StandardAero Executive Compensation (FY25)
SARO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Russell Ford | Median of the other named officers $1,658,692 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 25, 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 — Russell Ford: $2,390,449 → $7,791,622 (225.9% higher)
Frequently asked questions
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Who is StandardAero's chief executive and what were they paid?
Russell Ford, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, received $7,791,622 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,390,449 reported for fiscal 2024, Ford's total was 225.9% higher.
What was StandardAero's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 97.4% support at the meeting held June 25, 2026.
Which companies are in StandardAero's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AAR Corp., Boeing Company, General Electric Company, HEICO Corporation and Honeywell International Inc., among others.
What is StandardAero's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 111:1, against median employee compensation of $70,411.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Satterfield Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Russell Ford Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly Ashmun Former President of Component Repair Services | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lewis Prebble President of Engine Services – Commercial Division | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kimberly Ernzen Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly Ashmun Former President of Component Repair Services | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Russell Ford Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lewis Prebble President of Engine Services – Commercial Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Satterfield Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Ford Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly Ernzen Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Satterfield Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly Ashmun Former President of Component Repair Services Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lewis Prebble President of Engine Services – Commercial Division | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Brancato President of Engine Services – Business Aviation | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Brancato | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Anthony Brancato | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Daniel Satterfield | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Daniel Satterfield | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Kimberly Ashmun | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Kimberly Ashmun | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kimberly Ernzen | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Kimberly Ernzen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lewis Prebble | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lewis Prebble | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Russell Ford | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Russell Ford | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Prebble | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/15/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Anthony Brancato | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/15/2035 | |
| Daniel Satterfield | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/15/2035 | |
| Kimberly Ernzen | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/15/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Russell Ford | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/15/2035 | |
| Kimberly Ashmun | 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 Satterfield
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Kimberly Ashmun
Former President of Component Repair Services · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Lewis Prebble
President of Engine Services – Commercial Division · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul McElhinney Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Peter J. Clare | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrea Fischer Newman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wendy M. Masiello | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stefan Weingartner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Derek J. Kerr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ian Fujiyama, Douglas V. Brandely and Russell Ford 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- AAR Corp. AIR
- Boeing Company BA
- General Electric Company GE
- HEICO Corporation HEI
- Honeywell International Inc. HON
- Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., HII
- Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT
- Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC
- Woodward, Inc. WWD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 25, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-285546Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement, by the vote indicated below
- 0001193125-26-1941382025 Director Compensation · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · and 2 more sections
- 0001193125-25-140717Item 4 - Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
- 0000950170-25-0583362024 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
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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}
}