| Officer | Age | In this role | Joined | 2025 pay | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C. Shane Smith
Also a director
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
52 |
Since 2021
5 years
|
2003 | $19,337,548 | |
|
Mark L. Hall
Chief Financial Officer
|
56 |
Since 2023
3 years
|
2014 | $11,317,204 | |
|
Keller D. Watts
Chief Business Officer
|
55 |
Since 2023
3 years
|
1994 | $13,380,807 | |
|
Doug Sutton
Chief Manufacturing Officer
|
55 |
Since 2023
3 years
|
2001 | Not reported | |
|
I. Jay Bennett
Chief Human Resources Officer
|
56 |
Since 2023
3 years
|
Not stated | Not reported | |
|
Tennille J. Checkovich
Chief Legal Officer
|
49 |
Since 2024
2 years
|
2020 | Not reported | |
|
Steven France
President, Packaged Meats
|
59 |
Since 2023
3 years
|
2002 | Not reported | |
|
Donovan Owens
President, North American Pork
|
54 |
Since 2026
this year
|
1993 | Not reported | |
|
Kraig A. Westerbeek
President, Hog Production
|
55 |
Since 2024
2 years
|
1993 | Not reported | |
|
Hank Shenghua He
Also a director
Executive officer
|
Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not reported |
Each officer opens the passage of the filing that names them. A title that changed since the list comes from the officer's latest Form 3, 4 or 5, and its start year is not stated there. "Not stated" means the filing does not say. Pay is the proxy's Summary Compensation Table, which reports only the named executive officers.
Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.
Long-term distribution framework agreement giving the Company exclusive rights to distribute Krakus-branded ham and deli meat products in North and South America; WH Group sells products to the Company at formula-based prices.
Master sale and purchase agreement under which the Company's U.S. subsidiary sells pork products to Vortex for resale in Asian markets.
Periodic purchases of raw materials such as bellies and ribs from WH Group's European operations.
Transitional services agreement under which the Company provided administrative services (financial reporting and tax advisory) to WH Group's European business on a cost-plus basis.
2014 trademark license granting Vortex a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license to Smithfield-owned trademarks in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
2023 trademark license, as amended, of additional Smithfield-owned trademarks to Vortex, with an initial term through December 31, 2028.
2026 trademark license of an additional Smithfield-owned trademark to Vortex, with an initial term through December 31, 2029.
Shareholders agreement giving WH Group board and committee designation rights, information rights, and cross-indemnities.
Registration rights agreement requiring the Company to register shares of common stock held by SFDS UK Holdings Limited, including demand and piggyback rights and indemnification.
Compensation, including equity awards, received for service as Vice President and Chief Operating Coordinate Officer.
Occasional purchases of grain at spot market prices; no such purchases were made in 2025 or from January 1, 2026 through April 1, 2026.
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