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Knowles Executive Compensation (FY25)

KN · Itasca, IL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Niew
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2023 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 — Jeffrey Niew: $6,411,574 → $8,674,916 (35.3% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 513:1 → 730:1 (42.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Knowles' chief executive and what were they paid?
Jeffrey Niew was paid $8,674,916 in total compensation as President & Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,411,574 reported for fiscal 2023, Niew's total was 35.3% higher.
What was Knowles' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026.
Which companies are in Knowles' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ADTRAN, Arlo Technologies, Bel Fuse, Cohu and CTS, among others.
What is Knowles' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 730:1, against median employee compensation of $11,877.

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
Jeffrey Niew
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Anderson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mike Giesecke
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Perna
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jorge Cabrera
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Anderson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel Giesecke
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Perna
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raymond Cabrera
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Anderson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Giesecke
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Perna
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raymond Cabrera
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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
Robert PernaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023 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
Daniel GieseckeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeffrey NiewPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Raymond CabreraPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robert PernaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John AndersonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Daniel Giesecke
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jeffrey Niew
President & Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
John Anderson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Raymond Cabrera
Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Robert Perna
General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keith Barnes
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Cheryl Shavers
◇◇————◇
Didier Hirsch
◇◇————◇
Jason Cardew
◇◇————◇
Daniel Crowley
◇◇————◇
Ye Jane Li
◇◇————◇
Michael Wishart
◇◇————◇
Laura Angelini
◇◇————◇
Donald Macleod and Jeffrey Niew 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ADTRAN ADTN
  • Arlo Technologies ARLO
  • Bel Fuse BELFB
  • Cohu COHU
  • CTS CTS
  • Digi International DGII
  • FormFactor FORM
  • Harmonic HLIT
  • MaxLinear MXL
  • Mercury Systems MRCY
  • Methode Electronics MEI
  • NetScout Systems NTCT
  • Power Integrations POWI
  • Ribbon Communications RBBN
  • Rogers Corporation ROG
  • Semtech SMTC
  • Veeco Instruments VECO
  • Viavi Solutions VIAV
  • Vishay Precision Group VPG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 2, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 31, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 1, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 2, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 3, 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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253 figures on this page: 242 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
242 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001587523-26-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001587523-26-000010
    2025 Director Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001587523-25-000046
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001587523-24-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001587523-24-000033
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001587523-23-000052
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001587523-23-000034
  8. 0001587523-22-000053
  9. 0001587523-21-000065
  10. 0001587523-20-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-19-166911
  12. 0001193125-18-148337
  13. 0001193125-17-160755
  14. 0001193125-16-577841
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Peers Knowles discloses

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

ADTRANArlo TechnologiesBel FuseCohuCTSDigi InternationalFormFactorHarmonicMaxLinearMercury SystemsMethode ElectronicsNetScout SystemsPower IntegrationsRibbon CommunicationsRogers CorporationSemtechVeeco InstrumentsViavi SolutionsVishay Precision Group

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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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