UTZ · Utz Brands, Inc. · Executive Compensation

$14.29 -0.01 (-0.07%)

Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$2.06B

143.96M

Volume · Oct 20 751.98K Avg daily vol (3M) 3.42M

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
Howard Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	$968,289	—	$2,699,044	—	$609,936	$114,000	$4,391,269
Ajay Kataria	Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer	$246,633	—	$827,090	—	$98,124	$595,191	$1,767,038
William Kelley	CFO	$380,385	$50,000	$870,419	—	$285,200	—	$1,586,004
William J. Kelley Jr.	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$380,385	$50,000	$870,419	—	$285,200	—	$1,586,004
Theresa Shea	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	$505,539	—	$549,794	—	$199,989	$14,000	$1,269,322
Mitchell Arends	Executive Vice President, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer	$503,943	—	$423,673	—	$229,408	$14,000	$1,171,024
Jennifer Bentz	Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer	$489,179	—	$411,187	—	$183,959	$14,000	$1,098,325

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Howard Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	$923,558	—	$2,845,185	—	$1,027,583	$111,331	$4,907,657
Ajay Kataria	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer	$543,046	—	$878,661	—	$374,946	$11,502	$1,808,155
Mitchell Arends	Executive Vice President, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer	$465,000	—	$591,474	—	$319,781	$63,311	$1,439,565
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	$481,683	—	$592,120	—	$273,824	$14,877	$1,362,504
Theresa Shea	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	$482,558	—	$523,508	—	$303,276	$15,846	$1,325,187

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Howard Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	$850,000	—	$2,375,116	—	$776,050	$112,278	$4,113,444
Cary Devore	Head of Capital Markets and M&A, former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating & Transformation Officer	$552,433	—	$2,115,544	—	$390,494	$9,900	$3,068,371
Ajay Kataria	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer	$522,116	—	$530,874	—	$294,131	$12,009	$1,359,129
Theresa Shea	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	$458,558	—	$364,617	—	$310,213	$13,419	$1,146,807
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	$464,606	—	$377,255	—	$238,580	$12,443	$1,092,884

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Cary Devore	Head of Capital Markets and M&A, former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating & Transformation Officer	$532,981	—	$4,305,394	$375,533	$909,500	$9,150	$6,132,558
Dylan Lissette	Executive Chairman	$796,307	—	$2,168,017	$1,130,128	$1,748,450	$27,141	$5,870,043
Howard Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	$22,885	—	$4,229,682	—	—	—	$4,252,567
Ajay Kataria	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer	$473,558	—	$1,186,946	$275,281	$738,750	$11,400	$2,781,397
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	$448,168	—	$733,451	$189,521	$585,000	$12,787	$1,968,927
Theresa Shea	Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	$431,827	—	$726,636	$183,212	$522,000	$12,810	$1,876,485

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dylan Lissette	Executive Chairman	$769,503	$195	—	—	$236,400	$6,211	$1,012,309
Cary Devore	Executive Vice President, Chief Operating & Transformation Officer	$500,000	$195	—	—	$147,750	$4,000	$651,945
Ajay Kataria	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer	$395,777	$195	—	—	$132,975	$6,939	$535,886
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	$421,364	$195	—	—	$98,873	$7,194	$527,626

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dylan B. Lissette	Chief Executive Officer	$1,295,844	$365	$2,999,856	—	$2,383,056	$16,620	$6,695,741
Dylan Lissette	Executive Chairman	$1,295,844	$365	$1,898,730	$1,101,126	$2,383,056	$16,620	$6,695,741
Cary Devore	Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer	$501,923	$365	$1,253,678	$275,281	$738,750	$11,400	$2,781,397
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	$421,597	$365	$965,257	$227,990	$472,079	$19,361	$2,106,649

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dylan B. Lissette	Chief Executive Officer	$1,512,469	$625,030	—	—	—	$98,844	$2,236,343
Cary Devore	Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer	$387,366	$481,610	$843,955	—	—	$33,673	$1,746,604

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Mitchell Arends	EVP, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer and principal operating officer	Resigned	2026-06-19	2026-05-28
Ryan Tewey	Principal Accounting Officer	Appointed	2025-08-15	2025-07-31
Jeremy Stuart	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	Appointed	2025-05-31	2025-04-17
William J. Kelley Jr.	Principal Accounting Officer	Appointed	2025-05-01	2025-04-17
Mark Schreiber	Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Customer Officer	Retired	2025-05-31	2025-04-17
Ajay Kataria	Principal Accounting Officer	Terminated	2025-05-01	2025-04-17
William J. Kelley Jr.	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	Appointed	2025-05-01	2025-04-17
Ajay Kataria	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	Terminated	2025-05-01	2025-04-17
Mitch Arends	Principal Operating Officer	Appointed	2025-01-06	2025-01-07
Cary Devore	Head of Capital Markets and M&A	Appointed	2025-01-06	2025-01-07
William Werzyn Jr.	member of the Board	Appointed	2024-08-20	2024-08-20
Michael W. Rice	non-employee director	Retired	2024-08-20	2024-08-20
Eric Aumen	principal accounting officer	Resigned	2024-01-12	2024-01-12
Eric Aumen	Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer	Resigned	2024-01-12	2023-11-22
Howard Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Howard Friedman	member of the Utz Board	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Dylan Lissette	Executive Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Dylan B. Lissette	Executive Chairman	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Roger K. Deromedi	Lead Director	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Howard A. Friedman	Class I director	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03
Howard A. Friedman	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2022-12-15	2022-10-03

Leadership

Howard A. Friedman CEO, Board Member
Howard Friedman CEO, Board Member
Dylan B. Lissette Chairman
Dylan Lissette Chairman
Roger K. Deromedi Chairman, Board Member
William J. Kelley Jr. CFO, Chief Accounting Officer
William Kelley CFO
Cary Devore COO
Mitch Arends COO
Theresa Shea General Counsel
Ryan Tewey Chief Accounting Officer
Antonio F. Fernandez Board Member
B. John Lindeman Board Member
Christina Choi Board Member
Craig D. Steeneck Board Member
Jason K. Giordano Board Member
John W. Altmeyer Board Member
Pamela Stewart Board Member
Timothy P. Brown Board Member
William Werzyn Jr. Board Member

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