NUE
Steel · Basic Materials
CEO, Board Member
2020-01-01–present
CEO
Nucor Corp (NUE)Board Member
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Get NUE alertsLeon Topalian is recorded as Board Member at Nucor Corp (NUE) since January 1, 2020 and CEO at Nucor Corp (NUE). The proxy statement of Nucor Corp reports total compensation of $14,945,471 for Leon Topalian in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $1,560,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 7 fiscal years. Leon Topalian has spoken on 25 earnings calls across 1 company, most recently for Nucor Corp on October 27, 2026. Nucor Corp is classified in the Steel industry within the Basic Materials sector. Other leadership on record at Nucor Corp includes John J. Ferriola (CEO), John L. "Jack" Sullivan (CFO), Stephen D. Laxton (CFO and COO) and 7 others.
“I want to begin by recognizing our 33,000 teammates for making the summer of 2026 our safest summer ever. Summer brings added safety challenges, and our team met them with focus and determination.”
“And before discussing the quarterly results, I want to begin with the most important measure of our performance and our greatest value, safety. Earlier this year, we launched our Safest Summer Ever initiative because we know that the summer months can present additional risks.”
“And as always, I want to begin by recognizing our 33,000 teammates across the company for their continued commitment to working safely safety is and will always remain our most important value in a new core that means more than the physical safety of our team it encompasses the mental health of all of our teammates as…”
“For as long as I've been Nucor's CEO, we have opened our earnings calls by recognizing our safety performance and i am pleased to continue that tradition again in 2025 our team achieved the lowest injury and illness rate in our history marking the eighth consecutive year of improvement and we finished the year with…”
“I want to begin by thanking our 33,000 Nucor teammates for their continued commitment to safety. Our team has been lowering our injury and illness rate every year since 2017, and we are on track to do it again in 2025.”
2020-01-01–present
NUE
Steel · Basic Materials
CEO, Board Member
2020-01-01–present
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,560,000 | $14,945,471 |
| 2024 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,560,000 | $19,024,088 |
| 2023 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,500,000 | $22,500,626 |
| 2022 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,400,000 | $23,073,171 |
| 2021 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,000,000 | $11,618,019 |
| 2020 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | Chair, President and CEO | $1,000,000 | $11,265,538 |
| 2019 | Nucor Corp (NUE) | President and Chief Executive Officer | $532,446 | $5,487,963 |