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Hershey Executive Compensation (FY25)

HSY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kirk Tanner
Median of the other named officers
$9,051,945
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 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 of record: Michele Buck → Kirk Tanner
CEO pay ratio: 281:1 → 389:1 (38.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hershey's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Kirk Tanner, President and CEO, came to $16,806,399 in fiscal 2025.
What was Hershey's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 96.6% support at the meeting held May 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Hershey's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Colgate-Palmolive Company, ConAgra Brands, Inc., General Mills, Inc. and Hormel Foods Corporation, among others.
What is Hershey's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 389:1, against median employee compensation of $64,007.

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
Michele Buck
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Voskuil
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michele Buck
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Steven Voskuil
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Riggs
President, U.S. Confection
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jason Reiman
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michele Buck
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Michelle Buck
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Steven Voskuil
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Riggs
President, U.S. Confection
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jason Reiman
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Damien Atkins
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kirk Tanner
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Buck
Special Advisor; Former Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Archambault
President U.S.
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Voskuil
Senior Vice President, CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Reiman
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Deepak Bhatia
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology 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
Andrew ArchambaultPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Deepak BhatiaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason ReimanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kirk TannerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kirk TannerPSU◇◇◇———◇
Michele BuckPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven VoskuilPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Jason ReimanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Deepak BhatiaPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Steven VoskuilPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andrew ArchambaultPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michele BuckPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kirk TannerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Andrew Archambault
President U.S. · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Deepak Bhatia
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jason Reiman
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kirk Tanner
President and CEO · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Steven Voskuil
Senior Vice President, CFO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Huong Maria T. Kraus
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Mary Kay Haben
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin M. Ozan
◇◇————◇
Cordel Robbin-Coker
◇◇————◇
Juan R. Perez
◇◇———◇◇
Deirdre A. Mahlan
◇◇————◇
Barry J. Nalebuff
◇◇———◇◇
Timothy W. Curoe
◇◇———◇◇
Harold Singleton III
◇◇———◇◇
Marie Quintero-Johnson
◇◇————◇
Victor L. Crawford
◇◇————◇
Robert M. Malcom
◇◇———◇◇
Christopher W. Brandt
◇◇————◇
M. Diane Koken
◇◇———◇◇
Anthony J. Palmer
◇◇———◇◇
Kirk Tanner and Guy Persaud 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◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
  • ConAgra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • General Mills, Inc. GIS
  • Hormel Foods Corporation HRL
  • Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. KDP
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
  • Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW
  • McCormick & Company, Inc. MKC
  • Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ
  • The Campbell's Company CPB
  • The Clorox Company CLX
  • The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN
  • The J.M. Smucker Company SJM
  • The Kraft Heinz Company KHC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 17, 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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282 figures on this page: 276 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
276 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-032947
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001628280-26-021065
    2025 Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000047111-25-000050
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0000047111-25-000035
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000047111-24-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000047111-24-000014
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000047111-23-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000047111-23-000021
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000047111-22-000037
  10. 0000047111-21-000036
  11. 0000047111-25-000095
    EX-10.21
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Peers Hershey discloses

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

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Colgate-Palmolive CompanyConAgra Brands, Inc.General Mills, Inc.Hormel Foods CorporationKeurig Dr Pepper, Inc.Kimberly-Clark CorporationLamb Weston Holdings, Inc.McCormick & Company, Inc.Mondelez International, Inc.The Campbell's CompanyThe Clorox CompanyThe Hain Celestial Group, Inc.The J.M. Smucker CompanyThe Kraft Heinz 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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