CMP · Compass Minerals International Inc · Executive Compensation

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$1.08B

41.98M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Edward Dowling Jr	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$3,500,019	—	$1,645,280	$198,276	$6,343,575
Patrick Merrin	Chief Operations Officer	$335,417	—	$964,806	—	$420,682	$19,366	$1,740,271
Mary Frontczak	Former Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary	$406,879	—	$1,247,772	—	—	$51,431	$1,706,082
Benjamin Nichols	Chief Sales Officer	$405,000	—	$655,969	—	$412,902	$24,471	$1,498,342
Peter Fjellman	Chief Financial Officer	$358,077	$100,000	$599,088	—	$312,196	$20,777	$1,390,138
Jennifer Hood	Former Chief Supply Chain Officer	$172,500	—	$241,509	—	—	$734,785	$1,148,794
Jeffrey Cathey	Former Chief Financial Officer	$128,974	—	$600,011	—	—	$61,213	$790,198
Amy Tills	Chief Human Resources Officer	$21,282	$130,000	$270,008	—	$13,188	$100	$434,578

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Edward Dowling Jr	President and Chief Executive Officer	$705,128	$350,000	$3,535,579	—	$888,158	$366,779	$5,845,644
Mary Frontczak	Former Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary	$539,028	—	$1,199,825	—	$369,899	$67,763	$2,176,515
Jeffrey Cathey	Former Chief Financial Officer	$292,981	—	$475,062	—	$214,451	$16,610	$999,104
Jennifer Hood	Former Chief Supply Chain Officer	$341,244	—	$78,510	—	$142,511	$29,428	$591,693
Benjamin Nichols	Chief Sales Officer	$337,614	—	$70,002	—	$142,511	$38,323	$588,450

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin Crutchfield	Former President and Chief Executive Officer FY 2021	$1,124,000	—	$5,997,970	—	$1,921,113	$130,655	$9,173,738
George Schuller	Chief Operations Officer FY 2021	$691,753	—	$1,931,509	—	$595,437	$82,525	$3,301,224
Lorin Crenshaw	Chief Financial Officer	$553,177	$75,000	$1,557,141	—	$418,723	$80,727	$2,684,768
Mary Frontczak	Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary FY 2021	$518,700	—	$1,383,191	—	$416,068	$58,037	$2,375,996
James D. Standen	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021	$514,583	—	$1,372,221	—	$387,766	$44,736	$2,319,306

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin Crutchfield	Former President and Chief Executive Officer FY 2021	$1,115,000	—	$7,881,343	—	$1,464,525	$152,156	$10,613,024
Lorin Crenshaw	Chief Financial Officer	$447,917	$637,000	$2,576,841	—	$367,427	$226,186	$4,255,371
S. Bradley Griffith	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021 Mr. Crenshaw joined us as Chief Financial Officer in December 2021. As a result, we have only provided information for fiscal 2022. Ms. Frontczak joined us as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in November 2019, but was not an NEO in 2019. As a result, we have only provided information for 2020, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022. Mr. Griffith departed the Company on October 27, 2021 after having served as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Griffith forfeited all of his fiscal 2022 equity awards upon his termination of employment. See “Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Benefits—Agreement with Mr. Griffith, Our Former Chief Commercial Officer” for more information about his separation payments and benefits. (A) Salary. The amounts in the Salary column represent the base salary earned for the listed fiscal year. See the discussion on page 53 for more information about base salaries paid to our NEOs. (B) Bonus. The amounts in the Bonus column represent a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Crenshaw of 637,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in December 2021, which was paid in two installments in December 2021 and January 2022, and a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Schuller, Jr. of 110,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in September 2019, which was paid in January 2020.	$42,917	—	$695,417	—	—	$2,768,995	$3,507,329
George Schuller	Chief Operations Officer FY 2021	$661,458	—	$1,263,702	—	$488,336	$90,025	$2,503,521
James D. Standen	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021	$500,000	—	$951,042	—	$341,793	$41,206	$1,834,041
Mary Frontczak	Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary FY 2021	$500,000	—	$876,348	—	$344,527	$63,923	$1,784,798

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin Crutchfield	Former President and Chief Executive Officer FY 2021	$1,066,667	—	$3,412,476	—	$1,070,388	$185,329	$5,734,860
George Schuller	Chief Operations Officer FY 2021	$633,333	$110,000	$1,187,496	—	$381,138	$34,879	$2,346,846
S. Bradley Griffith	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021 Mr. Crenshaw joined us as Chief Financial Officer in December 2021. As a result, we have only provided information for fiscal 2022. Ms. Frontczak joined us as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in November 2019, but was not an NEO in 2019. As a result, we have only provided information for 2020, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022. Mr. Griffith departed the Company on October 27, 2021 after having served as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Griffith forfeited all of his fiscal 2022 equity awards upon his termination of employment. See “Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Benefits—Agreement with Mr. Griffith, Our Former Chief Commercial Officer” for more information about his separation payments and benefits. (A) Salary. The amounts in the Salary column represent the base salary earned for the listed fiscal year. See the discussion on page 53 for more information about base salaries paid to our NEOs. (B) Bonus. The amounts in the Bonus column represent a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Crenshaw of 637,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in December 2021, which was paid in two installments in December 2021 and January 2022, and a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Schuller, Jr. of 110,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in September 2019, which was paid in January 2020.	$510,833	—	$882,021	—	$288,505	$57,497	$1,738,857
James D. Standen	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021	$495,000	—	$846,005	—	$280,102	$26,325	$1,647,432
Mary Frontczak	Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary FY 2021	$441,667	—	$540,024	—	$252,091	$76,753	$1,310,534

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kevin Crutchfield	President and Chief Executive Officer FY 2021	$684,518	—	$5,021,589	$2,294,747	$1,192,590	$331,634	$9,525,078
Anthony J. Sepich	Former Senior Vice President, Salt	$269,186	—	$1,150,340	—	—	$1,740,854	$3,160,380
George Schuller	Chief Operations Officer FY 2021	$208,333	—	$1,913,013	—	$775,000	$89,742	$2,986,088
S. Bradley Griffith	Former Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021 Mr. Crenshaw joined us as Chief Financial Officer in December 2021. As a result, we have only provided information for fiscal 2022. Ms. Frontczak joined us as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in November 2019, but was not an NEO in 2019. As a result, we have only provided information for 2020, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022. Mr. Griffith departed the Company on October 27, 2021 after having served as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Griffith forfeited all of his fiscal 2022 equity awards upon his termination of employment. See “Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Benefits—Agreement with Mr. Griffith, Our Former Chief Commercial Officer” for more information about his separation payments and benefits. (A) Salary. The amounts in the Salary column represent the base salary earned for the listed fiscal year. See the discussion on page 53 for more information about base salaries paid to our NEOs. (B) Bonus. The amounts in the Bonus column represent a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Crenshaw of 637,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in December 2021, which was paid in two installments in December 2021 and January 2022, and a cash sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Schuller, Jr. of 110,000 as part of his hiring package when he joined us in September 2019, which was paid in January 2020.	$490,000	—	$1,150,340	—	$311,664	$55,540	$2,007,544
James D. Standen	Chief Commercial Officer FY 2021	$470,000	—	$1,119,658	—	$298,943	$49,094	$1,937,695
Richard S. Grant	Non-Executive Chairman of theBoard	$519,665	$300,000	$467,354	—	—	$26,762	$1,313,781
Angela Y. Jones	Former Chief People Officer	$370,000	—	$724,483	—	—	$22,640	$1,117,123

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
S. Bradley Griffith	Chief Commercial Officer	$423,806	—	$495,162	$168,611	$254,780	$46,841	$1,389,200
James D. Standen	Chief Financial Officer	$420,417	—	$499,545	$170,080	$216,486	$39,049	$1,345,577
Anthony J. Sepich	Former Senior Vice President, Salt	$426,250	—	$499,545	$170,080	$210,654	$25,354	$1,331,883
Diana C. Toman	Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	$388,885	—	$357,876	$121,839	$160,262	$40,731	$1,069,593
Richard S. Grant	Non-Executive Chairman of theBoard	$241,196	—	$494,996	—	—	$63,088	$799,280

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Anthony J. Sepich	Former Senior Vice President, Salt	$400,000	$100,000	$504,389	$169,948	$179,520	$229,426	$1,583,283
S. Bradley Griffith	Chief Commercial Officer	$394,625	—	$500,113	$168,479	$211,924	$265,182	$1,540,323
James D. Standen	Chief Financial Officer	$365,240	—	$62,753	$21,172	$145,727	$24,755	$619,647

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Brandon Risner	Chief Operating Officer	Appointed	2026-08-03	2026-08-05
David Safran	director	Appointed	2025-12-18	2025-12-19
Mark Roberts	director	Appointed	2025-12-18	2025-12-19
Denise Merle	director	Appointed	2025-12-18	2025-12-19
Russell Ball	director	Appointed	2025-12-18	2025-12-19
James D. Hughes	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	Appointed	2025-06-26	2025-06-27
Benjamin Nichols	Chief Commercial Officer	Appointed	2025-03-25	2025-03-25
Peter Fjellman	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2025-01-28	2025-01-28
Jeffrey Cathey	Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2025-01-27	2025-01-28
Patrick Merrin	Chief Operations Officer	Appointed	2025-03-03	2025-01-28

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