MSA · MSA Safety Inc · Executive Compensation

$188.72 +0.03 (+0.02%) At close · Sep 8

S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$7.28B

38.58M

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
Steven Blanco	CEO	$937,308	—	—	—	$772,825	$108,869	$6,430,363
Steven C. Blanco	President and Chief Executive Officer	$937,308	—	—	—	$772,825	$108,869	$6,430,363
David J. Howells	Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$488,144	—	—	—	$278,630	$221,698	$2,069,216
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$537,424	—	—	—	$308,501	$78,424	$1,717,937
Richard W. Roda	Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$457,650	—	—	—	$223,511	$69,273	$1,425,138
Lee McChesney	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$131,028	—	—	—	—	$41,737	$1,397,983
Elyse L. Brody	Executive Director Global FP&A and Strategy (Former Interim Chief Financial Officer)	$599,565	—	—	—	$84,392	$19,589	$1,110,785
Elyse Brody	CFO	$599,565	—	—	—	$84,392	$19,589	$1,110,785
Julie A. Beck	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$230,192	—	—	—	$146,064	$5,481	$664,051

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer	$424,262	—	—	—	$453,917	$146,552	$6,283,354
Steven C. Blanco	President and Chief Executive Officer	$773,462	—	—	—	$663,102	$101,232	$4,242,990
Steven Blanco	CEO	$773,462	—	—	—	$663,102	$101,232	$4,242,990
Lee McChesney	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$561,029	—	—	—	$417,222	$123,605	$2,301,356
David J. Howells	Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$524,261	—	—	—	$266,376	$458,865	$1,775,682
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$517,275	—	—	—	$359,856	$90,243	$1,696,449
Bob W. Leenen	Former Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$410,105	—	—	—	—	$1,106,128	$1,566,338
Richard W. Roda	Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$424,000	—	—	—	$253,954	$81,799	$1,308,359
Julie A. Beck	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Elyse L. Brody	Executive Director Global FP&A and Strategy (Former Interim Chief Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Elyse Brody	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer	$982,100	—	—	—	$2,206,160	$130,279	$10,008,650
Steven C. Blanco	President and Chief Executive Officer	$530,405	—	—	—	$819,301	$77,063	$2,726,562
Steven Blanco	CEO	$530,405	—	—	—	$819,301	$77,063	$2,726,562
Lee McChesney	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$536,813	—	—	—	$787,809	$113,748	$2,578,810
Bob W. Leenen	Former Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$655,525	—	—	—	$862,449	$41,304	$2,273,538
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$481,019	—	—	—	$630,008	$70,752	$1,847,682
Elyse Brody	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julie A. Beck	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
David J. Howells	Senior Vice President and President MSA International	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard W. Roda	Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Elyse L. Brody	Executive Director Global FP&A and Strategy (Former Interim Chief Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer	$908,923	—	—	—	$1,228,310	$112,504	$6,168,869
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$414,112	—	—	—	$331,156	$53,051	$2,296,208
Steven Blanco	CEO	$485,094	—	—	—	$455,215	$48,142	$1,777,023
Steven C. Blanco	President and Chief Executive Officer	$485,094	—	—	—	$455,215	$48,142	$1,777,023
Bob W. Leenen	Former Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$568,933	—	—	—	$382,856	$40,856	$1,693,747
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$329,043	—	—	—	—	$44,701	$1,399,045
Jonathan D. Buck	Chief Accounting Officer (Interim Chief Financial Officer)	$301,393	—	—	—	$140,493	$31,925	$780,941
Lee McChesney	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$111,058	—	—	—	$97,900	$3,779	$217,886

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$863,062	—	—	—	$963,683	$97,259	$6,794,020
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$481,029	—	—	—	$381,662	$58,127	$2,034,649
Steven C. Blanco	President and Chief Operating Officer	$450,041	—	—	—	$333,143	$38,550	$1,630,775
Steven Blanco	COO	$450,041	—	—	—	$333,143	$38,550	$1,630,775
Bob W. Leenen	Former Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$521,135	—	—	—	$357,017	$40,923	$1,453,795
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$362,986	—	—	—	$272,707	$51,152	$1,123,921

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$874,956	—	—	—	$677,835	$105,647	$7,575,727
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$488,215	—	—	—	$262,950	$67,845	$2,113,079
Steven C. Blanco	Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas	$449,993	—	—	—	$230,473	$58,249	$1,629,191
Steven Blanco	—	$449,993	—	—	—	$230,473	$58,249	$1,629,191
Bob W. Leenen	Senior Vice President and President MSA International	$505,335	—	—	—	$300,429	$36,087	$1,351,263
Stephanie Sciullo	Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	$364,865	—	—	—	$183,943	$49,368	$1,074,992

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$805,192	—	—	—	$820,902	$134,158	$6,656,880
Douglas K. McClaine	Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$399,263	—	—	—	$196,916	$43,238	$2,140,473
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$453,279	—	—	—	$363,218	$57,567	$1,948,798
Steven C. Blanco	Vice President and President MSA Americas	$407,769	—	—	—	$317,928	$41,308	$1,557,896
Steven Blanco	—	$407,769	—	—	—	$317,928	$41,308	$1,557,896
Bob W. Leenen	Vice President and President MSA International	$425,682	—	—	—	$243,675	$26,142	$1,059,446
Stephanie Sciullo	Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$665,385	—	—	—	$733,013	$62,803	$2,813,553
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$424,231	—	—	—	$372,196	$55,232	$1,497,107
Steven Blanco	—	$375,719	—	—	—	$315,202	$41,231	$1,270,859
MSA Americas	—	$375,719	—	—	—	$315,202	$41,231	$1,270,859
Steven C. Blanco	Vice President and President	$375,719	—	—	—	$315,202	$41,231	$1,270,859
Bob W. Leenen	Vice President and President	$375,879	—	—	—	$288,729	$25,798	$1,046,597
MSA International	—	$375,879	—	—	—	$288,729	$25,798	$1,046,597
Douglas K. McClaine	Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$385,962	—	—	—	$244,156	$42,838	$1,019,980
Stephanie Sciullo	Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nishan J. Vartanian	President and Chief Executive Officer	$452,399	—	—	—	$322,809	$43,965	$2,856,783
Douglas K. McClaine	Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$372,682	—	—	—	$186,554	$42,902	$1,427,102
Kenneth D. Krause	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$391,635	—	—	—	$242,521	$48,183	$1,334,839
MSA International	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MSA Americas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Octavio Marquez	Director	Appointed	2026-07-20	2026-07-21
David J. Howells	Senior Vice President and President of MSA International	Retired	2026-06-30	2025-12-23
Julie A. Beck	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	Appointed	2025-08-18	2025-08-13
Elyse L. Brody	interim Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2025-03-21	2025-03-13
Lee B. McChesney	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2025-03-21	2025-03-13

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