CWST · Casella Waste Systems Inc

$95.70 -4.21 (-4.21%) At close · Jul 17

Market Cap

$6.09B

63,609,941

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
John Casella	CEO	$790,463	—	$2,740,659	—	$853,697	$21,127	$4,405,946
Edmond R. Coletta	CEO	$615,134	—	$1,644,377	—	$553,619	$17,393	$2,830,523
Bradford Helgeson	CFO	$500,000	—	$876,936	—	$305,999	$67,293	$1,750,228
Shelley E. Sayward	General Counsel	$390,764	—	$493,334	—	$239,147	$15,577	$1,138,822
Sean M. Steves	COO	$347,605	—	$438,468	—	$212,734	$9,454	$1,008,261

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$763,732	—	$2,074,300	—	$1,306,845	$21,784	$4,166,661
Edmond R. Coletta	President	$515,134	—	$1,091,723	—	$587,641	$16,263	$2,210,761
Bradford Helgeson	CFO	$450,000	—	$764,197	—	$436,338	$10,545	$1,661,080
Shelley E. Sayward	General Counsel	$365,200	—	$491,189	—	$354,113	$15,216	$1,225,718
Sean M. Steves	COO	$335,850	—	$360,320	—	$287,342	$11,407	$994,919

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$739,692	—	$2,046,324	—	$653,199	$22,382	$3,461,597
Edmond R. Coletta	President	$483,134	—	$861,608	—	$241,763	$15,669	$1,602,174
Shelley E. Sayward	General Counsel	$331,200	—	$403,838	—	$146,236	$13,803	$895,077
Bradford Helgeson	CFO	$69,886	—	$149,953	$525,466	$33,932	$1,118	$780,355
Sean M. Steves	COO	$320,850	—	$301,498	—	$141,666	$14,234	$778,248
Paul J. Ligon	Senior Vice President of Sustainable Growth	$319,975	—	$161,470	—	$140,839	$15,353	$637,637

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Edmond R. Coletta	President	$466,796	—	$886,895	$2,175,161	$684,687	$15,826	$4,229,365
John Casella	CEO	$647,149	—	$1,773,790	—	$1,675,105	$24,027	$4,120,071
Edwin Johnson	COO	$280,215	—	$775,986	—	—	$285,269	$1,341,470
Shelley E. Sayward	General Counsel	$320,000	—	$388,038	—	$414,150	$13,300	$1,135,488
Paul J. Ligon	Senior Vice President of Sustainable Growth	$307,654	—	$128,785	—	$287,006	$15,353	$738,798
Sean M. Steves	COO	$267,362	—	$128,785	—	$320,966	$13,967	$731,080

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$628,300	—	$1,695,668	—	$1,884,900	$25,086	$4,233,954
Edmond R. Coletta	CFO	$453,200	—	$847,870	—	$770,440	$19,384	$2,090,894
Edwin Johnson	COO	$447,020	—	$741,858	—	$759,934	$21,111	$1,969,923
Shelley E. Sayward	General Counsel	$300,000	—	$211,948	$199,972	$450,000	$16,114	$1,178,034
Christopher B. Heald	Chief Accounting Officer	$244,213	—	$211,948	—	$244,213	$8,452	$708,826

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$610,000	—	$1,788,448	—	$1,376,667	$19,123	$3,794,238
Edmond R. Coletta	CFO	$440,000	—	$894,199	—	$562,703	$9,313	$1,906,215
David L. Schmitt	General Counsel	$332,200	—	$312,968	—	$374,860	$803,014	$1,823,042
Edwin Johnson	COO	$434,000	—	$782,401	—	$555,030	$12,856	$1,784,287
Christopher B. Heald	Chief Accounting Officer	$237,100	—	$223,551	—	$178,365	$1,500	$640,516

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$575,000	—	$1,300,455	—	$816,642	$29,493	$2,721,590
Edwin Johnson	COO	$421,362	—	$758,620	—	$339,115	$12,308	$1,531,405
Edmond R. Coletta	CFO	$400,000	—	$758,620	—	$321,923	$10,562	$1,491,105
David L. Schmitt	General Counsel	$322,524	—	$216,747	—	$229,032	$1,000	$769,303
Christopher B. Heald	Chief Accounting Officer	$218,484	—	$216,747	—	$103,434	$1,000	$539,665

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$535,500	—	$1,288,104	—	$670,925	$28,274	$2,522,803
Edwin Johnson	COO	$413,100	—	$751,396	—	$293,290	$12,049	$1,469,835
Edmond R. Coletta	CFO	$341,700	—	$751,396	—	$242,598	$8,383	$1,344,077
David L. Schmitt	General Counsel	$316,200	—	$214,688	—	$198,083	$1,000	$729,971
Christopher B. Heald	Chief Accounting Officer	$214,200	—	$214,688	—	$89,457	$1,000	$519,345

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
John Casella	CEO	$525,000	—	$1,263,959	—	$1,044,225	$52,289	$2,885,473
Edwin Johnson	COO	$405,000	—	$737,313	—	$577,307	$11,677	$1,731,297
Edmond R. Coletta	CFO	$335,000	—	$737,313	—	$477,526	$8,351	$1,558,190
David L. Schmitt	General Counsel	$310,000	—	$210,656	—	$389,903	$1,000	$911,559
Christopher B. Heald	Chief Accounting Officer	$210,000	—	$210,656	—	$176,085	$1,000	$597,741

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Damian A. Ribar	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Appointed	2026-07-20	2026-07-01

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