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Preformed Line Products Executive Compensation (FY25)
PLPC · Cleveland, OH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Dennis McKenna | Latest say-on-pay support = May 4, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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 — Dennis McKenna: $2,951,584 → $3,287,390 (11.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 205:1 → 214:1 (4.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
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Who is Preformed Line Products' chief executive and what were they paid?
Dennis McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, received $3,287,390 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. McKenna's total moved 11.4% higher from the $2,951,584 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Preformed Line Products' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 4, 2026.
What is Preformed Line Products' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 214:1, against median employee compensation of $23,285.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McKenna Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J. Ryan Ruhlman Vice President - Marketing and Business Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Klaus Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Haag III Vice President - AsiaPac Region | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McKenna Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Klaus Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J. Ryan Ruhlman President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Hofstetter Executive VP - U.S. Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McKenna Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J. Ryan Ruhlman President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Klaus Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Hofstetter Executive VP - U.S. Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McKenna Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J. Ryan Ruhlman President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Klaus Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Hofstetter Executive VP - U.S. Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. Klaus | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Dennis F. McKenna | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| J. Ryan Ruhlman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John M. Hofstetter | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert G. Ruhlman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ruhlman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Dennis McKenna | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| J. Ryan Ruhlman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Andrew Klaus | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| John Hofstetter | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Andrew Klaus
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Dennis McKenna
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
J. Ryan Ruhlman
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
John Hofstetter
Executive VP - U.S. Operations · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Robert Ruhlman
Executive Chair · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David C. Sunkle | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew D. Frymier | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
R. Steven Kestner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard R. Gascoigne | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Glenn E. Corlett | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Maegan A. R. Cross | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Common shares.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 4, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 5, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 9, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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- Dennis McKenna (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $3,287,390 (base salary $725,004) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0000080035-26-000011, filed 2026-03-20]What this page does not include
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190 figures on this page: 186 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000080035-26-000019
- 0000080035-26-000011Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards · and 1 more section
- 0000950170-24-035120
- 0000950170-23-021121
- 0001564590-23-004292
- 0001104659-20-057777
- 0001144204-17-025933
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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}
}