Sylvamo's CEO is John Sims, appointed in Jan 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $2.89M, comprised of 21.6% salary and 78.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth €3.11M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 4.4 years respectively.
Key information
John Sims
Chief executive officer
US$2.9m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
21.62%
CEO tenure
less than a year
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
2.8yrs
Board average tenure
4.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has John Sims's remuneration changed compared to Sylvamo's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$132m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$180m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$218m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$286m
Dec 31 2024
US$3m
US$625k
US$302m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$270m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$233m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$199m
Dec 31 2023
US$3m
US$620k
US$253m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$292m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$343m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$378m
Dec 31 2022
US$3m
US$592k
US$336m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$277m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$227m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$244m
Dec 31 2021
US$2m
US$144k
US$227m
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD2.89M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.92M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Sims (62 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$2,890,482
Compensation
Mr. John Van Sims Chief Executive Officer, President & Director at Sylvamo Corporation since January 01, 2026. He was Chief Financial Officer at Sylvamo Corporation since October 2021 until May 01, 2025 an...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
John Sims
CEO, President & Director
less than a year
US$2.89m
0.23% € 3.1m
Matthew Barron
Senior VP
4.4yrs
US$2.12m
0.085% € 1.2m
Rodrigo Davoli
Senior VP & GM of North America
4.4yrs
US$1.78m
0.064% € 885.0k
Patrick Wilczynski
Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence
4.4yrs
US$1.49m
0.093% € 1.3m
Donald Devlin
Senior VP & CFO
less than a year
no data
0.0056% € 77.0k
Kevin Ferguson
VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
no data
no data
0.016% € 218.1k
Hans Bjorkman
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Marcie Vargas
Senior VP & Chief People Officer
1.8yrs
no data
no data
Thomas Cleves
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs
4.4yrs
US$1.18m
no data
Tatiana Kalman
Senior VP & GM of Latin America
2.8yrs
no data
0.058% € 796.2k
Shawn Lawson
Senior VP & GM of Europe
less than a year
no data
0.0017% € 23.5k
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 88L's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
John Sims
CEO, President & Director
less than a year
US$2.89m
0.23% € 3.1m
Joia Johnson
Independent Director
4.4yrs
US$225.03k
no data
David Petratis
Independent Chairman
4.4yrs
US$265.03k
no data
Christine Breves
Independent Director
4.4yrs
US$225.03k
0.026% € 354.5k
Lizanne Bruce
Independent Director
4.4yrs
US$245.03k
0.023% € 319.7k
James Zallie
Independent Director
4.4yrs
US$225.03k
0.026% € 354.5k
Jeanmarie Desmond
Independent Director
4.5yrs
US$250.03k
0.014% € 191.9k
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 88L's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/03/29 17:12
End of Day Share Price
2025/12/30 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Sylvamo Corporation is covered by 4 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.