation NDSN
- Regal Rexnord Corporation RRX
- Steelcase Inc. SCS
- Tempur Sealy International, Inc. TPX
- The Middleby Corporation symbol not shown
- The Timken Company TKR
- Waters Corporation WAT
- Woodward, Inc. WWD
- Xylem Inc. XYL
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | February 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | February 20, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | February 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | February 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | February 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Hillenbrand disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Hillenbrand sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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234 figures on this page: 228 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
228 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001417398-25-000074Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers ( Say on Pay Vote )
- 0001417398-24-000068Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers ( Say on Pay Vote )
- 0001104659-23-026052Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers ( Say on Pay Vote )
- 0001140361-23-001483CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001104659-22-019352Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers
- 0001104659-21-020712Proposal 2: Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its Named Executive Officers
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Peers Hillenbrand discloses
The companies named in HI's own disclosed peer group.
Acuity Brands, Inc.Crane Co.Donaldson Company, Inc.Dover CorporationESAB CorporationFlowserve CorporationFortive CorporationHNI CorporationIDEX CorporationItron, Inc.MillerKnoll, Inc.Nordson CorporationRegal Rexnord CorporationSteelcase Inc.The Timken CompanyWaters CorporationWoodward, Inc.Xylem 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
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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}
}