Westlake
WLK· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in December
Jean-Marc Gilson is the CEO of Westlake and was paid $6.4M in FY2025 (Dec), up 51%.
Executives6
See all- 1Albert ChaoExecutive ChairmanFY2025
- 2Jean-Marc GilsonPresident, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorFY2025
- 3James ChaoSenior ChairmanFY2025
- 4Robert F. BuesingerExecutive Vice President, Performance and Essential Materials Segment HeadFY2025
- 5M. Steven BenderExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2025
- 6John T. ChaoDirectorNot disclosed
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allWestlake paid its 5 named executives $27.1M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Jean-Marc Gilson was paid $6.4M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert ChaoExecutive Chairman | |||
| Jean-Marc GilsonPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director | Not disclosed | ||
| James ChaoSenior Chairman | |||
| Robert F. BuesingerExecutive Vice President, Performance and Essential Materials Segment Head | |||
| M. Steven BenderExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers16
See allThe FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Westlake names 16 peer companies for pay. Among Westlake and these peers, CEO pay was the lowest of 12 and total shareholder return was 6th highest of 12.
12th highest of 12in Westlake and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:
6th highest of 12in Westlake and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:
The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Board6
See all- R. Bruce NorthcuttDirector · 12 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Compensation (Chair), Corporate Risk and Sustainability, Nominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
- David T. ChaoDirector · 7 yr on the boardNot independentCorporate Risk and Sustainability—Paid as an executive
- Jeffrey W. SheetsDirector · 7 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Compensation, Corporate Risk and Sustainability, Nominating and Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- Mark A. McCollumDirector · 7 yr on the boardIndependentAudit (Chair), Compensation, Corporate Risk and Sustainability, Nominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
- Bhavesh V. PatelDirector · -1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Compensation, Corporate Risk and Sustainability, Nominating and Governance—Paid as an executive
- Jean-Marc GilsonDirector · -1 yr on the boardNot independentCorporate Risk and Sustainability—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).
Activity
Filings6
See all| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Apr 2, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 26, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 28, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 25, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 29, 2024 | FY2023 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 22, 2024 | FY2023 |
