In 2019, Michael F. Hilton earned $4.69M in total compensation at Nordson, including $945.00K salary, $675.68K bonus and $2.96M in stock. Most recently acquired 694 shares in Dec 2024. Currently holds stock worth $61.03M. Led Nordson as CEO for 11 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Michael F. Hilton, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2019
Total Compensation
$4.69M
Salary
$945.00K
Bonus
$675.68K
Other
$111.13K
Salary
$945.00KBoard Justification
The compensation philosophy emphasizes alignment with shareholder interests, pay for performance, and talent retention, with a significant portion of compensation being performance-based and at-risk.
Bonus
$675.68KBoard Justification
The annual cash incentive award target opportunity was $945,000, which was 100% of his base salary, and he earned $675,675 based on performance metrics for the fiscal year 2019.
Other Compensation
$111.13KBoard Justification
This includes perquisites such as financial planning, business and airline club dues, and executive physicals.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
No performance shares were exercised in FY 2019; however, 18,059 performance share units were earned for the 2017-2019 performance period, with a settlement date value of $2,962,760.
Performance Metrics
The performance metrics for the annual cash incentive award were based on diluted earnings per share growth and return on total capital.
Michael F. Hilton
Ex-CEO of Nordson
Education
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Engineering
Sector of Economy
Industrials
Born
January 1, 1959 - 66 years ago
CEO of Nordson for
11 years 11 months (Jan 2008 - Dec 2019)
Previous Experience
Executive Vice President at Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Other Nordson CEOs
Holdings
Track Michael F. Hilton's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$33.87M
$33.87M
234,843 NDSN shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Michael F. Hilton didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra NDSN234,843 shares worth $56.11M.
This is 65.69% and $22.25M more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Insider Trading
Michael F. Hilton's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
694 shares
R
Dec 20, 2024
Received
1,443 shares
R
May 3, 2024
Received
790 shares
R
Dec 15, 2023
Received
757 shares
LECO
Dec 7, 2023
Received
2,112 shares
R
May 5, 2023
Received
775 shares
R
Dec 16, 2022
Received
981 shares
LECO
Dec 12, 2022
Received
2,220 shares
R
May 6, 2022
Received
670 shares
R
Dec 17, 2021
Received
1,066 shares
LECO
Dec 9, 2021
Received
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