The Clorox Company (CLX) Proxy filing summary
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Proxy filing summary
29 Oct, 2026Executive summary
Fabian Garcia was appointed CEO and director effective Jan. 5, 2027; Linda Rendle will leave those roles and serve as a senior adviser through Apr. 2, 2027.
Matthew Shattock, currently lead independent director, will become independent chair when Garcia takes office.
Board of directors and corporate governance
Garcia joins the board Jan. 5, 2027; Rendle steps down as chair and director on that date, and Shattock becomes independent chair.
Shattock will receive a $225,000 independent chair retainer in addition to the annual director retainer and deferred stock unit grant.
Garcia will receive no additional compensation for board service.
Executive compensation and say-on-pay
Garcia’s annual base salary is $100,000; target FY27 short-term incentive is $2 million in shares, prorated. Salary used for salary-related benefits and perquisites starts at a $1.25 million peer median, reviewed annually.
Garcia’s prorated current-year LTI target is $4.55 million: 60% performance share units tied to FY2027–2029 results and 40% RSUs vesting ratably over four years, generally subject to continued employment.
Beginning September 2027, Garcia is eligible for annual LTI with a $9.1 million target, comprising performance share units tied to a three-fiscal-year period and RSUs vesting ratably over four years.
Garcia will receive $11 million in sign-on RSUs vesting ratably over three years, generally subject to continued employment; they vest in full on involuntary termination without Cause or with Good Reason.
Rendle’s $1.35 million base salary continues through the advisory period ending Apr. 2, 2027; outstanding LTI awards retain their original terms, with no additional incentive equity awards during that period.
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