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Stoneridge Executive Compensation (FY25)

SRI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Zizelman
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — James Zizelman: $2,226,646 → $3,593,069 (61.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 188:1 → 278:1 (47.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Stoneridge's chief executive and what were they paid?
James Zizelman, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $3,593,069 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,226,646 reported for fiscal 2024, Zizelman's total was 61.4% higher.
What was Stoneridge's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 74.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Stoneridge's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., CTS Corporation and Dorman Products, Inc., among others.
What is Stoneridge's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 278:1, against median employee compensation of $12,939.

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
Jonathan DeGaynor
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Laurent Borne
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
James Zizelman
President Control Devices
◇—◇———◇◇
Matthew Horvath
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇———◇◇
Susan Benedict
Chief Human Resources Officer & Assistant General Counsel
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Zizelman
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Horvath
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Susan Benedict
Chief Human Resources Officer & Assistant General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rajaey Kased
President, Control Devices Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Salvatore Orsini
Chief Procurement Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Zizelman
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Horvath
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natalia Noblet
President Electronics
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Susan Benedict
Chief Human Resources Officer & Assistant General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rajaey Kased
President, Control Devices Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
James ZizelmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew R. HorvathPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natalia NobletPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajaey KasedPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Susan C. BenedictPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Susan BenedictRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Matthew HorvathRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
James ZizelmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Natalia NobletRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Rajaey KasedRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
James Zizelman
President & Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
Matthew Horvath
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇
Rajaey Kased
President, Control Devices Division · Severance agreement
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇
Susan Benedict
Chief Human Resources Officer & Assistant General Counsel · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William M. Lasky
Board chair · Lead independent director
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Frank S. Sklarsky
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Kim Korth
◇◇————◇
Sheila Rutt
◇◇————◇
Carsten J. Reinhardt
◇◇————◇
Ira C. Kaplan
◇◇————◇
George S. Mayes, Jr
◇◇————◇
Paul J. Schlather
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Natalia Noblet, Aron R. English and James Zizelman 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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
  • Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. CVGI
  • Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. CPS
  • CTS Corporation CTS
  • Dorman Products, Inc. DORM
  • Gentex Corporation GNTX
  • Gentherm Incorporated THRM
  • Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO
  • Knowles Corporation KN
  • Littelfuse, Inc. LFUS
  • Methode Electronics, Inc. MEI
  • Modine Manufacturing Company MOD
  • Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. MPAA
  • Rogers Corporation ROG
  • Standard Motor Products, Inc. SMP
  • Standex International Corporation SXI
  • Strattec Security Corporation STRT
  • Superior Industries International, Inc. SUP
  • The Shyft Group, Inc. SHYF
  • Wabash National Corporation WNC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 9, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 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

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237 figures on this page: 226 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
226 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001043337-26-000057
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001043337-26-000038
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001043337-25-000102
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001043337-25-000073
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001043337-24-000094
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001043337-23-000040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001043337-23-000027
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001104659-22-062925
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001043337-21-000005
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001558370-21-001646
    Employment Agreement
  11. 0001104659-20-064330
  12. 0001144204-19-026642
  13. 0001144204-18-029280
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001144204-17-026424
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001144204-16-101298
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Stoneridge discloses

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

Columbus McKinnon CorporationCommercial Vehicle Group, Inc.Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.CTS CorporationDorman Products, Inc.Gentex CorporationGentherm IncorporatedHelios Technologies, Inc.Knowles CorporationLittelfuse, Inc.Methode Electronics, Inc.Modine Manufacturing CompanyMotorcar Parts of America, Inc.Rogers CorporationStandard Motor Products, Inc.Standex International CorporationStrattec Security CorporationWabash National Corporation

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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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