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Hexcel Executive Compensation (FY25)

HXL · Stamford, CT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Thomas Gentile III
Median of the other named officers
$1,633,941
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Thomas Gentile III: $9,595,136 → $7,252,875 (24.4% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 139:1 → 98:1 (29.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hexcel's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Thomas Gentile III, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, came to $7,252,875 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,595,136 reported for fiscal 2024, Gentile III's total was 24.4% lower.
What was Hexcel's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Hexcel's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AAR Corp., ATI Inc., Barnes Group Inc., Cabot Corporation and Crane Company, among others.
What is Hexcel's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 98:1, against median employee compensation of $73,819.

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
Nick Stanage
Chairman, CEO and President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Patrick Winterlich
EVP and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gail Lehman
EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thierry Merlot
President, Aerospace, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific & Industrial
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nick Stanage
Chairman, CEO and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Winterlich
EVP and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Philippe Chevrier
President, Americas & Global Fibers
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Gail Lehman
EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thierry Merlot
President, Aerospace, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific & Industrial
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Gentile III
Chairman, CEO and President
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Nick Stanage
Former Executive Chairman and former Chairman, CEO and President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Patrick Winterlich
EVP and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Philippe Chevrier
President, Americas & Global Fibers
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gail Lehman
EVP, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thierry Merlot
President, Aerospace, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific & Industrial
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Gentile III
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Winterlich
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gail Lehman
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thierry Merlot
Former Executive Vice President, Strategy
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gina Fitzsimons
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Lenz
Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—————◇◇
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
Gail E. LehmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gentile IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gentile IIIOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gina FitzsimonsRSU◇——◇——◇
Gina FitzsimonsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gina FitzsimonsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Patrick J. WinterlichPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick J. WinterlichRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick J. WinterlichOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thierry P. MerlotPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thierry P. MerlotRSU◇——◇——◇
Thierry P. MerlotOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thomas C. Gentile IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas C. Gentile IIIOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas Gentile IIIOption◇—◇01/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇07/22/2034
Patrick WinterlichOption◇—◇01/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gail LehmanOption◇—◇01/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thierry MerlotOption◇—◇01/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
Gina FitzsimonsOption◇—◇01/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/30/2033
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.
Gina Fitzsimons
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Michael Lenz
Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Thierry Merlot
Former Executive Vice President, Strategy · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Thomas Gentile III
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David H. Li
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey C. Campbell
◇◇————◇
Catherine A. Suever
◇◇————◇
Cynthia M. Egnotovich
◇◇————◇
Guy C. Hachey
◇◇————◇
James J. Cannon
◇◇————◇
Nick L. Stanage
◇◇————◇
Dr. Patricia A. Hubbard
◇◇————◇
Thomas A. Gendron
◇—————◇
Thomas C. Gentile III and Neal J. Keating 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.
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◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: Robust stock ownership guidelines – 6x base salary for CEO

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AAR Corp. AIR
  • ATI Inc. ATI
  • Barnes Group Inc. B
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Crane Company CR
  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW
  • H.B. Fuller Company FUL
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • Moog Inc. MOG-A
  • RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC
  • Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. SPR
  • Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY
  • Triumph Group, Inc. TFIN
  • Woodward, Inc. WWD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 2, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 4, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 5, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 1, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 9, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 3, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 4, 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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345 figures on this page: 335 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
335 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-021511
  2. 0001193125-26-135884
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation in 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000930413-25-001787
  4. 0001193125-25-062566
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000930413-24-001763
  6. 0001193125-24-073837
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000950170-24-012245
  8. 0000930413-23-001592
  9. 0000930413-22-001033
  10. 0000930413-21-001070
  11. 0000930413-20-001536
  12. 0000930413-19-001638
  13. 0001564590-18-010711
  14. 0001564590-17-009093
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Peers Hexcel discloses

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

AAR Corp.ATI Inc.Barnes Group Inc.Cabot CorporationCrane CompanyCurtiss-Wright CorporationH.B. Fuller CompanyITT Inc.Moog Inc.RBC Bearings IncorporatedSpirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedTriumph Group, Inc.Woodward, 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}
}
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