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Kaman Executive Compensation (FY22)

KAMN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2022
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Ian Walsh
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 19, 2023
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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Who is Kaman's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Ian Walsh, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,553,792 in fiscal 2022.
What was Kaman's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 19, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in Kaman's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AAR Corp., Aerojet Rocketdyne, AeroVironment, Inc., Albany International Corp. and Allied Motion Technologies, among others.
What is Kaman's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 56:1 for fiscal 2022, against median employee compensation of $63,305.

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
Ian Walsh
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carroll Lane
Senior Vice President and President of Kaman Air Vehicles and Precision Products
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Russell Bartlett
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shawn Lisle
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Coogan
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Carroll K. LaneRSU◇——◇——◇
Ian K. WalshRSU◇——◇——◇
Ian K. WalshRSU◇——◇——◇
Ian K. WalshRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
James G. CooganRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell J. BartlettRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell J. BartlettRSU◇——◇——◇
Shawn G. LisleRSU◇——◇——◇
Shawn G. LisleRSU◇——◇——◇
Shawn G. LisleRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ian WalshRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Shawn LisleRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2023
James CooganRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2025
Option◇—◇2/23/2026
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/19/2024
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2027
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2028
Option◇—◇2/18/2029
Option◇—◇2/17/2030
Carroll LaneRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Russell BartlettPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jennifer M. Pollino
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Scott E. Kuechle
◇◇————◇
Michelle J. Lohmeier
◇◇————◇
A. William Higgins
◇◇————◇
Aisha M. Barry
◇◇————◇
E. Reeves Callaway III
◇◇————◇
Niharika T. Ramdev
◇◇————◇
Ian K. Walsh 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($375,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2022
  • AAR Corp. AIR
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne AJRD
  • AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV
  • Albany International Corp. AIN
  • Allied Motion Technologies symbol not shown
  • Altra Industrial Motion Corp. symbol not shown
  • Astronics Corporation ATRO
  • Barnes Group Inc. B
  • CIRCOR International, Inc. CIR
  • Ducommun Incorporated DCO
  • EnPro Industries, Inc. NPO
  • ESCO Technologies, Inc. ESE
  • HEICO Corporation HEI
  • Hexcel Corporation HXL
  • Kratos Defense & Security KTOS
  • Luxfer Holdings PLC LXFR
  • Mercury Systems, Inc. MRCY
  • NN, Inc. NNBR
  • RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC
  • Regal Rexnord Corporation RRX
  • TriMas Corporation TRS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2022April 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 20, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2017April 18, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 19, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 20, 2016=◇◇◇

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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196 figures on this page: 189 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
189 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000054381-23-000036
  2. 0000054381-23-000024
    2022 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000054381-22-000024
  4. 0000054381-21-000023
  5. 0000054381-20-000039
  6. 0000054381-18-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000054381-17-000016
  8. 0000054381-16-000082
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Peers Kaman discloses

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

AAR Corp.AeroVironment, Inc.Albany International Corp.Astronics CorporationBarnes Group Inc.EnPro Industries, Inc.ESCO Technologies, Inc.HEICO CorporationHexcel CorporationKratos Defense & SecurityLuxfer Holdings PLCMercury Systems, Inc.RBC Bearings IncorporatedRegal Rexnord CorporationTriMas Corporation

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APA
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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