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Patterson Companies Executive Compensation (FY24)

PDCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 18, 2024
224 figures on this page: 215 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Donald Zurbay was paid $5,895,511 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2024, and Zurbay's total moved 6.4% higher from the $5,540,867 reported for fiscal 2023. For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 68:1, against median employee compensation of $86,663. The disclosed peer group names Adapthealth Corp., AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. and DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., among others. The fiscal 2024 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Donald Zurbay
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 16, 2024
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Donald Zurbay: $5,540,867 → $5,895,511 (6.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.1% → 95.3% (1.2 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Patterson Companies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Donald Zurbay was paid $5,895,511 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2024. Zurbay's total moved 6.4% higher from the $5,540,867 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Patterson Companies' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 16, 2024 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Patterson Companies' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Adapthealth Corp., AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. and DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., among others.
What is Patterson Companies' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 68:1, against median employee compensation of $86,663.

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
Mark Walchirk
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Donald Zurbay
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Pohlman
President, Patterson Animal Health
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Les Korsh
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrea Frohning
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Zurbay
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Pohlman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Les Korsh
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Barry
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Rogan
Former President, Patterson Dental
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Zurbay
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Pohlman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Les Korsh
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Barry
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Rogan
Former President of Patterson Dental
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Donald J. ZurbayRSU◇——◇——◇
Donald J. ZurbayRSU◇——◇——◇
Donald J. ZurbayRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. BarryRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. BarryRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. BarryRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. PohlmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. PohlmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin M. PohlmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Les B. KorshRSU◇——◇——◇
Les B. KorshRSU◇——◇——◇
Les B. KorshRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy E. RoganRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy E. RoganPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Timothy E. RoganOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022 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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Timothy RoganPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kevin BarryPSU◇◇——
Kevin PohlmanPSU◇◇——
Donald ZurbayPSU◇◇——
Les KorshPSU◇◇——
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 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John D. Buck
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Alex N. Blanco
◇◇————◇
Neil A. Schrimsher
◇◇————◇
Robert C. Frenzel
◇◇————◇
Philip G.J. McKoy
◇◇————◇
Jody H. Feragen
◇◇————◇
Ellen A. Rudnick
◇◇————◇
Meenu Agarwal
◇◇————◇
Pamela J. Tomczik
◇—————◇
Donald J. Zurbay served on the board in fiscal 2024 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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Adapthealth Corp. AHCO
  • AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AMN
  • Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
  • Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. symbol not shown
  • DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. XRAY
  • Elanco Animal Health Incorporated ELAN
  • Envista Holdings Corporation NVST
  • Fastenal Company FAST
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • MRC Global Inc. MRC
  • MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSM
  • Owens & Minor Inc. ACH
  • Premier, Inc. PINC
  • Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024September 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2022September 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2021September 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2020September 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2019September 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2018September 17, 2018=◇◇◇
2017September 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2016September 12, 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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
224 figures on this page: 215 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
215 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-24-221077
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001140361-24-035443
    CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-23-234450
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001193125-22-244822
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  5. 0001140361-22-027357
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001193125-21-273468
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  7. 0001193125-20-247255
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  8. 0001193125-19-248483
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  9. 0001193125-18-277619
    ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  10. 0001193125-17-289929
    ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  11. 0001193125-16-709786
    ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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MedTech & Diagnostics rankings

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Peers Patterson Companies discloses

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

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.Elanco Animal Health IncorporatedEnvista Holdings CorporationHenry Schein, Inc.

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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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