Materion Executive Compensation (FY25)
MTRN · Mayfield Hts., OH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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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 — Jugal Vijayvargiya: $5,858,482 → $4,794,902 (18.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.2% → 95.6% (0.4 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Materion's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jugal Vijayvargiya, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,794,902 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,858,482 reported for fiscal 2024, Vijayvargiya's total was 18.2% lower.
What was Materion's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026.
Which companies are in Materion's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corp., CTS Corporation, Element Solutions Inc. and Fabrinet, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jugal K. Vijayvargiya President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelly M. Chadwick Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory R. Chemnitz Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jugal K. Vijayvargiya President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelly M. Chadwick Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory R. Chemnitz Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jugal K. Vijayvargiya President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelly M. Chadwick Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory R. Chemnitz Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jugal Vijayvargiya President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelly Chadwick Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Chemnitz Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory R. Chemnitz | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Gregory R. Chemnitz | Options/SARs | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gregory R. Chemnitz | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jugal K. Vijayvargiya | Options/SARs | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jugal K. Vijayvargiya | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Shelly M. Chadwick | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Shelly M. Chadwick | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shelly M. Chadwick | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shelly M. Chadwick | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Shelly M. Chadwick | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Chemnitz | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Shelly Chadwick | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Jugal Vijayvargiya | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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.
Gregory Chemnitz
General Counsel · Severance agreement
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
Jugal Vijayvargiya
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
Shelly Chadwick
Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vinod M. Khilnani Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert J. Phillippy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Craig S. Shular | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert B. Toth | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
N. Mohan Reddy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Emily M. Liggett | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patrick Prevost | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Darlene J. S. Solomon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas T. Edman 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 | ◇ |
| 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: 4x cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. AEIS
- Carpenter Technology Corp. CRS
- CTS Corporation CTS
- Element Solutions Inc. ESI
- Fabrinet FN
- Hexcel Corporation HXL
- Innospec Inc. IOSP
- Kennametal Inc. KMT
- Knowles Corporation KN
- Methode Electronics Inc. MEI
- Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX
- OSI Systems, Inc. OSIS
- Penguin Solutions PENG
- Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR
- Rogers Corporation ROG
- Sensient Technologies SXT
- Standex International Corp. SXI
- Viavi Solutions VIAV
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 7, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 7, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 9, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 17, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 4, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 6, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 13, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 8, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 2, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 3, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
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Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
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227 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
217 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104657-26-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-26-0000222025 Compensation of Non-Employee Directors · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
- 0001104657-25-000071Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-25-0000452024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001104657-24-000072Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-24-0000442023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001104657-23-000080Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-23-000051Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104657-22-000076Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-21-000046Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-20-000057Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-19-000051Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-18-000036Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104657-17-000085Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950152-08-005937
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Peers Materion discloses
The companies named in MTRN's own disclosed peer group.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.Carpenter Technology Corp.CTS CorporationElement Solutions Inc.FabrinetHexcel CorporationInnospec Inc.Kennametal Inc.Knowles CorporationMethode Electronics Inc.Minerals Technologies Inc.OSI Systems, Inc.Penguin SolutionsQuaker Chemical CorporationRogers CorporationStandex International Corp.Viavi Solutions
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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}
}