UVV · Universal Corp /Va/ · Executive Compensation

$42.83 +0.13 (+0.30%) At close · Oct 7

S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$1.06B

24.90M

Volume · Oct 7 381.68K Avg daily vol (3M) 315.49K

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 2026

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$730,200	—	$2,663,536	—	$158,500	$17,818	$3,796,603
Preston D. Wigner	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$828,800	—	$1,849,532	—	$215,900	$22,808	$3,179,995
Johan Kroner	Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$555,100	—	$1,453,975	—	$111,200	$22,741	$2,349,845
Catherine H. Claiborne	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$424,800	—	$414,718	—	$69,100	$22,435	$1,164,537
J. Patrick O’Keefe	Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc.	$419,200	—	$409,253	—	$65,100	$17,467	$1,014,806

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	—	$817,800	—	$1,893,634	—	$1,114,800	$146,288	$5,809,221
Preston D. Wigner	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$646,800	—	$2,411,771	—	$1,129,000	$26,306	$4,433,544
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$704,800	—	$898,065	—	$1,174,600	$22,141	$3,110,141
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$535,800	—	$595,289	—	$824,400	$24,120	$2,173,089
Catherine H. Claiborne	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$410,000	—	$304,915	—	$512,400	$23,683	$1,434,259
J. Patrick O’Keefe	Senior Vice President, Universal Global Ventures, Inc.	$404,600	—	$300,638	—	$403,100	$17,435	$1,211,861

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,074,000	—	$1,948,115	—	$1,774,200	$24,478	$5,275,076
Former Chairman	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,074,000	—	$1,948,115	—	$1,774,200	$24,478	$5,275,076
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$679,000	—	$924,167	—	$934,700	$16,866	$2,684,703
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$516,200	—	$612,944	—	$656,000	$24,328	$1,976,899
Preston D. Wigner	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$475,500	—	$432,387	—	$523,700	$21,586	$1,554,763
J. Patrick O’Keefe	Senior Vice President, Universal Global Ventures, Inc.	$389,800	—	$308,848	—	$249,200	$16,710	$1,040,260

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Former Chairman	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,027,800	—	$2,117,839	—	$1,658,900	$27,535	$4,832,074
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,027,800	—	$2,117,839	—	$1,658,900	$27,535	$4,832,074
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$649,700	—	$1,004,275	—	$873,800	$15,636	$2,543,411
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$494,000	—	$664,594	—	$613,300	$22,834	$1,794,728
Theodore G. Broome	Executive Vice President and Sales Director	$435,500	—	$452,199	—	$515,500	$15,509	$1,521,704
Preston D. Wigner	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$455,000	—	$469,647	—	$489,500	$20,520	$1,434,667

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$978,900	—	$1,809,558	—	$928,000	$19,126	$3,735,584
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$618,800	—	$858,685	—	$488,800	$16,462	$1,982,747
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$470,500	—	$568,944	—	$343,100	$21,888	$1,460,702
Theodore G. Broome	Executive Vice President and Sales Director	$414,800	—	$358,224	—	$288,400	$14,577	$1,229,388
Preston D. Wigner	Senior Vice President	$433,400	—	$400,368	—	$273,800	$17,081	$1,124,649

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$964,400	—	$1,678,735	—	$1,003,900	$23,617	$5,171,861
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$609,600	—	$795,498	—	$528,800	$14,399	$2,322,857
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$463,500	—	$528,383	—	$371,200	$17,200	$1,595,323
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co	Inc.	$408,600	—	$331,458	—	$312,000	$14,350	$1,516,584
Theodore G. Broome	Executive Vice President and Sales Director	$408,600	—	$331,458	—	$312,000	$14,350	$1,516,584
Preston D. Wigner	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$426,900	—	$372,403	—	$296,300	$14,355	$1,495,903

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$945,500	—	$1,807,757	—	$685,500	$18,369	$4,567,741
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$597,700	—	$857,456	—	$361,100	$15,017	$2,114,006
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co	Inc.	$400,600	—	$357,728	—	$213,000	$14,146	$1,383,299
Theodore G. Broome	Executive Vice President and Sales Director	$400,600	—	$357,728	—	$213,000	$14,146	$1,383,299
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$463,500	—	$442,382	—	$224,000	$21,938	$1,349,679
Preston D. Wigner	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$418,500	—	$398,690	—	$202,300	$15,152	$1,321,197

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$918,000	—	$2,315,596	—	$1,102,500	$25,775	$5,346,387
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$580,300	—	$1,096,213	—	$580,800	$17,197	$2,495,341
Theodore G. Broome	Executive Vice President and Sales Director	$388,900	—	$455,729	—	$342,500	$15,495	$1,500,195
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co	Inc.	$388,900	—	$455,729	—	$342,500	$15,495	$1,500,195
Preston D. Wigner	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$406,300	—	$511,156	—	$325,200	$15,510	$1,480,383
Johan Kroner	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$377,100	—	$341,616	—	$263,700	$19,721	$1,088,593

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
George Freeman	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$900,000	—	$1,629,056	—	$995,000	$20,097	$3,711,199
Airton Hentschke	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$568,900	—	$769,984	—	$524,100	$13,406	$1,996,266
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co	Inc.	$373,900	—	$318,175	—	$303,100	$13,876	$1,241,570
Preston D. Wigner	Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary	$398,300	—	$362,720	—	$293,500	$13,708	$1,118,698

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
J. Patrick O’Keefe	Vice President, Ingredients	Terminated	2026-09-15	2026-09-18
J. Patrick O'Keefe	Vice President, Ingredients of the Company and Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc.	Retired	2026-07-29	2026-08-04
Steven S. Diel	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2026-04-01	2026-02-09
Anubhav Mittal	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Terminated	2026-01-28	2026-01-29
Anubhav Mittal	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2026-02-17	2026-01-21
Gregory A. Trojan	a new director of the Company	Appointed	2025-11-05	2025-11-05
Michael T. Lawton	director	Retired	—	2025-05-23
Fay Manolios	director	Appointed	2025-06-01	2025-05-23
George C. Freeman, III	member of the Board	Retired	2024-10-01	2024-08-29
George C. Freeman, III	Chairman	Retired	2024-10-01	2024-08-29
George C. Freeman, III	President and Chief Executive Officer	Retired	2024-10-01	2024-08-29
Preston D. Wigner	President and Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2024-10-01	2024-08-29
Preston D. Wigner	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2024-10-01	2024-08-29
Preston D. Wigner	Senior Vice President	Appointed	2024-04-01	2023-12-11
Arthur J. Schick, Jr.	director	Appointed	2023-04-01	2023-02-01

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