MATW · Matthews International Corp · Executive Compensation

$19.19 -0.24 (-1.24%) At close · Sep 30

Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$591.49M

31.21M

Volume · Sep 30 566.77K Avg daily vol (3M) 728.4K

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
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,108,760	—	$3,726,575	—	$762,305	$103,376	$5,701,016
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$666,500	—	$971,261	—	$319,074	$78,363	$2,035,198
Steven D. Gackenbach	Executive Vice President (Group President, Memorialization)	$543,065	—	$638,988	—	$306,158	$74,451	$1,562,662
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary	$479,442	—	$638,988	—	$197,784	$41,673	$1,357,887
Lee A. Lane	Executive Vice President (Group President, Industrial Technologies and Matthews Environmental Solutions)	$461,077	—	$549,529	—	$63,962	$49,804	$1,124,372

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,080,118	—	$4,052,150	—	$569,452	$106,640	$5,808,360
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$659,543	—	$1,215,645	—	$243,119	$78,777	$2,197,084
Steven D. Gackenbach	Executive Vice President (Group President, Memorialization)	$528,240	—	$790,169	—	$403,187	$67,994	$1,789,590
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary	$466,496	—	$709,126	—	$147,732	$40,769	$1,364,123

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,037,838	—	$4,152,750	—	$1,170,486	$36,122	$6,473,964
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$632,852	—	$1,052,030	—	$501,964	$54,020	$2,271,437
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$503,428	—	$636,755	—	$475,950	$37,780	$1,679,468
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President and General Counsel	$444,681	—	$553,700	—	$302,345	$26,261	$1,344,235
Gary R. Kohl	President, SGK Brand Solutions	$487,385	—	$512,173	—	$218,090	$29,765	$1,263,462

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,006,975	—	$3,819,500	—	$1,161,820	$62,076	$6,050,371
Gregory S. Babe	Chief Technology Officer and Group President, Industrial Technologies	$500,923	—	$2,578,163	—	$230,857	$54,267	$3,364,210
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$597,212	—	$1,680,580	—	$482,358	$42,800	$2,802,950
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$469,615	—	$1,111,475	—	$382,989	$39,254	$2,003,333
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President and General Counsel	$426,173	—	$1,073,280	—	$270,431	$30,671	$1,800,555
Gary R. Kohl	President, SGK Brand Solutions	$455,365	—	$1,119,114	—	$120,393	$22,370	$1,717,242

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$943,592	—	$3,639,530	—	$1,815,715	$49,344	$6,732,304
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$559,539	—	$1,017,994	—	$753,677	$34,652	$2,545,512
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$437,712	—	$577,490	—	$478,803	$31,231	$1,574,526
Gary R. Kohl	President, SGK Brand Solutions	$443,212	—	$797,742	—	$294,845	$22,628	$1,558,427
Brian J. Dunn	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	$436,712	—	$577,490	—	$322,984	$32,501	$1,518,516
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President and General Counsel	$399,346	—	$577,490	—	$422,703	$19,323	$1,418,862
Gregory S. Babe	Chief Technology Officer and Group President, Industrial Technologies	$469,442	—	$577,490	—	$281,574	$46,827	$1,375,333

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$921,600	—	$2,847,903	—	$747,255	$196,859	$6,577,867
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$546,577	—	$868,135	—	$310,191	$103,729	$2,838,375
Brian J. Dunn	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	$426,654	—	$458,770	—	$118,388	$55,659	$1,540,295
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$427,654	—	$458,770	—	$340,811	$72,139	$1,527,867
Brian D. Walters	Executive Vice President and General Counsel	$388,885	—	$458,770	—	$158,089	$53,631	$1,316,107
Gregory S. Babe	Chief Technology Officer and Group President, Industrial Technologies	$458,346	—	$458,770	—	$222,971	$103,586	$1,243,673
Gary R. Kohl	President, SGK Brand Solutions	$432,423	—	$564,640	—	$197,591	$24,868	$1,219,522

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$892,223	—	$2,874,161	—	—	$144,664	$6,919,529
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$532,673	—	$785,013	—	—	$54,084	$3,048,424
Brian J. Dunn	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	$415,846	—	$443,153	—	—	$24,304	$1,716,638
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$416,846	—	$443,153	—	$91,448	$47,029	$1,235,441
Brian D. Walters	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	$376,481	—	$443,153	—	—	$32,288	$1,198,723
Gary R. Kohl	President, SGK Brand Solutions	$409,769	—	$443,153	—	—	$22,767	$875,689

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$874,285	—	$3,478,922	—	$965,741	$116,064	$6,564,838
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$518,808	—	$958,636	—	$401,237	$53,407	$2,497,474
Brian J. Dunn	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	$405,154	—	$402,009	—	$193,712	$51,584	$1,332,461
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$407,769	—	$525,704	—	$197,957	$40,344	$1,264,960
Brian D. Walters	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	$366,692	—	$494,780	—	$202,529	$29,385	$1,157,895

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Joseph C. Bartolacci M	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	$836,637	—	$4,262,545	—	$1,189,008	$114,175	$7,036,008
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	$496,077	—	$1,116,659	—	$493,612	$48,525	$2,493,029
Steven D. Gackenbach	Group President, Memorialization	$395,231	—	$666,393	—	$270,143	$46,517	$1,626,749
Brian D. Walters	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	$350,692	—	$540,319	—	$224,401	$24,977	$1,201,345
Brian J. Dunn	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development	$388,231	—	$108,064	—	$268,026	$29,949	$911,947

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Michael J. Whitehead	director	Appointed	2026-08-31	2026-08-11
Michael J. Whitehead	President and Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2026-08-31	2026-08-11
Joseph C. Bartolacci	director	Resigned	—	2026-08-11
Joseph C. Bartolacci	President and Chief Executive Officer	Retired	—	2026-08-11
J. Michael Nauman	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	—	2026-02-19
David A. Schawk	director	Appointed	2026-02-19	2026-02-19
Francis S. Wlodarczyk	director	Appointed	2026-02-19	2026-02-19
Aleta W. Richards	director	Appointed	2026-02-19	2026-02-19
Thomas A. Gebhardt	director	Appointed	2026-02-19	2026-02-19
Daniel E. Stopar	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	Appointed	2025-12-01	2025-08-19
Steven F. Nicola	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	Retired	2025-12-31	2025-08-19
Gary R. Kohl	executive officer	Resigned	2025-05-01	2025-05-01
Gary R. Kohl	Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Venture	Appointed	2025-05-01	2025-05-01
Thomas Gebhardt	Board of Directors	Appointed	2025-02-17	2025-02-19
Gregory S. Babe	Board	Resigned	2025-02-13	2025-02-19
Francis Wlodarczyk	Board of Directors	Appointed	2024-04-23	2024-04-26
Aleta W. Richards	Director	Appointed	2023-02-16	2023-02-17
David A. Schawk	Director	Appointed	2023-02-16	2023-02-17
Gregory S. Babe	Director	Appointed	2023-02-16	2023-02-17

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