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Kaiser Aluminum Executive Compensation (FY25)

KALU · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Keith Harvey
Median of the other named officers
$2,505,957
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026

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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 total compensation — Keith Harvey: $6,628,487 → $7,914,836 (19.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.3% → 98.8% (0.5 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kaiser Aluminum's chief executive and what were they paid?
Keith Harvey, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $7,914,836 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,628,487 reported for fiscal 2024, Harvey's total was 19.4% higher.
What was Kaiser Aluminum's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Kaiser Aluminum's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ATI Inc., Cabot Corporation, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Clearwater Paper Corporation and Commercial Metals Company, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keith Harvey
President and Chief Executive Officer
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John Donnan
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
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Neal West
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Walsh
Former Executive Vice President - Manufacturing
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Blain Tiffany
Advisor to the CEO; Former Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keith Harvey
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neal West
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Donnan
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Walsh
Former Executive Vice President - Manufacturing
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Blain Tiffany
Advisor to the CEO; Former Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keith Harvey
President and Chief Executive Officer
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John Donnan
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
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Neal West
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Thomas Robb
Senior Vice President - Manufacturing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Walsh
Former Executive Vice President - Manufacturing
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Blain Tiffany
Advisor to the CEO; Former Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing
Departed during or after this year
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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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Blain TiffanyRSU◇◇——
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Jason WalshRSU◇◇——
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John DonnanRSU◇◇——
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Neal WestRSU◇◇——
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Thomas RobbRSU◇◇——
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Keith HarveyRSU◇◇——
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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
Kimberly T. Glas
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Michael C. Arnold
Lead independent director
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Lauralee E. Martin
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Donald J. Stebbins
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David A. Foster
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Richard P. Grimley
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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◇
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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ATI Inc. ATI
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation CRS
  • Clearwater Paper Corporation CLW
  • Commercial Metals Company CMC
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
  • Greif, Inc. GEF
  • Hillenbrand, Inc. HI
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • John Bean Technologies Corporation JBT
  • Kennametal Inc. KMT
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation symbol not shown
  • Mueller Industries, Inc. MLI
  • Radius Recycling, Inc. (f/k/a Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.) symbol not shown
  • Ryerson Holding Corporation RYZ
  • Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN
  • The TimKen Company TKR
  • Trinseo PLC TSEOQ
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS
  • Woodward, Inc. WWD
  • Worthington Industries, Inc. WOR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 10, 2025=◇◇◇
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195 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
193 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-257524
  2. 0001193125-26-187425
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards on December 31, 202
  3. 0000950170-25-084391
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Peers Kaiser Aluminum discloses

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

ATI Inc.Cabot CorporationCarpenter Technology CorporationCommercial Metals CompanyDonaldson Company, Inc.Greif, Inc.Hillenbrand, Inc.ITT Inc.Kennametal Inc.Mueller Industries, Inc.Ryerson Holding CorporationSilgan Holdings Inc.The TimKen CompanyTrinseo PLCValmont Industries, Inc.Watts Water Technologies, 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
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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