UVV · Universal Corp /Va/
$45.00
-0.52 (-1.14%)
At close · Aug 21
View the 10-K filed Jun 1, 2026
Customer concentration
— top customer 10% of revenue
One customer — 10% of revenue (the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026)
“For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, each of Imperial Brands plc and Philip Morris International Inc., including their respective affiliates, accounted for 10% or more of our revenues.”
5 customers — 50% of revenue (each of the past three fiscal years)
“Sales to our top five customers, with whom we have long-standing relationships, have accounted for more than 50% of our consolidated revenues for each of the past three fiscal years.”
Market Cap
$1.12B
Shares
24.90M
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 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,796,603 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,179,995 |
| Johan Kroner | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,349,845 |
| Catherine H. Claiborne | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,164,537 |
| J. Patrick O’Keefe | Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc. | $1,014,806 |
Fiscal 2025
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | — | $5,809,221 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,433,544 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,110,141 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,173,089 |
| Catherine H. Claiborne | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,434,259 |
| J. Patrick O’Keefe | Senior Vice President, Universal Global Ventures, Inc. | $1,211,861 |
Fiscal 2024
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,275,076 |
| Former Chairman | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,275,076 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,684,703 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,976,899 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,554,763 |
| J. Patrick O’Keefe | Senior Vice President, Universal Global Ventures, Inc. | $1,040,260 |
Fiscal 2023
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Former Chairman | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,832,074 |
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,832,074 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,543,411 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,794,728 |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director | $1,521,704 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,434,667 |
Fiscal 2022
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,735,584 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,982,747 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,460,702 |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director | $1,229,388 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Senior Vice President | $1,124,649 |
Fiscal 2021
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,171,861 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,322,857 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,595,323 |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director | $1,516,584 |
| Universal Leaf Tobacco Co | Inc. | $1,516,584 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,495,903 |
Fiscal 2020
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,567,741 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,114,006 |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director | $1,383,299 |
| Universal Leaf Tobacco Co | Inc. | $1,383,299 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,349,679 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,321,197 |
Fiscal 2019
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,346,387 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,495,341 |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director | $1,500,195 |
| Universal Leaf Tobacco Co | Inc. | $1,500,195 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,480,383 |
| Johan Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,088,593 |
Fiscal 2018
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| George Freeman | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,711,199 |
| Airton Hentschke | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,996,266 |
| Universal Leaf Tobacco Co | Inc. | $1,241,570 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $1,118,698 |
Executive changes
| Person | Role | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Patrick O’Keefe | Vice President, Ingredients of the Company and Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc. | Retired | 2026-08-04 |
| Steven S. Diel | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Appointed | 2026-02-09 |
| Anubhav Mittal | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Terminated | 2026-01-29 |
| Johan C. Kroner | Senior Vice President | Retired | 2026-01-21 |
| Anubhav Mittal | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Appointed | 2026-01-21 |
| Gregory A. Trojan | director | Appointed | 2025-11-05 |
| Johan C. Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Retired | 2025-07-11 |
| Michael T. Lawton | director | Retired | 2025-05-23 |
| Fay Manolios | director | Appointed | 2025-05-23 |
| George C. Freeman, III | member of the Board | Retired | 2024-08-29 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board | Appointed | 2024-08-29 |
| George C. Freeman, III | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | Retired | 2024-08-29 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | Appointed | 2024-08-29 |
| Preston D. Wigner | Senior Vice President | Appointed | 2023-12-11 |
| Arthur J. Schick, Jr. | director | Appointed | 2023-02-01 |
| Jacqueline T. Williams | director | Appointed | 2020-02-04 |
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102037
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