Newell Brands' CEO is Chris Peterson, appointed in May 2022, has a tenure of 4.08 years. total yearly compensation is $12.50M, comprised of 10.7% salary and 89.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.7% of the company’s shares, worth €8.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 3.3 years respectively.
Key information
Chris Peterson
Chief executive officer
US$12.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
10.74%
CEO tenure
4.1yrs
CEO ownership
0.7%
Management average tenure
5.2yrs
Board average tenure
3.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Chris Peterson's remuneration changed compared to Newell Brands's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-US$281m
Dec 31 2025
US$12m
US$1m
-US$285m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$24m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$243m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-US$244m
Dec 31 2024
US$12m
US$1m
-US$216m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$248m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$268m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$295m
Dec 31 2023
US$26m
US$1m
-US$388m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$551m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$314m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$133m
Dec 31 2022
US$5m
US$880k
US$197m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$592m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$763m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$761m
Dec 31 2021
US$6m
US$835k
US$622m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$603m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$717m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$598m
Dec 31 2020
US$6m
US$831k
-US$766m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$119m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2019
US$8m
US$1m
US$186m
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD12.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD4.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Chris Peterson (60 yo)
4.1yrs
Tenure
US$12,497,912
Compensation
Mr. Christopher H. Peterson, also known as Chris, serves as President at Newell Brands Inc. since May 05, 2022 and served as its President of Business Operations from February 14, 2020 to May 5, 2022 and s...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher Peterson
President
4.1yrs
US$12.50m
0.70% € 8.3m
Mark Erceg
Chief Financial Officer
3.4yrs
US$5.65m
0.35% € 4.1m
Bradford Turner
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
11.3yrs
US$3.43m
0.11% € 1.3m
Tracy Platt
Chief Human Resources Officer
2.5yrs
US$3.13m
0% € 0
Kristine Malkoski
President of Learning & Development
6.3yrs
US$3.00m
0.074% € 884.1k
Robert Schmidt
Chief Accounting Officer
2.3yrs
no data
0.0059% € 70.5k
Dan Gustafson
Chief Information Officer
6.4yrs
no data
no data
Joanne Freiberger
Senior VP of Investor Relations & Chief Communications Officer
no data
no data
no data
Nick Hammitt
Chief Marketing Officer
1.4yrs
no data
no data
Nate Young
Senior Vice President of Design & Ideation
no data
no data
no data
Dennis Senovich
Chief Supply Chain & Procurement Officer
8.4yrs
no data
no data
Tom Russo
Business Unit CEO of Safety & Security
8.4yrs
no data
no data
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1NWL's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher Peterson
President
3.1yrs
US$12.50m
0.70% € 8.3m
James Keane
Independent Director
2.3yrs
US$300.00k
0.013% € 153.4k
Gary Pilnick
Independent Director
1.1yrs
US$234.56k
0.0072% € 85.3k
Bridget Ryan-Berman
Independent Chairman
8.1yrs
US$475.00k
0.026% € 304.2k
Patrick Campbell
Independent Non-Executive Director
8.3yrs
US$300.00k
0.0043% € 51.8k
Gerardo Lopez
Independent Director
8.2yrs
US$275.00k
0.031% € 363.9k
Stephanie Stahl
Independent Director
3.4yrs
US$275.00k
0.0053% € 63.0k
Anthony Terry
Independent Director
2.4yrs
US$275.00k
0.013% € 159.1k
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1NWL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/03 19:43
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/03 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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