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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
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May 21, 2025
Virtual Annual Meeting Site:
8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025
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Notice of 2025
Annual Meeting
and Proxy Statement
INGREDION INCORPORATED
2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Letter from our President and CEO
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5 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, Illinois 60154
April 9, 2025
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
It is my pleasure to invite you to Ingredion Incorporated’s 2025 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time. The annual
meeting will be conducted exclusively via the Internet and can be accessed by visiting
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 , where you will be able to listen to the
virtual annual meeting live, submit questions, and vote online.
This year’s stockholders Q&A session will include questions submitted both live at the virtual
meeting and in advance. You may submit a question in advance of the annual meeting at
www.proxyvote.com after logging in with the 16-digit control number provided on your
proxy card, voting instruction form, or notice of availability of proxy materials. Shortly after
the annual meeting, we will post the questions submitted in accordance with the meeting
rules of conduct and procedures and the associated answers on our Investor Relations
website ( https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/events-and-presentations ). Similar questions
on the same topic may be answered as a group.
As in previous years, we will furnish proxy materials to our stockholders primarily through
the Internet. On April 9, 2025, we mailed to most of our stockholders a Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials. This notice contains instructions on how to access our proxy
statement and 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders and how to submit your proxy or voting
instructions online. The accompanying proxy statement contains instructions on how you
can request a paper or electronic copy of the proxy statement and annual report, if you
received only a notice of availability by mail, and how you can elect to receive your proxy
statement and annual report electronically, if you received them by mail. Stockholders who
have previously elected delivery of our proxy materials electronically will receive an e-mail
with instructions on how to access these materials electronically. Stockholders who have
previously elected to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials will receive a full paper set
of these materials by mail.
Your vote is important, whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, and we
encourage you to vote promptly. You may submit your proxy or voting instructions on the
Internet or via a toll-free telephone number. Alternatively, if you received a paper copy of
the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date, and mail the proxy card in the envelope
provided. Instructions regarding all three methods of submitting your proxy or voting
instructions are contained in the accompanying proxy statement and the proxy card. If you
hold your shares through a bank, broker, or other holder of record, you should submit your
voting instructions in accordance with your voting instruction form or notice provided by the
record holder.
Thank you for your support and continued interest in Ingredion.
Sincerely,
James P. Zallie
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ingredion Incorporated
5 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, IL 60154
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ingredion Incorporated (the “Company”) to
be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, and conducted exclusively via the Internet. The
meeting may be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 , where you will be able to listen to the
virtual annual meeting live, submit questions, and vote online.
The annual meeting will be held for the following purposes:
to elect to the Company’s Board of Directors the 11 nominees who are named in the accompanying proxy statement,
each to serve for a term of one year;
to approve, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the
accompanying proxy statement;
to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2025; and
to transact other business, if any, that is properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2025, which is the record date for the annual meeting, will be
entitled to vote at the meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
A list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be open to examination by any stockholder for any purpose
germane to the meeting for ten days prior to the meeting during ordinary business hours at the Company’s offices at 5
Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois 60154. In addition, the list will be available to any stockholder during the
annual meeting on the meeting website set forth above using the 16-digit control number provided on your notice of
availability of proxy materials, e-mail notification, proxy card or voting instruction form.
This proxy statement, our annual report to stockholders, and the proxy are first being made available to stockholders on or
about April 9, 2025.
Your vote is important. Please ensure that your vote will be counted by submitting your proxy or voting instructions on the
Internet or by using the toll-free telephone number, as described in the accompanying materials. Alternatively, if you
received a copy of the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date, and mail the proxy card in the envelope provided. If you hold
your shares through a bank, broker, or other holder of record, you should submit your voting instructions in accordance with
your voting instruction form or notice provided by the record holder.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,
Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
April 9, 2025
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025
The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, and
2024 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at www.proxyvote.com .
On ly stockholders who owned Ingredion common stock as of the close of business on March 24, 2025, which is the record date
for the 2025 annual meeting, will be entitled to participate in the meeting.
ATTENDING THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING VIA
THE INTERNET
The annual meeting of Ingredion Incorporated (“Ingredion”) will be held exclusively via the Internet without an option to attend
in person. You will be able to access the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 using a 16-digit control
number.
If you received a notice of availability of proxy materials in the mail, your 16-digit control number was included as part of
your notice.
If your Ingredion shares are registered in your name and you received an e-mail with instructions containing a link to the
website where those materials are available and a link to the proxy voting website, your 16-digit control number was
included as part of your e-mail notification.
If your Ingredion shares are registered in your name and you received proxy materials by mail, your 16-digit control
number was included as part of your proxy card.
If your Ingredion shares are held by a bank, broker, or other holder of record, your 16-digit control number was included
as part of the voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker, or other holder of record. If you did not receive a
voting instruction form with this control number, please contact your holder of record.
We encourage you to access the virtual annual meeting before the start time of 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on
Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Please allow ample time for online check-in, which will begin at 7:45 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on
May 21, 2025. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual annual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please
call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual annual meeting log-in page.
If you do not have a 16-digit control number, you may still attend the virtual annual meeting as a guest in listen-only mode. To
attend as a guest, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 and enter the information requested on the
screen to register as a guest. Please note that you will not have the ability to vote or ask questions during the annual meeting if
you participate as a guest.
For additional information about the annual meeting, see “Questions and Answers About this Proxy Statement and Our 2025
Annual Meeting.”
VOTING ROADMAP
Proposal
1 Election of Directors
Our Board recommends a vote FOR
each director nominee
The Board of Directors and the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee believe that the 11 director nominees
possess the necessary qualifications and experience to
effectively oversee our management and business and
promote the long-term interests of our stockholders.
See page 1 for further information
Proposal
2 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Our Named
Executive Officers
Our Board recommends a vote FOR
this proposal
The Company seeks a non-binding advisory vote to approve
the compensation of our named executive officers as
described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section
of this proxy statement beginning on page 25 and the
compensation tables and related narrative disclosures
beginning on page 47 .
See page 67 for further information
Proposal
3 Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Our
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our Board recommends a vote FOR
this proposal
The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee believe that
the retention of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2025 is in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders. As a matter of good corporate
governance, stockholders are being asked to ratify the Audit
Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP.
See page 71 for further information
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Please see “Questions and Answers About this Proxy Statement and Our 2025 Annual
Meeting” beginning on page 73 for important information about the proxy materials, voting, the 2025 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and the deadlines to submit stockholder proposals and director nominees for the 2026 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
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PROXY STATEMENT
Ingredion Incorporated
5 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, IL 60154
In this proxy statement we refer to Ingredion Incorporated individually and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries as
“Ingredion,” the “Company,” “we,” or “us.”
Proposal 1. Election of Directors
In this Proposal 1, the Board of Directors is asking stockholders to elect to the Board of Directors the 11 director nominees who
are named in this proxy statement, each to serve for a term of one year.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the nominees
for election as directors.
Directors Nominated for Election at the Annual
Meeting
The terms of all 11 of our incumbent directors will expire at the 2025 annual meeting. All of our current board members serving
as of the date of this proxy statement have been nominated for re-election as directors. If elected, each nominee will hold office
for a one-year term expiring at our 2026 annual meeting. Each director who is elected by our stockholders will serve until his or
her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.
All of the nominees for election, who are listed below, have consented to being named in this proxy statement and to serve if
elected. If, for any reason, any of the nominees ceases to be a candidate for election at the annual meeting, the proxies will be
voted for substitute nominees designated by the board unless the board chooses to reduce the number of authorized directors
or to leave the vacancy unfilled.
The information in the table below and in the following director biographies is presented as of March 24, 2025, the record date
for the 2025 annual meeting.
Director
Since
Committee Membership
Name and Primary Occupation
Age
AC
PCCC
CGNC
David B. Fischer | Independent Director
Former Chief Executive Officer of Greif, Inc.
62
2013
ü
Rhonda L. Jordan | Independent Director
Former President, Global Health & Wellness, and Sustainability of
Kraft Foods Inc.
67
2013
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Gregory B. Kenny | Independent Director, Chair
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of General Cable
Corporation
72
2005
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Charles V. Magro | Independent Director
Chief Executive Officer of Corteva Agriscience
55
2022
ü
Victoria J. Reich | Independent Director
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Essendant
Inc.
67
2013
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Catherine A. Suever | Independent Director
Former Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer of Parker-Hannifin Corporation
66
2021
ü
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Director
Since
Committee Membership
Name and Primary Occupation
Age
AC
PCCC
CGNC
Stephan B. Tanda | Independent Director
President and Chief Executive Officer of AptarGroup, Inc.
59
2019
ü
Jorge A. Uribe | Independent Director
Former Global Productivity and Organization Transformation Officer
of The Procter & Gamble Company
68
2015
ü
Patricia Verduin | Independent Director
Former Chief Technology Officer, Global Technology for Colgate-
Palmolive Company
65
2023
ü
Dwayne A. Wilson | Independent Director
Former Senior Vice President of Fluor Corporation
66
2010
ü
James P. Zallie
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
63
2017
AC – Audit Committee • PCCC – People, Culture, and Compensation Committee • CGNC – Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee
Chair ü Member
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DIRECTOR NOMINEE BIOGRAPHIES
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David B.
Fischer
Age: 62
Director since: May 2013
Committees: People, Culture,
and Compensation
Former Chief Executive Officer
of Greif, Inc.
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Rhonda L.
Jordan
Age: 67
Director since: November 2013
Committees: People, Culture, and
Compensation, Chair
Former President, Global Health &
Wellness, and Sustainability of Kraft
Foods Inc.
Mr. Fischer served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Greif, Inc. from November 2011 to October 2015, and as
President of Greif, Inc. from October 2007 to October 2015.
Greif, Inc. is a manufacturer and provider of industrial
packaging and services for a wide range of industries. Mr.
Fischer serves as a director of Balchem Corporation, a
publicly traded manufacturer of performance ingredients and
products for the food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical and
medical sterilization industries, and DoMedia Inc., a privately
held technology company that operates a market for out-of-
home advertising sales.
Ms. Jordan served from September 2009 to March 2012 as
President, Global Health & Wellness, and Sustainability of
Kraft Foods Inc., one of the largest consumer packaged food
and beverage companies in North America and one of the
largest worldwide among publicly traded consumer packaged
food and beverage companies. Prior to that service, she held
positions as President of Kraft’s Cheese and Dairy business
unit and its Grocery business unit. Ms. Jordan serves as a
director of ESAB Corporation, an NYSE-listed global
manufacturing and engineering company that provides
fabrication technology products and services. Ms. Jordan is
also lead director of Bush Brothers & Company, a privately
held branded vegetable processor, and a director of I and
Love and You, a privately held branded manufacturer of
grain-free food and healthy chews and treats for pets.
Mr. Fischer is also chairman of the board and co-founder of
10x Engineered Materials LLC, a privately held materials
science-based company that manufactures high tech
industrial abrasives. He also is the chairman of the board of
Flexible Products and Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
National Scientific Company Limited. Mr. Fischer also serves
as a board member of Partners for Care, a U.S.-based not-
for- profit organization focused on water, health, and
nutrition in developing countries.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Mr. Fischer should serve as a director of
the Company include his service as the Chief Executive
Officer of a public company, his operating and
manufacturing, sales and marketing and general
management experience, including responsibility for
international operations while based in the U.S. and in
Switzerland, his service on the board of a public company
in addition to Ingredion, including his service as a member
of its compensation committee, and his current and prior
service on the boards of privately held companies and not-
for-profit organizations.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board
considered in determining that Ms. Jordan should serve
as a director of the Company include her 25 years of
operating, general management and marketing
experience within a large, publicly held, global
corporation, her service as a director, chair of the
compensation committee and a member of the
nominating and corporate governance committee of
another public company, and her current and prior
service on the boards of privately held companies. In
addition, our board has determined that Ms. Jordan
qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as
defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Gregory B.
Kenny
Age: 72
Director since: March 2005
Committees: Corporate
Governance and Nominating,
Chair
Former President and Chief
Executive Officer of General
Cable Corporation
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Charles V.
Magro
Age: 55
Director since: May 2022
Committees: People, Culture, and
Compensation
Chief Executive Officer of Corteva
Agriscience
Mr. Kenny served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
General Cable Corporation from August 2001 to June 2015.
General Cable Corporation, now part of Prysmian Cables &
Systems, is a manufacturer of aluminum, copper and fiber-
optic wire and cable products. Mr. Kenny is the non-
executive Chairman of Cardinal Health, Inc., an NYSE-listed,
Fortune 15 company that improves the cost-effectiveness of
healthcare. Previously, Mr. Kenny served as a director of AK
Steel Holding Corporation, a formerly NYSE-listed integrated
producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels
and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK
Steel Corporation, and as a director of the Cincinnati Branch
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, IDEX Corporation,
Xtek Inc. (an employee-owned company) and numerous
professional and not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Magro currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer
and a director of Corteva Agriscience, an NYSE-listed global
agriculture company that provides farmers around the world
with a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and
digital solutions focused on maximizing productivity to
enhance yield and profitability. He has served in this position
since November 2021. Prior to assuming his current role, Mr.
Magro served as a self-employed consultant from April 2021
to November 2021. From January 2018 to April 2021, he
served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Nutrien Ltd., a Canadian-based supplier of fertilizer and
other crop inputs, services, and solutions that had
approximately $20 billion in revenue. Mr. Magro previously
served as a director of Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board, a Canadian state-owned pension plan sponsor that
oversees and invests the funds contributed to and held by
the Canada Pension Plan, and Canpotex Ltd., one of the
world’s largest marketers and exporters of potash.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Mr. Kenny should serve as a director of
the Company include his service as the Chief Executive
Officer of a public company, his accounting and financial,
operating and manufacturing, sales and marketing and
general management experience, including responsibility
for international operations while living and working
outside the U.S., his service as Ingredion’s Chairman of the
Board and previously as its lead director, his service as a
director on the boards of public companies other than
Ingredion, including service as the Chairman and
previously as the lead director of a Fortune 15 company,
and his service on the boards of not-for-profit
organizations. In addition, our board has determined that
Mr. Kenny qualifies as an audit committee financial expert
as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered
in determining that Mr. Magro should serve as a director
of the Company include his current and prior service as
Chief Executive Officer of public companies, his
accounting and financial, operating and manufacturing,
sales and marketing and general management
experience, including extensive experience with mergers
and acquisitions and responsibility for international
operations while living and working outside the U.S., and
his prior service on the boards of privately held
companies. In addition, our board has determined that
Mr. Magro qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
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Victoria J.
Reich
Age: 67
Director since: November 2013
Committees: Audit, Chair
Former Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Essendant
Inc.
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Catherine A.
Suever
Age: 66
Director since: August 2021
Committees: Audit
Former Executive Vice President –
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer of Parker-
Hannifin Corporation
Ms. Reich served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Essendant Inc., formerly United Stationers Inc., a
wholesale distributor of business products, from June 2007 to
July 2011. Ms. Reich is a director of NYSE-listed H&R Block,
Inc., a provider of tax preparation and related services, and a
director of NYSE-listed Ecolab Inc., a provider of water and
hygiene services and technologies for the food, hospitality,
industrial and energy markets. She serves as the chair of the
audit committee and as a member of the finance committee
of H&R Block and is a former chair and currently serves on
the audit and governance committees of Ecolab. Ms. Reich
also serves as a director of Logan Health Whitefish Hospital, a
not-for-profit organization.
Ms. Suever served as Executive Vice President – Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Parker-Hannifin
Corporation, an NYSE-listed global leader in motion and
control technologies, from April 2017 until her retirement in
December 2020. Prior to that service, Ms. Suever held roles
of increasing responsibility with Parker-Hannifin within the
finance department in addition to serving as the Business
Unit Manager for two of the company’s business units.
Ms. Suever currently serves as a director and member of the
audit committee of Hexcel Corporation, an NYSE-listed global
leader in advanced composites technology that sells its
products in commercial, military, and recreational markets
for use in commercial and military aircraft, space launch
vehicles and satellites, wind turbine blades, sports
equipment, and automotive products. In addition, she is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA).
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Ms. Reich should serve as a director of
the Company include her more than 30 years of service in
corporate financial and accounting roles, her service as the
Chief Financial Officer of public companies and as a
controller, her operating and general management
experience, including responsibility for international
operations while living and working outside the U.S., her
service as a member of the finance committee of a public
company, as chair of the audit committee of two other
public companies and as a member of the governance
committee of another public company. In addition, our
board has determined that Ms. Reich qualifies as an audit
committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of
Regulation S-K.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Ms. Suever should serve as a director of
the Company include her extensive background in finance
and accounting, including her service as the Chief Financial
Officer of a public company, her significant experience in
compliance, risk management, systems solutions, and
investor relations, and her service as a member of the
audit committee of another public company. In addition,
our board has determined that Ms. Suever qualifies as an
audit committee financial expert as defined in
Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
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Stephan B.
Tanda
Age: 59
Director since: August 2019
Committees: Corporate Governance
and Nominating
President and Chief Executive Officer
of AptarGroup, Inc.
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Jorge A.
Uribe
Age: 68
Director since: July 2015
Committees: Corporate Governance
and Nominating
Former Global Productivity and
Organization Transformation
Officer of The Procter &
Gamble Company
Mr. Tanda has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
and as a director of AptarGroup, Inc., an NYSE-listed global
leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging, and drug
delivery solutions, since February 2017. Mr. Tanda’s business
career spans over 33 years and includes living in seven
countries while working in leadership roles for various public
companies. Mr. Tanda is a member of the Executive
Education Board of The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. He previously served as a director of Patheon
NV, formerly an NYSE-listed company that provided
pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services,
from March 2016 until the company was sold to Thermo
Fisher Scientific in August 2017, and Semperit AG Holding, a
Vienna Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of industrial
rubber and plastic products, from April 2016 to February
2017.
Mr. Uribe served as the Global Productivity and Organization
Transformation Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company,
the world’s largest maker of consumer packaged goods, from
December 2012 to July 2015. Prior to that service, Mr. Uribe
spent more than 33 years with Procter & Gamble, where his
various roles included responsibility over operations in Latin
America, Switzerland, Central America and the Caribbean,
Cyprus, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf
countries, Saudi Arabia, and Colombia. Mr. Uribe is a director
of General Mills, Inc., an NYSE-listed leading global food
company, where Mr. Uribe serves on its compensation and
its public responsibility committees; Grupo Argos, S.A, a
Colombian multi-national holding company holding interests
in cement, electricity, road and airport concessions, and real
estate; and Carvajal S.A., a privately held Colombian multi-
national manufacturer of packaging, paper products, and
education material and provider of technology and services.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Mr. Tanda should serve as a director of the
Company include his current service as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of a public company, his operating,
manufacturing, and general management experience,
including while living and working outside the U.S., and his
service on the boards of other public companies. In addition,
our board has determined that Mr. Tanda qualifies as an
audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)
of Regulation S-K.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Mr. Uribe should serve as a director of
the Company include his more than 30 years of operating
and general management experience and sales and
marketing experience, including multi-regional and multi-
country responsibility for international operations while
living and working outside the U.S. within a larger, publicly
held, global corporation, and his service on the boards of
public companies in addition to Ingredion, including the
compensation committee of another public company, and
on the boards of a privately held company, and a not-for-
profit organization.
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Patricia
Verduin
Age: 65
Director since: May 2023
Committees: Corporate Governance
and Nominating
Former Chief Technology Officer,
Global Technology for Colgate-
Palmolive Company
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Dwayne A.
Wilson
Age: 66
Director since: May 2010
Committees: Audit
Former Senior Vice President of
Fluor Corporation
Dr. Verduin served as Chief Technology Officer, Global
Technology, for Colgate-Palmolive Company, an NYSE-listed
multinational consumer products company that specializes in
the production, distribution, and provision of household,
health care, personal care, and veterinary products, from
February 2009 to January 2023. Dr. Verduin currently serves
as a director of Avient Corporation, an NYSE-listed global
manufacturer of specialized polymer materials. In addition,
she currently serves as a director of FMC Corporation, an
NYSE-listed global agricultural science company specializing
in crop protection. Dr. Verduin was a director of the
Monsanto Company, an NYSE-listed agrochemical and
agricultural biotechnology corporation, prior to its acquisition
by Bayer AG.
Mr. Wilson served as Senior Vice President of Fluor
Corporation, reporting to the Chairman and CEO on key
initiatives of strategic importance, from June 2014 to
June 2016. Fluor is one of the world’s largest publicly
owned engineering, procurement, construction,
maintenance, and project management companies.
Mr. Wilson previously served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC,
the managing and operating contractor of the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site including the
Savannah River National Laboratory, from October 2011 to
June 2014. Mr. Wilson is a director and member of the audit
committee of NYSE-listed Crown Holdings, Inc., a leading
global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer
marketing companies; a director and chair of the
compensation committee of NYSE-listed DT Midstream, Inc.,
an owner, operator and developer of natural gas midstream
interstate and intrastate pipelines, storage, and gathering
systems, and compression, treatment and surface facilities;
and a director of publicly traded Sterling Construction
Company, Inc., a leading infrastructure services provider of e-
infrastructure solutions, building solutions, and
transportation solutions. Mr. Wilson is a National Association
of Corporate Directors Fellow.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Dr. Verduin should serve as a director of
the Company include her four decades of leadership in the
consumer- packaged goods industry and significant
contributions in innovation, operations, scientific policy, and
communications, including her service as Chief Technology
Officer, Global Technology, of a public company, her
extensive experience with leading new product launches
(encompassing both regulatory and product quality aspects),
her leadership of a public company’s sustainability
programs, and her service as a director of other public
companies.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered
in determining that Mr. Wilson should serve as a director
of the Company include his more than 35 years of project
management, operating and manufacturing, sales and
marketing and general management experience,
including responsibility for international operations while
based in the U.S., within a large publicly held corporation,
his service as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
managing and operating contractor of a significant U.S.
Department of Energy site, including a National
Laboratory, and his current and past service on the
boards of multiple public companies in addition to
Ingredion and on the board of a not-for-profit
organization.
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James P.
Zallie
Age: 63
Director since: September 2017
President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company
Mr. Zallie has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since January 1, 2018. Before assuming his
current position, he served at Ingredion as Executive Vice
President, Global Specialties and President, Americas from
January 2016 to December 2017. Mr. Zallie previously served
at Ingredion as Executive Vice President, Global Specialties
and President, North America and EMEA from January 2014
to December 2015; as Executive Vice President, Global
Specialties and President, EMEA and Asia-Pacific from
February 2012 to January 2014; and as Executive Vice
President and President, Global Ingredient Solutions from
October 2010 to January 2012. Mr. Zallie served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the National Starch LLC
business from January 2007 to September 2010. National
Starch was acquired by Ingredion in October 2010.
Mr. Zallie serves as a director of Sylvamo Corporation, an
NYSE-listed global producer of uncoated papers, and as a
director of Northwestern Medicine North Region, a not-for-
profit organization. Mr. Zallie served as a director of
Innophos Holdings, Inc., a formerly publicly traded
international producer of food and beverage ingredients,
from September 2014 to April 2018.
Qualifications
The qualifications and experiences the board considered in
determining that Mr. Zallie should serve as a director of the
Company include his current service as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Ingredion, his prior service as the
Chief Executive Officer of a large business unit of a public
company, his operating and manufacturing, sales and
marketing and general management experience, including
while living and working outside the U.S., and his current
service on the board of a public company in addition to
Ingredion, his prior service on the board of another public
company, and his current service on the board of a not-for-
profit organization.
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The Board and Committees
The business and affairs of the Company are conducted under the direction of its Board of Directors.
Under our certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may have not fewer than seven or more than 17 members. The
Board of Directors is currently composed of 11 directors, ten of whom are non-employee directors.
The experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills the board considered in determining that the nominees standing for
election should serve as directors are discussed above in their biographies. See the discussion under “Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee” for a description of the board’s criteria for selecting director nominees.
INDEPENDENCE
The Board of Directors has determined that the following ten directors each satisfy the definition of independence under the
Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, which incorporate the director independence standards established by the rules
of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”): D. B. Fischer, R. L. Jordan, G. B. Kenny, C. V. Magro, V. J. Reich, C. A. Suever, S. B.
Tanda, J. A. Uribe, P. Verduin, and D. A. Wilson. In addition, the Board of Directors has determined that the members of the
People, Culture, and Compensation Committee (“PCC Committee”) and the Audit Committee satisfy the additional
independence requirements established by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and NYSE rules for membership on
those committees. Under the rules of the NYSE, a director is not considered to be independent unless the Board of Directors
has affirmatively determined that the director has no material relationship with the Company or any of its subsidiaries (either
directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries). In addition, the NYSE rules stipulate that certain relationships preclude a director from being considered to be
independent.
MEETINGS
The board held six meetings in 2024. Each director attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the board and the
committees of the board on which he or she served during 2024 during the period of such service.
We encourage, but do not require, our directors to attend the annual meeting of stockholders. All 11 directors then serving on
the board attended our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Non-employee directors meet regularly in executive sessions without the presence of management. Executive sessions are held
in conjunction with each regularly scheduled meeting of the board. “Non-employee” directors are board members who are not
Company officers or employees and may include directors who are not “independent” by reason of the existence of a material
relationship with the Company. All of the Company’s ten current non-employee directors qualify as independent directors. The
Chairman of the Board presides over executive sessions of our non-employee directors.
TERM OF SERVICE
The board does not impose term limits on service, as it believes term limits could unnecessarily interfere with the continuity,
diversity, developed experience and knowledge, and the long-term outlook the board must possess. The Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee (“CGN Committee”) will consider the length of a director’s prior service in making a
recommendation to the board as to whether a director should be nominated for re-election. In making its recommendation, the
CGN Committee will consider such factors as effectiveness and productivity of the director, the need for retaining an
experienced director, and other factors identified during the board self-evaluation process.
Board policy requires non-employee directors to retire no later than the annual meeting following their 75th birthday.
Employee directors, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), are required to retire from the board upon their retirement
or other cessation of service as an employee, unless the board determines otherwise in unusual circumstances. Board policy
requires executive officers to retire at age 65.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles; Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Other
Executives Involved in Financial Reporting; and Code of Conduct are available in the “Corporate Governance” section of our
investor relations website at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/corporate-governance/highlights .
The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles were adopted by our Board of Directors. The Corporate Governance Principles
are designed to promote effective functioning of the board’s activities, to ensure that we conduct our business in accordance
with the highest legal and ethical standards, and to enhance shareholder value. We seek under our Corporate Governance
Principles to ensure that strong, independent directors continue to effectively oversee our management and provide vigorous
oversight of how we address key issues relating to strategy, risk, and integrity.
Among the topics addressed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines are:
Number and structure of committees
Board membership criteria and selection
Assignment and rotation of committee members
Continuing education for directors
Frequency, length, and agendas for meetings
Term limits for directors
Director responsibilities
Evaluation of the CEO and succession planning
Board oversight of risk management processes
Board interaction with investors, the press, customers, and
others
Access to management
Membership on other boards
Size of the board
Engagement of independent advisors
Board independence
BOARD OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
The Board of Directors regularly devotes time during its meetings to review and discuss the significant risks facing the Company
and the steps that the Company takes to monitor, manage, and mitigate such exposures. The board’s oversight of risk
management includes consideration of strategic, competitive, economic, geopolitical, and political risks, among others.
Significant risks include those identified in the Company’s disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other SEC filings
and forward- looking statements disclosures. The management of these risks are prioritized by Company management and
discussed with the board and the appropriate committees of the board in the exercise by the board and those committees of
their respective oversight roles. The board conducts a comprehensive annual review of the Company’s risk management
processes with input from management and all relevant board committees. The CEO and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
report to the board quarterly on risk management matters.
The Audit Committee is the board committee with primary responsibility for oversight of the Company’s risk management
profile and compliance with financial, legal, and regulatory requirements. Under its charter, the Audit Committee has the
responsibility to review policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, to discuss the Company’s major risk
exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor such exposures, and to review, on an annual basis, a report
prepared by the Chief Legal Officer on litigation in which the Company is a party or otherwise affected. In the exercise of that
responsibility, the Audit Committee discusses with management the major financial, legal, and regulatory compliance risk
exposures facing the Company and the appropriate responses to such risks. The Audit Committee considers financial risk
management policies and exposures relating to commodity prices, including corn and energy prices, foreign exchange rates,
interest rates, and financial derivatives, and reviews insurable risk management policies. The Audit Committee also reviews the
Company’s capital structure, access to capital markets, liquidity, credit availability, and related matters.
The Audit Committee also exercises oversight with respect to the status of corporate security, the security for the Company’s
electronic data processing and information systems (“information security”), and the general security of the Company’s people
and assets. The board receives information security updates at their regularly scheduled meetings that address cybersecurity
metrics, highlights, and risks. At least two times each year, the Company’s Chief Digital and Information Officer reports to the
Audit Committee on information security controls, risks, guidelines, and developments. The Chief Digital and Information
Officer oversees the Global Information Security Team and works in partnership with our Internal Audit function to review
information security and technology-related internal controls and controls processes. Our Company-wide information security
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training program includes security awareness training, regular phishing simulations, and other targeted communications and
trainings throughout the year.
In addition to the Audit Committee, the other committees of the board consider risk in connection with their oversight of the
matters within the scope of their respective charters.
The PCC Committee oversees labor and other human capital management matters as well as executive and director
compensation programs. In addition, the PCC Committee considers whether the Company’s compensation plans, policies, and
practices encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business
and performance. Furthermore, the PCC Committee considers the Company’s compensation and benefit programs in the
context of competitive risks faced by the Company. In its 2024 risk review, the PCC Committee determined that our pay
programs did not contain any features that would encourage excessive risk-taking.
The CGN Committee addresses potential risks that could result from inadequate independence or other matters relating to
board composition and effectiveness, potential conflicts of interest, environmental compliance matters, and the operation and
effectiveness of the Company’s compliance programs related to business ethics and product safety and quality.
Each committee provides regular reports on its activities to the Board of Directors with respect to its oversight and review of
risk assessment and risk management matters.
As part of overall governance and risk management, the board and its three committees are actively engaged in oversight of
responsible business and sustainability-related matters, including environmental, social, and governance related topics. Exercise
of such oversight includes reviewing the Company’s strategy and providing guidance with respect to these matters and
overseeing performance against the Company’s goals. A summary of the board governance with respect to sustainability-
related matters is as follows:
Board of Directors
Active oversight over the Company’s strategy, risk management, and overall performance
Strategic oversight includes integration of responsible business and sustainability-related matters in the
Company’s overall strategy
Review of relevant Company reports prior to external publication
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Audit Committee
CGN Committee
PCC Committee
Governance over financial
reporting process and controls
Oversight over enterprise risk
management, including
cybersecurity
Governance over the
sustainability-related reporting
process and controls, as
required by applicable laws and
regulations
Corporate governance and
stockholders’ rights
Ensuring the board has the right
mix of skills and experience to
be effective, including the
evaluation of the board and its
committees
Oversight over:
Environmental impact and
sustainability, including
emissions, water usage, and
climate-related risk
People and food safety/
quality
Corporate compliance
program
Oversight over human capital
management strategies linked
to recruitment, talent
development, retention,
inclusion & belonging, and
overall Company culture
Aligning executive
compensation to the Company
strategy and best interests of
stockholders
Monitoring management
initiatives related to the
Company’s ongoing
commitment to pay equity
Company Management
Development and execution of Company strategy and capital investment plan
Day-to-day responsibility for Company performance
Oversight and decision-making via Sustainability Executive Advisory Committee (six executive leadership team
members and the Vice President, Corporate Sustainability) and other relevant executive forums
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BOARD LEADERSHIP
Board policy and the Company’s bylaws afford the board flexibility to separate or combine the positions of Chairman of the
Board and CEO, as the board, from time to time, may determine to be the most suitable structure for governance and effective
board functioning. The positions are currently separated. G. B. Kenny, one of our independent directors, has served as our non-
executive Chairman of the Board since August 1, 2018. If the positions should be combined in the future, the independent
directors will appoint a Lead Director on an annual basis for so long as the positions are combined. The board periodically
evaluates the leadership structure that best meets the Company’s and stockholders’ needs based on the individuals then
serving and the Company’s particular circumstances.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The board currently has three standing committees, consisting of the Audit Committee, the PCC Committee, and the CGN
Committee. Each of these committees operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the board. These charters are
available in the “Corporate Governance” section of our investor relations website at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/
corporate-governance/highlights .
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Membership
Number of meetings held during 2024: 10
Report: page 70
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V. J. Reich (Chair)
C. A. Suever
D. A. Wilson
Our Audit Committee is composed entirely of independent directors, as “independent director” is defined under the rules of the
NYSE, including the additional independence requirements under SEC rules specific to Audit Committee membership. Each of
the members of the Audit Committee is “financially literate,” as required by the rules of the NYSE. The board has determined
that V. J. Reich, the Chair of the Audit Committee, and C. A. Suever, who also serve as committee members as of the date of this
proxy statement, each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. In
addition, as described in the director qualifications matrix below, four other board members who do not serve on the Audit
Committee (R. L. Jordan, G. B. Kenny, C. V. Magro, and S. B. Tanda) have been determined by the board to be audit committee
financial experts.
The primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee, among others, are to:
assist the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities related to the integrity of the financial reporting process, the
effectiveness of the systems of financial control, and the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements,
act as a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and NYSE rules,
select the Company’s independent auditors, who are accountable to and meet privately with this committee on a
regular basis, and exercise direct responsibility for the retention, evaluation, termination, compensation, and oversight
of the independent auditors,
review the scope of the audit to be conducted by the independent auditors and the results of their audit,
oversee the Company’s financial reporting activities and adherence to accounting standards and principles,
oversee the Company’s enterprise risk management program,
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review policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including risk with respect to
cybersecurity, commodity prices and hedging strategies, foreign exchange rates, interest rates, and foreign exchange
derivatives,
discuss with management the Company’s risks relating to the Company’s financial statements and financial reporting
processes, and the guidelines, policies, and processes for monitoring and mitigating such risks,
approve audit and non-audit services provided to the Company by the independent auditors,
review the organization, scope, and independence of the Company’s internal audit function and the Company’s
disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, and
conduct ongoing reviews of potential related-party transactions, including the review and approval of transactions with
“related persons,” as defined under SEC rules.
PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Membership
Number of meetings held during 2024: 7
Report: page 66
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R. L. Jordan (Chair)
D. B. Fischer
C. V. Magro
In addition to its responsibilities with respect to executive and director compensation, the PCC Committee oversees overall
human capital management at Ingredion and the Company’s commitment to continually advancing a culture that eliminates
barriers to participation and creates a high degree of engagement across the Company’s global workforce.
Our PCC Committee is composed entirely of independent directors, as “independent director” is defined under the rules of the
NYSE, including the additional independence requirements specific to PCC Committee membership.
The primary responsibilities of the PCC Committee, among others, are to:
review CEO compensation and make a recommendation to the board on the annual compensation for the CEO
(including base salary, annual incentive plan target, and long-term incentive grant),
meet with the CEO annually to review the performance of the Company’s other executive officers,
together with the CEO, determine the total compensation for the Company’s other executive officers,
govern our executive compensation programs and ensure that compensation programs are implemented according to
our compensation philosophy, as established by the PCC Committee, and that compensation actions are aligned with the
business strategy, expected financial results, interests of stockholders, and market practice,
annually review the design of the Company’s compensation plans,
recommend to the board the compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, including deferred
compensation plans,
review and discuss with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis to be included in our annual proxy
statement or Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC,
prepare the PCC Committee Report, as required by the rules of the SEC,
review the results of the annual advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, determine what, if any, actions
or policy recommendations are warranted based on the advisory vote and other feedback from stockholders, and make
recommendations on how frequently we should provide our stockholders with such an advisory vote,
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review, oversee, and administer compliance with the Ingredion Policy on Recoupment of Incentive Compensation,
including recovery or “clawback” of excess incentive-based compensation (including stock options) paid to the CEO or
any other covered officer,
provide oversight of the Company’s workforce and human capital management processes, including strategies for
attraction and retention, career development and progression, workplace environment and culture, and organizational
engagement and effectiveness, and
review, assess and provide updates to the board regarding the Company’s strategic people and culture initiatives that
function to identify and develop talent.
At least annually, the PCC Committee reviews the engagement, objectivity, and independence of the advice provided by its
independent executive compensation consultant. The PCC Committee has selected and directly retained the services of
Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian”) as its independent executive compensation consultant to advise on specified
compensation matters. Meridian does not provide any other services to the Company and works with Company management
only on matters as directed by the PCC Committee. The PCC Committee assessed the independence of Meridian pursuant to
SEC and NYSE rules and concluded that no conflict of interest existed that would preclude Meridian from serving as an
independent consultant to the committee. In addition, the PCC Committee determined that Meridian’s services to the PCC
Committee did not raise any conflicts of interest.
Meridian attends PCC Committee meetings and communicates with the PCC Committee outside of meetings. The PCC
Committee has instructed the independent consultant to:
act independently of management and at the direction of the PCC Committee,
understand that the PCC Committee will determine the firm’s ongoing engagement,
keep the PCC Committee informed of trends and regulatory developments relevant to executive and director
compensation, and
provide detailed compensation data based on information from comparable businesses of a similar size to Ingredion to
allow the PCC Committee to review compensation arrangements for non-employee directors and review
recommendations for executive officer compensation.
Our CEO generally attends meetings of the PCC Committee by invitation of the committee, except for meetings or portions of
meetings in which CEO compensation is being discussed and considered.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Membership
Number of meetings held during 2024: 4
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G. B. Kenny (Chair)
S. B. Tanda
J. A. Uribe
P. Verduin
Our CGN Committee is composed entirely of independent directors, as “independent director” is defined under the rules of the
NYSE.
The primary responsibilities of the CGN Committee, among others, are to:
identify, recruit, and recommend candidates to be nominated for election as directors at the Company’s annual
meeting, consistent with criteria approved by the board,
develop and periodically review corporate governance principles and related policies for approval by the board,
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take a leadership role in shaping the Company’s corporate governance,
oversee stockholder engagement with respect to corporate governance-related matters,
assess the size and composition of the board and committees, including developing and reviewing director qualifications
for approval by the board,
recommend assignments of directors to committees to ensure that committee membership complies with applicable
laws and stock exchange corporate governance standards,
conduct a preliminary review of director independence and financial literacy and expertise of Audit Committee
members and oversee director orientation and continuing education,
review proposed changes to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and board committee charters, and
assess and make recommendations regarding stockholder protections, as appropriate,
conduct ongoing reviews of potential conflicts of interest and review and approve any executive officers standing for
election to boards of directors of not-for-profit organizations,
review stockholder proposals in conjunction with the Chairman of the Board and recommend board responses,
oversee the self-evaluation of the board and its committees and management,
review requests for indemnification under the Company’s bylaws,
review internal and external information to evaluate the operation and effectiveness of the Company’s compliance
programs related to product safety and quality, including self-audits and internal compliance assessments, results of
product, environmental, and other tests, lawsuits, customer complaints, and product recalls,
oversee procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding product
safety or quality,
oversee the Company’s sustainability and social responsibility programs, and
oversee the Company’s business conduct and anti-corruption compliance programs and meet with the Company’s
corporate compliance officer in executive session as often as the committee deems appropriate.
The Company’s work on environmental stewardship and sustainability, which is subject to the CGN Committee’s oversight,
continued to progress in 2024.
Our 14th consecutive annual sustainability report, covering 2024, is expected to be released in May 2025 and will be
available at https://www.ingredion.com/na/en-us/company/meet-ingredion/sustainability.html .
Our 2030 emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (“SBTi”) and are
consistent with levels required to meet the goals set by the Paris Agreement. The targets, covering greenhouse gas
emissions from the Company’s operations (Scopes 1 and 2), are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to
well below 2°C. Additionally, the Company’s target for the emissions from its value chain (Scope 3) meets the SBTi’s
criteria for ambitious value chain goals.
Approximately 85% of our corn, tapioca, potato, stevia, and pulses were sustainably sourced using Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative (“SAI”) Platform protocols, up from approximately 66% in 2023.
Ingredion continues to advance its work in regenerative agriculture. Since the inception of our program in 2021, with our
support and the support of farmers, our customers, and certain non-governmental organizations, regenerative
agricultural practices have been started on over 74,000 acres, an increase of 6% over the prior year. Further, we are a
founding member of SAI Platform’s regenerative agriculture program, which is working to establish a standard for the
food and beverage industry.
We recognize the human right of all people to clean water and sanitation, and we have enacted and continue to
evaluate initiatives that attempt to minimize our impact on climate, biodiversity, and water resources. Our use of
science-based goals provides a clearly defined pathway for the Company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As a company committed to reducing our environmental impact, based upon a self-audit, in 2024, 17 of our
manufacturing facilities met their goal of having more that 99.5% of their waste avoid landfills. These sites have found
innovative solutions for reducing the need for landfills that can be shared throughout our global network.
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In addition, the Company’s efforts to promote employee health and safety, which is also subject to the CGN Committee’s
oversight, achieved the following milestones in 2024:
Our employees experienced zero reported injuries (i.e., were injury-free) in 73% of our global locations. In addition,
100% of our non-manufacturing facilities were employee injury-free.
Our employee Total Recordable Incidence Rate (“TRIR”) was 0.31, as compared to the 2023 rate of 0.19, and our Lost-
Time Incidence Rate (“LTIR”) was 0.07, as compared to the 2023 rate of 0.04. We continue to perform at low incidence
rates as compared to our peers and the industry average.
We achieved key milestones at several manufacturing facilities, with the following number of years since a lost-time
case was reported:
✓    5 Years –  six manufacturing facilities globally
✓    1 Year – four manufacturing facilities globally
Some of our other manufacturing facilities also have not experienced a lost-time case for multiple years.
DIRECTOR NOMINATION CRITERIA
The Company retains a third-party search firm to help identify and facilitate the screening and interview process for potential
director candidates.
The CGN Committee applies formal criteria for selecting director nominees approved by the board. Candidates for director are
identified for the contributions they can make to the deliberations of the board and their ability to act in the best interests of all
of the Company’s stockholders.
In addition to other considerations, all potential nominees are expected to have:
the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity, and values,
education, breadth of experience, insight, and knowledge to understand global business problems and evaluate possible
solutions,
the ability to think strategically and make decisions with a forward-looking focus, with the ability to assimilate relevant
information on a broad range of complex topics,
leadership skills,
the ability to work effectively with others,
respect for the views of others and an open-minded approach to problems,
an awareness of the responsibilities of the Company to its employees, its customers, and regulatory authorities,
a reasoned and balanced commitment to the Company’s social responsibilities,
an interest and availability of time to be engaged with the Company and its employees over a sustained period,
stature and experience to represent the Company before the public, stockholders, and other individuals and groups that
affect the Company,
an ability and willingness to represent the stockholders’ financial interests,
the willingness to objectively appraise management performance in the interest of the stockholders,
an open mind on all policy issues and areas of activity affecting overall interests of the Company and its stockholders,
and
no involvement in other activities or interests that create a conflict with the director’s responsibility to the Company and
its stockholders.
The above attributes are expected to be maintained by each board member as a condition of the director’s ongoing
membership on the board. The CGN Committee reviews the composition of the board and the tenure of its members at least
annually in evaluating the number and experience of directors required.
The CGN Committee has also established the following additional criteria as an aid in the selection of potential director
candidates. The weight given to any particular item may vary based on the CGN Committee’s assessment of the needs of the
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board, and not all criteria may be applicable to each candidate. Similarly, these criteria, in whole or in part, may be modified or
waived by the CGN Committee in connection with a particular candidate or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the
committee. Candidates should have all or a majority of the following important or desired attributes:
active employment as a chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, other senior officer, or general manager
(or a comparable position of responsibility) of a publicly traded company (or a significant privately held company) with
sales and complexity comparable with that of Ingredion,
international business experience,
financial responsibility during career, and financial literacy,
general management experience,
experience on boards of publicly traded or significant privately held companies,
experience with corporate governance issues and, ideally, background in the legal aspects of governance applicable to
publicly traded companies,
expertise that is useful to the Company and complementary to the background and experience of other board members,
so that an appropriate balance of skills and experience of the membership of the board can be achieved and maintained,
contribution to board diversity in the broadest sense (taking into account characteristics that include gender, race,
ethnicity, geographic background, and personal experience), and
an understanding of technologies pertinent to the Company’s businesses, production, marketing, finance, regulation,
and public policy.
In addition to these minimum requirements and desired attributes, the CGN Committee also evaluates whether the candidates
meet the board’s need for operational, management, financial, international, technological, or other expertise. The search firm
identifies and screens the candidates, performs reference checks, prepares a biography of each candidate for the CGN
Committee to review, and assists in organizing interviews. The CGN Committee members interview candidates that meet the
applicable criteria and selects those it will recommend to the board for nomination. The board considers the nominees and
selects those whom it believes would best suit the needs of the board.
The CGN Committee and the board consider the composition of the entire board and the entire range of diversity (including
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gender, race, ethnicity, geographic background, and personal experience) in its determinations. We do not have a formal
diversity policy, but we have historically had a diverse board. Our director qualifications matrix below illustrates the diversity of
experiences, qualifications, and backgrounds of our board nominees. Our current directors and nominees for re-election include
four women directors, one male director of Hispanic ethnicity, one African-American male director, and one director who lives
outside the United States .
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Additional Information Regarding Nominees
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Average Age
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Women
Ethnic Minorities
The CGN Committee will consider qualified candidates for director nominees recommended by our stockholders. Stockholders
may recommend qualified candidates for nomination by writing to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, c/o
the Corporate Secretary, at Ingredion Incorporated, 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois 60154. The CGN
Committee intends to evaluate candidates proposed by stockholders in the same manner and according to the same criteria as
other candidates.
For information about how stockholders may nominate directors for election, see “Questions and Answers About this Proxy
Statement and Our 2025 Annual Meeting – ‘How do I submit a stockholder proposal for the 2026 annual meeting?’”.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD
Interested parties may communicate directly with any member of the Board of Directors, including the Chairman of the Board,
the independent directors, as a group, or any individual director, by writing in care of:
Corporate Secretary
Ingredion Incorporated
5 Westbrook Corporate Center
Westchester, Illinois 60154
The Corporate Secretary will collect all such communications and organize them by subject matter. All such communications
will be promptly forwarded to the appropriate board committee chair according to the subject matter of the communication,
except for solicitations or other matters inappropriate for the recipient or otherwise unrelated to the Company.
Communications addressed directly to the Chairman of the Board, the independent directors, as a group, or any individual
director will be forwarded in the same manner to the Chairman of the Board, each independent director, or the individual
director, as the case may be.
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Compensation of Non-employee Directors
DIRECTOR STOCK OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
To align our non-employee director and stockholder interests, we require our non-employee directors to hold meaningful
amounts of our common stock. Our requirements are as follows :
Key Provision
Explanation of Key Provision
Ownership requirement
Amount equal to a minimum of five times the value of the annual board cash retainer
(i.e., currently $525,000)
Time to meet
requirement
Within five years of election to the board
Shares counted toward
ownership
Common stock owned outright and vested and unvested restricted stock, restricted stock units,
and phantom stock units
As of December 31, 2024, all non-employee directors either exceeded their stock ownership requirements or were within the
five-year compliance window in which to meet the ownership requirement.
REVIEW OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The objective of the compensation program for our non-employee directors, each of whom the board has determined to be an
“independent director” under NYSE rules, is to:
provide fair compensation commensurate with the work required to serve on the board of a company with Ingredion’s
size, scope, and complexity,
attract high-quality and diverse talent to the board, and
align directors’ interests with the interests of stockholders.
To determine the appropriate non-employee director compensation level, the PCC Committee reviews non-employee director
compensation every other year using the same peer group of companies, referred to as the Compensation Peer Group, used in
determining executive officer compensation, as described beginning on page 41 . At the committee’s request, this benchmarking
review is led by Meridian and was last performed during 2023 for the 2024 fiscal year’s compensation. Considering this
assessment and other relevant factors, the PCC Committee recommends to the board, and the board approves, the
compensation for the non-employee directors . Generally, the PCC Committee seeks to position pay within a median range
relative to the market as determined by reference to the Compensation Peer Group, which helps ensure that non-employee
directors are paid fairly and that we can attract qualified and diverse talent to the board. In addition, we pay a majority portion
of non-employee director compensation in equity, except that we pay Mr. Kenny, who serves as the non-executive Chairman of
the Board and Chair of the CGN Committee, retainers for these additional roles in cash. The PCC Committee believes the
combination of equity-weighted compensation and share ownership requirements further aligns the interests of our non-
employee directors with the interests of our stockholders.
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SUMMARY OF 2024 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION ELEMENTS
The following table sets forth the individual components of our 2024 non-employee director compensation.
Annual Compensation Elements
Amount ($)
Annual Cash Retainer
105,000
Annual Equity Retainer
160,000
Additional Compensation (retainer fees)
Chairman of the Board
160,000
Audit Committee Chair
25,000
PCC Committee Chair
20,000
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair
15,000
In 2024, all payments of cash and equity, as applicable, were paid in quarterly installments on the last business day of each
calendar quarter, with the exception of the fourth quarter, which was paid on the date of the December PCC Committee
meeting. The additional compensation retainer fees were paid 100% in cash. The equity portion of the annual retainer is issued
in shares of common stock calculated by dividing the dollar value of the applicable retainer quarterly installment by the trailing
20-day average closing price of our common stock as reported on the NYSE (with the closing price of our common stock as
reported on the NYSE on any day referred to in this proxy statement as that day’s “Closing Price”).
Directors are permitted to defer all or a portion of their cash retainer into restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under our Stock
Incentive Plan, pursuant to which settlement is deferred until a date not less than six months after the director’s termination of
board service. All directors are reimbursed for board and committee meeting expenses, but no meeting attendance fees are
paid.
James Zallie, our President and CEO, whose compensation is presented in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on
page 47 , did not receive any additional compensation for serving as a director.
We provide our independent directors with liability insurance coverage for their activities as directors.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that all of our directors are entitled to indemnification and advancement of
expenses from us to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. We have entered into indemnification agreements with each
of our directors to afford them contractual assurances regarding the scope of their indemnification and to provide procedures
for the determination of a director’s right to receive indemnification.
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The following table summarizes the compensation earned by our non-employee directors for service during 2024.
2024 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash (1)
($)
Stock Awards (2)
All Other
Compensation (3)
Total
($)
David B. Fischer
105,000
159,863
264,863
Rhonda L. Jordan (4)
125,000
159,863
8,500
293,363
Gregory B. Kenny (5)
280,000
159,863
439,863
Charles V. Magro (6)
105,000
159,863
264,863
Victoria J. Reich (7)
130,000
159,863
7,000
296,863
Catherine A. Suever
105,000
159,863
2,000
266,863
Stephan B. Tanda
105,000
159,863
264,863
Jorge A. Uribe
105,000
159,863
264,863
Patricia Verduin
105,000
159,863
8,500
273,363
Dwayne A. Wilson
105,000
159,863
5,000
269,863
(1) Includes all retainer fees earned or deferred pursuant to the Ingredion Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.
(2) The equity retainer is granted in quarterly increments on the last business day of each calendar quarter, with the exception of the fourth
quarter, which is granted on the date of the December PCC Committee meeting, in an amount determined by dividing the equity retainer
value by the trailing 20-day average Closing Price of our common stock. Equity retainers are immediately vested and delivered as common
stock. If a director elects to defer the equity retainer, the director receives RSUs and receipt of shares is deferred until a date not less than
six months after the director no longer serves on the board. The grant date fair value of RSU grants in 2024 was calculated in accordance
with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“FASB ASC Topic 718”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. See note 11 to our
consolidated financial statements (Equity) contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for a
statement of the assumptions made with respect to the valuation under FASB ASC Topic 718. As of December 31, 2024, each director had
the following aggregate number of RSUs accumulated in his or her deferral account for all years of service as a director, including
additional share units credited as a result of the reinvestment of dividend equivalents: Mr. Fischer, 15,391 units; Ms. Jordan, 24,441 units;
Mr. Kenny, 62,969 units; Mr. Magro, 6,719 units; Ms. Reich, 17,726 units; Ms. Suever, 2,425 units; Mr. Tanda, 0 units; Mr. Uribe, 12,513
units; Dr. Verduin, 0 units; and Mr. Wilson, 26,009 units.
(3) Amounts shown are matching contributions by the Company made under a charitable matching gift program in which non-employee
directors may participate. Matching contributions by the Company consisted of a $2 match for every $1 of the first $1,000 contributed and
a $1 match for every $1 of the next $6,500 contributed.
(4) Ms. Jordan serves as Chair of the PCC Committee.
(5) Mr. Kenny serves as Chair of the CGN Committee and as non-executive Chairman of the Board.
(6) Pursuant to the Ingredion Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, Mr. Magro deferred his cash retainer, which,
pursuant to the plan, converted into RSUs.
(7) Ms. Reich serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.
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Ownership of Our Stock
Ownership of Our Stock
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management
The calculation of beneficial ownership of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock presented in the following
tables is made in accordance with SEC rules. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of shares of
common stock if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the shares or the power to dispose or direct
the disposition of the shares. Beneficial ownership as of any date includes any shares as to which a person has the right to
acquire voting or investment power as of that date or within 60 days thereafter through the exercise of any stock option or
other right or the vesting of any RSU, without regard to whether such right expires before the end of such 60-day period or
continues thereafter. If two or more persons share voting power or investment power with respect to specific shares, all such
persons may be deemed to be beneficial owners of such shares.
As of March 24, 2025, which is the record date for the 2025 annual meeting, 64,299,712 shares of the Company’s common
stock were issued and outstanding.
The following table shows, as of the dates indicated, all persons known by the Company to be beneficial owners of more than
5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock based on the number of shares issued and outstanding as of
March 24, 2025.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percent of
Class
The Vanguard Group (1)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
7,773,126
12.1%
BlackRock, Inc. (2)
50 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
6,566,730
10.2%
(1) The amount and nature of beneficial ownership shown is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A statement filed with the SEC on February 13,
2024. The Vanguard Group reports that, as of December 29, 2023, it had shared voting power over 24,454 shares, sole dispositive power
over 7,678,319 shares, and shared dispositive power over 94,807 shares.
(2) The amount and nature of beneficial ownership shown is based solely on a Schedule 13G statement filed with the SEC on September 10,
2024. BlackRock, Inc. reports that, as of August 31, 2024, it had sole voting power over 6,215,032 shares and sole dispositive power over
6,566,730 shares. BlackRock, Inc. also reports that it is the parent holding company of the subsidiaries identified in the Schedule 13G that
hold shares of the common stock reported in the Schedule 13G.
The following table shows, as of March 24, 2025, information based on filings with the SEC and our records regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock by:
each director and director nominee,
each executive officer named in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 , and
all executive officers and directors as a group.
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Ownership of Our Stock
The percentage of beneficial ownership as to any person as of March 24, 2025 is calculated by dividing the number of shares
beneficially owned by such person, which includes the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting
or investment power as of or within 60 days after March 24, 2025, by the sum of the number of shares outstanding as of
March 24, 2025, plus the number of shares as to which such person has the right to acquire voting or investment power as of or
within 60 days after March 24, 2025. Consequently, the denominator used for calculating such percentage may be different for
each beneficial owner.
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Beneficial Owner
Shares of
Common
Stock (1)
(#)
Shares Underlying
Phantom Stock
Units and Restricted
Stock Units (2)
(#)
Percent
of
Class (3)
David B. Fischer
1,935
15,482
*
Rhonda L. Jordan
24,584
*
Gregory B. Kenny
63,338
*
Charles V. Magro
6,759
*
Victoria J. Reich
17,830
*
Catherine A. Suever
2,728
2,440
*
Stephan B. Tanda
9,074
*
Jorge A. Uribe
5,150
12,586
*
Patricia Verduin
2,160
*
Dwayne A. Wilson
26,161
*
James Zallie
702,202
47,710
1.2 %
James Gray
135,002
17,871
*
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
25,513
5,967
*
Robert Ritchie
45,847
7,857
*
Eric Seip
49,903
14,243
*
All directors and executive officers as a group (21 persons)
1,175,104
285,692
2.3 %
(1) Includes shares of common stock held individually, jointly with others, in the name of an immediate family member or under trust for the
benefit of the named individual and/or one or more children of the named individual. Unless otherwise noted, the beneficial owner has
sole voting and investment power. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole share.
Includes shares of common stock that may be acquired through the exercise of stock options vested or subject to vesting as of or within
60 days after March 24, 2025 in the following amounts: Mr. Zallie, 626,831; Mr. Gray, 91,104; Ms. Jaeger de Foras, 19,079; Mr. Ritchie,
33,763; Mr. Seip, 29,172; and all directors and executive officers as a group, 934,547.
Includes 262 shares of common stock held in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of our Retirement Savings Plans by all directors and
executive officers as a group.
(2) Includes shares of common stock represented by deferred phantom stock units and deferred RSUs of the Company credited to the
deferred compensation plan accounts of the non-employee directors and certain executive officers. The directors and executive officers
have no voting or investment power over the common stock by virtue of their ownership of phantom stock units or RSUs. The phantom
stock units and RSUs held by directors and executive officers and included in this column are not vested or subject to vesting as of or
within 60 days after March 24, 2025. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole share.
(3) Less than one percent. Does not include shares shown in the column headed “Shares Underlying Phantom Stock Units and Restricted
Stock Units.”
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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of Ingredion’s
common stock to file reports with the SEC regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our equity securities. Based
upon our examination of the copies of reports on Forms 3, 4, and 5, and amendments thereto filed electronically with the SEC
and the written representations of our directors and executive officers, we believe that, during fiscal year 2024, except as
described in the following sentence, our directors and executive officers complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.
During fiscal year 2024, three Form 4 reports were filed late with respect to three transactions by Jeremy Xu, an executive
officer, in connection with phantom stock allocated to him under our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; five Form 4
reports were filed late with respect to six transactions by Eric Seip, an executive officer, in connection with shares of phantom
stock allocated to him under our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and the vesting of restricted stock units and a
performance share award; two Form 4 reports were filed late with respect to four transactions by Larry Fernandes, an executive
officer, in connection with 401(k) plan contributions in the Ingredion Stock Fund; one Form 4 report was filed late with respect
to three transactions by Tanya Jaeger de Foras, an executive officer, in connection with 401(k) plan contributions in the
Ingredion Stock Fund; and two Form 4 reports were filed late with respect to two transactions by Jorge Uribe, a director, in
connection with the transfer of shares to a trust.
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Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) explains the guiding principles and practices upon which our executive
compensation program is based, highlights the alignment of pay with our financial and strategic objectives that drive
shareholder value, and describes the compensation paid to our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for fiscal year 2024:
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James Zallie
James Gray
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Robert Ritchie
Eric Seip
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer,
Corporate Secretary and
Chief Compliance Officer
Senior Vice President,
Food & Industrial
Ingredients, US/Canada &
Latin America
Senior Vice President,
Global Operations, and
Chief Supply Chain Officer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We are a leading global ingredient solutions provider that transforms grains, fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based materials
into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing, and industrial markets. We co-create
with customers to fulfill our purpose to be recognized as the go-to provider for texture and healthful solutions that make
healthy taste better.
Our roadmap for growth is designed to deliver shareholder value by accelerating customer co-creation and enabling consumer-
preferred innovation by developing on-trend ingredient solutions that make life better. We are well positioned to help
customers navigate and adapt to the accelerated pace of the food and beverage industry to create innovative products that win
in the marketplace.
Ingredion has thrived for more than a century by continually adapting to changing market conditions to pursue growth
opportunities. As part of this ongoing pursuit, in 2024, we reorganized our business operations and redefined our reportable
business segments. This recast of reporting segments allows us to better align our commercial efforts and production assets
and resulted in three new reportable segments: Texture & Healthful Solutions, which focuses on providing its solutions to the
global market; and Food & Industrial Ingredients Latin America (“LATAM”) and Food & Industrial Ingredients U.S./Canada, each
1 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”). See Appendix A for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to diluted earnings per common share, as
calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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of which focuses on providing its products to local markets. In addition, we group operating segments that are not individually
or collectively classified as a reportable segment as “All Other.”
The new structure makes our product capabilities more transparent, better aligns our commercial teams with customer needs,
provides greater insight for stockholders, and creates more efficient pathways to growth. Our segments will drive focus to
deliver better ingredients and more solutions to create additional value for customers and stockholders.
Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner’s Mindset, we employ
approxima tely 11,200 employee s around the world. Our employees bring their skills, creativity and passion together to deliver
ingredient solutions that enhance people’s lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of
nature to delight customers and consumers, all while holding ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality, and
sustainability.
Amid a challengin g economic backdrop, our business delivered increased profit in fiscal year 2024. We remain well-positioned
in 2025 to execute against our growth strategy and are confident in our ability to achieve our long-term growth targets and
create value for our stockholders.
2024 BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Fiscal year 2024 was a record year for earnings despite a challenging market environment. Our teams demonstrated continued
resilience, agility, and excellent collaboration across functions and businesses to drive growth and expand and transform our
solutions and opportunity set with customers.
Net sales in 2024 were $7.4 billion, a decrease of 9% from the prior year due to a lower price mix, including the pass through of
lower corn costs, and also reflecting the reduced net sales resulting from the sale of our South Korea business in February 2024.
Gross margins increased almost 270 basis points year over year, as a continued focus on cost competitiveness through
operational excellence more than offset the decrease in net sales. Continued network optimization, favorable fixed cost
absorption, procurement savings, and improved forecast accuracy and service levels were keys to the operational efforts.
Our diluted earnings per common share increased from $9.60 in 2023 to $9.71 in 2024. Adjusted diluted earnings per common
share increased from $9.42 in 2023 to $10.65 in 2024. 1
Among other 2024 business highlights, we :
delivered strong profit growth and cash from operations;
continued to return value to stockholders, including the return of $426 million to stockholders, through the tenth
consecutive annual increase in our dividend rate and the repurchase of 1.65 million outstanding shares of common
stock;
reached approximately 85% sustainable sourcing of our top five priority agricultural inputs, up from 66% in 2023; and
achieved 2024 total shareholder return in the top quartile of our performance peers constituting our Performance Peer
Group described on page 42 .
In addition to our strong business results, we continued to be recognized for our people-centric culture, inclusion and
belonging, ethics and integrity, and leadership development, resulting in the following accomplishments:
In 2024, Ingredion was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine for the 14th
year.
Ingredion was named to the Wall Street Journal ’s list of the 250 Best-Managed Companies for the first time in 2024.
Ingredion was named as one of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. Ingredion is a ten-time
recipient of this recognition.
Ingredion earned the recognition of Best Companies to Work 2023-2024 from U.S. News & World Report .
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In 2024, Ingredion was certified as a Top Employer in Singapore and Thailand for the fourth consecutive year; in China,
Germany, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom for the second consecutive year. The Top Employer Institute is a global
body that recognizes companies that create people-focused strategies and empowering work environments.
CORE COMPENSATION PRACTICES
We are focused on creating an executive compensation program that successfully aligns the interests of the NEOs with the
interests of our stockholders. We believe our executive pay programs provide appropriate incentives to our executive officers
to achieve our financial and strategic goals without encouraging them to take excessive risks. To reinforce this alignment, we
have adopted the following governance practices to guide our compensation programs:
✓ What We Do
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Maintain significant stock ownership requirements
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Provide a majority of compensation based on
objective, quantifiable, pre-established
performance goals
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Offer limited perquisites
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Engage an independent compensation
consultant reporting directly to the PCC
Committee
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Hold an annual Say-on-Pay vote and engage with
stockholders throughout the year to address any
pay-related questions, among other topics
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Use a balance of short- and long-term incentive
awards and establish diverse performance
metrics for both programs
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Manage a clawback policy applicable to our
executive officers
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Benchmark executive compensation and our
performance against relevant comparators
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Vest equity only upon a “double trigger” in the
event of a change in control (“CIC”)
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Conduct an annual risk assessment of our
executive compensation program
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No automatic or guaranteed annual base salary
increases
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No payment of dividends or dividend
equivalents to NEOs on unearned performance
share awards
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No guaranteed annual or long-term incentive
awards
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No tax gross-ups for perquisites or in the event
of a CIC
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No employment agreements for any executive
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No incentives to produce short-term results to
the detriment of long-term goals and results
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No re-pricing of underwater stock options
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No authorization of hedging of Company stock by
independent directors and executive officers
2024 EXECUTIVE PAY HIGHLIGHTS
In light of the business environment, and competitive positioning relative to peer market data, the PCC Committee (and,
with respect to the CEO, the Board of Directors) approved base salary increases for our NEOs that averaged 4.3%.
A substantial majority of 2024 total target compensation (consisting of base salary plus target short- and long-term
incentive compensation) for the NEOs was in the form of annual and long-term incentives, providing, as in prior years, a
strong incentive to drive Company results and increase shareholder value. Approximate ly 87% of the CEO’s and 72% of
the other NEOs’ target 2024 total direct compensation was performance-based.
Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”) awards were based on targets ranging from 70% to 150% of 2024 base salary for the NEOs
and were determined based on achievement of financial goals and personal objectives. See “Annual Incentive Plan”
beginning on page 31 for additional information.
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Actual payouts to the NEOs under the 2024 AIP varied from 139.7% to 147.5% of target. See “2024 A IP Payouts” on page
35 for details on the AIP payout for each NEO.
Target grant date value of long-term incentive awards repres ented 46% to 69% of the 2024 t otal target compensation
for the NEOs. These awards were in the form of performance shares, nonqualified stock options, and restricted stock
units granted pursuant to our Stock Incentive Plan.
Performance shares for the 2022 – 2024 performance period paid out at 200% of target as a result of the Company’s
relative total shareholder return (“rTSR”) and adjusted return on invested capital (“Adjusted ROIC”) results. See “2022 –
2024 Performance Share Plan Results” on page 37 for details on performance against these metrics.
CONSIDERATION OF THE 2024 SAY-ON-PAY ADVISORY VOTE
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When making decisions regarding our executive compensation program, including the
compensation of our NEOs, the PCC Committee considers the results from the say-on-pay
advisory vote. Approximately 93% of the votes cast at our 2024 annual meeting approved the
NEO compensation program, as described in our 2024 proxy statement. We believe this result
continues to demonstrate our stockholders’ support of our executive compensation program
and the PCC Committee’s decisions and policies. The PCC Committee will continue to consider
results from future stockholder advisory votes, which will continue to be held annually unless
stockholders select a different frequency for future votes on executive compensation, when
making decisions on the Company’s executive compensation programs, including NEO
compensation.
OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Core Principles and Philosophy . Our compensation philosophy is designed to align the interests of stockholders and executives
through compensation programs that reward executives for performance that builds long-term shareholder value. The
objectives of our compensation programs are to:
attract, retain, and motivate executives to drive business results,
support business strategies that promote long-term shareholder value, and
align pay and performance by making a significant portion of executive compensation dependent on achieving financial
and other critical strategic and individual goals.
Our executive compensation guiding principles must be flexible enough to tailor compensation programs to the needs of our
global workforce while, at the same time, also seeking to ensure that our compensation programs are equitable and
competitive. To achieve our objectives, we structure compensation programs that:
Align with our business: Incentive designs are aligned with the Company’s strategy and support long-term shareholder
value creation while avoiding excessive risk-taking. We provide an appropriate balance of fixed and at-risk pay with both
short- and long-term performance horizons, using a variety of metrics tied to key drivers of sustainable value creation.
Link pay and performance: The percentage of at-risk performance-based pay increases with the level of responsibility
and pay outcomes are dependent on the achievement of financial and other strategic goals over both the short and long
term, with the objective of driving shareholder value.
Remain competitive: We structure our compensation programs competitively both in the amount and type of
compensation we offer in order to attract, retain, and motivate talent. We regularly benchmark pay and program design
to ensure we are competitive while also evaluating and considering internal pay equity. In general, we target base
salary, annual cash compensation, and long-term incentive compensation opportunities for the NEOs within a
reasonable range around median pay based on data for executives with similar responsibilities among a peer group of
companies, as well as across the broader market. Actual pay opportunities may vary from this market reference based
on factors such as experience, performance, retention impacts, and overall expertise in a role, among other factors.
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Drive an owner’s mindset: We think and act like owners and make decisions that we believe are in the best interests of
the Company. To facilitate the owner’s mindset, we grant equity-based incentives as an effective method of facilitating
stock ownership and further aligning the interests of executives with those of our stockholders. A significant portion of
total target compensation for our NEOs consists of equity-based incentives. Additionally, we have robust stock
ownership requirements to strengthen the link between the interests of NEOs and stockholders.
Our compensation programs are intended to balance these principles, and we believe our compensation programs and
corresponding pay opportunities allow us to achieve these principles in a practical and effective way. Our executive
compensation structure is straightforward and market-competitive with a strong emphasis on performance.
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Elements of our 2024 Annual Compensation Program
The following table identifies and describes the primary elements of the 2024 executive compensation programs for our NEOs
and the corresponding objectives for each compensation component.
Pay Element
Pay Mix
Description
Objective
Fixed cash compensation based on size and scope
of role, responsibilities, experience, and individual
performance.
Attract and retain talented
executives
Drive performance through
individual contributions
FIXED
Base
Salary
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ANNUAL CASH
COMPENSATION
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Annual
Incentive
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Annual cash incentive with a target award for each
NEO based on a percentage of base salary. Actual
awards may be higher or lower than target based
on Company, business and individual performance.
Awards range from 0% - 200% of target based on
performance.
Motivate achievement of
annual financial, operational,
and individual goals
Encourage individual
contributions that support our
strategic initiatives
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Performance-based, overlapping 3-year
performance cycles. Actual awards are determined
at the end of the performance cycle by evaluating
financial performance against predetermined
metrics and targets. Awards range from 0% - 200%
of target based on performance. Awards are
delivered in common stock.
Drive long-term performance
Align executive interests with
those of stockholders and
encourage an owner’s mindset
Actual payouts determined by
performance
Performance
Share Units
(50%)
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
VARIABLE
Restricted Stock
Units
(25%)
Time-based equity awards that cliff vest after 3
years. Awards are delivered in common stock.
Align executive interests with
those of stockholders and
encourage an owner’s mindset
Cliff vesting provides retention
value
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Stock
Options
(25%)
An appreciation-based vehicle that pro-rata vests
over a three-year period. Intended to provide
performance-based compensation tied specifically
to increases in the price of common stock.
Align executive interests with
those of stockholders and
encourage an owner’s mindset
Create value through stock price
appreciation
Additional elements of our executive compensation program include health, welfare, and retirement benefits, and limited
perquisites as appropriate to support our executive compensation philosophy.
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Our compensation program is simple and comprehensive, providing:
elements we consider essential to be competitive in the marketplace,
a pay mix designed to support both the short- and long-term components of our business strategy, and
performance measures that are drivers of and directly linked to shareholder value.
ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION
Base Salary
Base salary is the primary element of compensation that is fixed. In setting base salaries for each NEO, the PCC Committee uses
the same approach the Company uses to determine compensation for the broader employee population, including pay
competitiveness, which generally targets base salaries within a reasonable range around the median of comparable roles within
our Compensation Peer Group and the broader market. Specific NEO salaries vary based on level of job responsibility, years of
experience, time in position, internal equity considerations, and individual performance.
2024 Compensation Actions
In 2024, the CEO recommended base salary increases for the other NEOs, all of which were approved by the PCC Committee.
The PCC Committee recommended the base salary increase for the CEO, and the Board of Directors, without the participation
of the CEO, discussed and approved the final salary increase. Base salaries for the NEOs and 2024 increases are shown in the
table below:
Name
2023
Base
Salary
($)
2024
Base
Salary
($)
Increase
(%)
James Zallie
1,200,000
1,245,600
3.8%
James Gray
698,000
732,900
5.0%
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
495,000
520,245
5.1%
Robert Ritchie
500,000
520,000
4.0%
Eric Seip
525,000
543,375
3.5%
Annual Incentive Plan
We design our AIP to motivate our NEOs to achieve or exceed our annual financial, strategic, and individual goals. The PCC
Committee sets the formula and establishes target, threshold, and maximum annual incentive opportunities at the beginning of
each year. Target goals are based on the financial goals for the Company. The financial goals are recommended by Company
management and, after review and discussion, approved by our Board of Directors. The PCC Committee determines the actual
awards earned by each NEO based on Company annual financial results and individual performance against the pre-defined
strategic objectives for each executive, with the award for the CEO recommended by the PCC Committee to the board for
approval. Annual incentive award payouts can vary greatly from year to year based on actual financial performance relative to
the target goals.
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Annual Incentive Plan Target Opportunity
The PCC Committee approves the cash, short-term incentive target opportunity for each NEO, other than the CEO, expressed as
a percentage of base salary. The Board of Directors approves the cash, short-term incentive target opportunity for the CEO,
which is also expressed as a percentage of base salary .
Base Salary as of
December 31, 2024
X
Target AIP
Opportunity
(% of Base Salary)
=
Target AIP
Amount
The PCC Committee approves the annual incentive targets for the NEOs, other than the CEO, considering both market data and
recommendations from the CEO. Target annual incentive opportunities are set within a reasonable range around the median of
our Compensation Peer Group and the broader market. The target award percentage was increased in 2024 for Messrs. Gray
and Ritchie after considering a number of factors, including total cash compensation positioning and internal equity. The PCC
Committee agreed on a recommendation for the CEO’s 2024 AIP target that was approved by the Board of Directors.
The annual incentive opportunity for the NEOs is shown in the table below.
Name
2023
Target
opportunity
as a % of salary
2024
Target
opportunity
as a % of salary
James Zallie
150%
150%
James Gray
85%
95%
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
70%
70%
Robert Ritchie
70%
75%
Eric Seip
70%
70%
2024 AIP Design
The 2024 AIP design consists of three financial metrics that constitute 80% of the plan, with the remaining 20% consisting of
personal objectives. The PCC Committee approves the individual personal objectives for the NEOs other than the CEO. The
Board of Directors reviews and approves the individual personal goals and objectives for our CEO in light of the Company’s
corporate financial goals and objectives .
80%
20%
70%
15%
15%
+
Personal
Objectives
Adjusted
EBITDA
Working
Capital as a
% of Net Sales
Cost /
Productivity
To be eligible to receive an incentive payment for the 2024 performance period, an NEO must:
be an employee of the Company on the date the annual incentive is paid or have terminated employment during the
performance period due to retirement, disability, or death, and
have been employed by the Company for more than three months of the performance period.
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An NEO who is eligible to receive an incentive payment for the performance period, but who was not actively employed during
the entire performance period due to such NEO’s retirement, disability, or death, will receive a pro-rata payment determined in
accordance with rules approved by the PCC Committee.
Financial Metrics
The metrics used to determine the financial performance components and the rationale for choosing these metrics is described
below. In selecting metrics, the PCC Committee seeks to incentivize execution against our strategy. The PCC Committee
determined that each of the metrics described below incentivized a key component of our strategy and that our executives
have the ability to influence the Company’s performance on each metric. Payouts for each metric can range from 0% to 200%.
Financial Metric
Rationale
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
Serves as a foundation for our growth and, as a result, shareholder value.
Working Capital (“WC”) as a
Percentage of Net Sales (2)
A key financial metric to maximize the efficiency of our working capital; incentivizes
tightening working capital in periods when sales may decline.
Cost/Productivity (3)
Focus and simplify to better execute, increase effectiveness/productivity and lower
costs.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined by the Company for these purposes as income before income taxes,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for the following items: depreciation and amortization; financing costs; other non-operating
expense; restructuring and resegmentation costs; net gain on sale of business; impairment charges; and certain other matters outside the
normal course of business that may occur during the applicable year.
(2) Working capital as a percentage of net sales is defined as the 12-month average of trade accounts receivable plus inventory less trade
accounts payable and accrued expenses, divided by average monthly net sales .
(3) Cost/productivity is a cost-savings metric defined by SG&A and COGS targets, inclusive of procurement savings.
2024 Financial Metrics, Targets, and Results
The PCC Committee recognizes the importance of establishing realistic yet rigorous targets that continue to motivate and retain
executives. The AIP targets for each year are set, together with the Company budget, at the beginning of the current year,
taking into consideration prior year results, growth targets, and potential risks to achieving the target during the performance
period. The targets and performance scale for each metric are approved after thorough review and discussion at both the PCC
Committee and Board of Directors. The range of performance from threshold to maximum is intended to reflect the expected
variance of operating results. Details on the metrics, weightings, performance scale, and results for the 2024 AIP are shown
below :
Performance
Measure
Weight
image007.jpg
2024
Achievement
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Adjusted
EBITDA
80%
70%
128.7%
image006.jpg
$1,014.9
$1,194.0
$1,313.4
Working Capital
as a % of Net
Sales
15%
180.5%
image006.jpg
26.2%
22.8%
19.4%
Cost/
Productivity
(in millions)
15%
191.7%
image006.jpg
$15.3
$18.0
$24.0
$1,228.3
$23.5
20.1%
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2024 Segment Targets and Financial Results
To determine the Adjusted EBITDA portion of the AIP award for Mr. Ritchie, the 70% weight for his Adjusted EBITDA was
allocated 15% to each of the two Food and Industrial Ingredients segments (US/Canada and LATAM) and the remaining 40%
was based upon the total Company Adjusted EBITDA as shown above.
Performance Scale
Results
Financial Metric
Weighting
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Final Result
Payout
F&II US / Canada Adjusted EBITDA
15%
$351.4
$413.4
$454.7
$413.1
131.7%
F&II LATAM Adjusted EBITDA
15%
$424.1
$499.0
$548.9
$530.7
Personal Objectives
At the beginning of each year, based on the annual financial and strategic plan, our CEO and the other NEOs develop annual
quantitative and qualitative personal objectives. The personal objectives for the CEO are recommended by the PCC Committee
to the Board of Directors and, after review and discussion, are approved by the Board of Directors. The personal objectives for
the NEOs, other than the CEO, are recommended by the CEO to the PCC Committee and, after review and discussion, approved
by the PCC Committee.
For 2024, the personal objectives for all Ingredion employees, including the CEO and
all other NEOs, were aligned with Ingredion’s four strategic pillars (Business Growth,
Cost Competitiveness, Commercial Excellence and Strategy Execution, and Talent
Development, Belonging and Inclusion and Growth Culture) and the core Company
value of “Care First.” Mr. Zallie’s personal objectives for 2024 focused on employee
safety, sustainability reporting, sourcing, refreshing the Company’s strategy, delivery
of strategic business growth, cost competitiveness, business resegmentation, and
succession planning.
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The personal objectives of the other NEOs were aligned with and supported Mr. Zallie’s personal objectives and focused on the
same strategic categories with varying levels of emphasis and weighting. A maximum 200% payout on the personal objective
component is possible for exceptional performance, while a payout of 0% on the personal objectives is possible for poor
performance.
At the conclusion of the annual performance period:
Our CEO provides a detailed self-appraisal of his performance relative to the achievement of his annual personal
objectives and the quality of work performed, which is shared with the Board of Directors. Following a thorough review
and discussion of all information provided, the PCC Committee recommends a personal objective rating for the CEO to
the board, and the Board of Directors m akes the final decision on the personal objective rating for the CEO.
For each of the other NEOs, the CEO provides the PCC Committee with an individual performance assessment and rating
recommendation based on each NEO’s contributions and achievements during the year. The PCC Committee reviews
and discusses the recommendations made by the CEO before approving the individual performance rating for each NEO.
The PCC Committee retains discretion to adjust earned AIP awards up or down in extraordinary circumstances. No such
adjustments were made to earned AIP awards for 2024.
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2024 AIP Payouts
After determining the 2024 financial achievement and individual performance achievement against the annual personal
objectives for each NEO, the PCC Committee approved the following annual incentive cash payments:
Financial Factors (80%)
Personal Objectives (20%)
2024 Aggregate
Payout
Name
Target
($)
Earned
Payout
(%)
Earned
Payout
($)
Earned Payout
(%)
Earned Payout
($)
Earned
Payout
(%)
Earned
Payout
($)
James Zallie
1,868,400
145.9%
2,181,095
140.00%
523,152
144.7%
2,704,247
James Gray
696,255
145.9%
812,781
133.75%
186,248
143.5%
999,029
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
364,172
145.9%
425,120
125.00%
91,043
141.7%
516,163
Robert Ritchie
390,000
146.8%
458,088
150.00%
117,000
147.5%
575,088
Eric Seip
380,363
145.9%
444,021
115.00%
87,483
139.7%
531,504
Long-term Incentive Compensation
We design our annual long-term incentive program (“LTIP”) to provide variable compensation in the form of equity that
rewards executives when we achieve long-term results that align with stockholder interests. Our LTIP incentivizes our NEOs to
focus on important performance objectives that we believe will translate into sustainable stockholder returns over the long
term. For 2024, we continued with the same mix of awards used in prior years, as shown in the table below, to provide a
balance of performance- and retention-based compensation to support our long-term strategy. This mix of awards, consisting
of performance share units (“PSUs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and stock options, is designed to tie executive
compensation to TSR, balance performance focus with the ability to retain executives, and mitigate the risk of over-focusing on
a single metric.
Vehicle
Weight
Structure
Purpose
PSUs
50%
Number of shares earned may range from
0%- 200% of the target number of PSUs
granted based on the business performance
rating for the performance cycle
3-year performance cycle
Strengthens retention
Promotes focus on specific performance
goals critical to the success of the business
Facilitates stock ownership when earned
Aligns long-term interests with those of
stockholders
RSUs
25%
Value of award depends on our stock price at
time of vesting
3-year cliff vesting from date of grant
Strengthens retention
Facilitates stock ownership
Stock
Options
25%
3-year ratable vesting
10-year term
Requires stock price appreciation for value
creation
Facilitates stock ownership
Aligns long-term interests with those of
stockholders
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2024 Annual Equity Grants to NEOs
The table below shows the 2024 annual equity grants to our NEOs. In determining each grant, the PCC Committee considered
the executive’s level of responsibility, individual and Company performance, external market positioning, and
recommendations from the CEO (for the other NEOs). We approve long-term incentive grants at the PCC Committee’s first
meeting of each fiscal year, typically in February, at the same time other elements of compensation are determined so that we
can consider all elements of compensation simultaneously when making decisions.
2024 Annual Equity Grants (1),(2)
Name
PSUs ($)
RSUs ($)
Stock Options ($)
Total Equity Grant ($)
James Zallie
3,400,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
6,800,000
James Gray
825,000
412,500
412,500
1,650,000
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
450,000
225,000
225,000
900,000
Robert Ritchie
400,000
200,000
200,000
800,000
Eric Seip
400,000
200,000
200,000
800,000
(1) Grant date for the annual equity grants was February 13, 2024. Value of PSUs is reflected at target (100% achievement) since actual
value of grant/shares earned, if any, will be determined after the three-year performance cycle ending on December 31, 2026.
(2) Represents the dollar amount approved by the PCC Committee. This amount differs from the value in the “2024 Grants of Plan-Based
Awards” table on page 49 , which represents the accounting value of the award.
Performance Share Units
The PCC Committee approves performance targets for a three-year performance cycle when it grants PSUs. At the end of the
three-year performance cycle, grants will vest only if the PCC Committee certifies that Company results meet or exceed the
applicable performance thresholds set at the beginning of the cycle. Vested PSUs are settled in shares of common stock in the
first quarter following the end of the performance cycle. Beginning with the 2023 performance year, dividend equivalents
accrue during the performance period and are paid in cash based on the actual number of shares earned. However, if no
performance shares are earned for a performance cycle, no dividends are paid.
The table below outlines the performance measures, weightings, and performance scale for the February 2024 annual PSU
grant and outlines the rationale for selecting each metric. In selecting the metrics, the PCC Committee sought to incentivize
behavior consistent with achieving our long-term growth objectives and to align the interests of our executives with the
interests of our stockholders.
Performance Scale (2024 - 2026)
Metric
Weighting
Rationale
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Adjusted Return on
Invested Capital
(“Adjusted ROIC”) (1)
50%
Focuses on profitability and value-
creating potential while also taking
into account the amount of capital
invested.
<8%
10.0%
≥12%
Relative Total
Shareholder Return
(“rTSR”) (2)
50%
Directly link awards to shareholder
value creation and performance
versus peers.
<25 th
percentile
50 th
percentile
≥75 th
percentile
(1) Adjusted ROIC is a financial performance ratio not defined under GAAP. The Company defines Adjusted ROIC as adjusted operating
income, net of tax, divided by average end-of-year balances for the current year and prior year total net debt and equity. Adjusted
operating income, net of tax, is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines adjusted operating income, net of tax, as net income,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, as adjusted for amounts such as acquisition and integration costs, impairment and restructuring
costs, and certain other matters outside the normal course of business that may occur during the applicable year .
(2) rTSR measures our stock performance relative to a 20-company performance peer group that was selected prior to the start of the
performance period. This metric measures how well our stock has performed compared to the Performance Peer Group over the
performance period.
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2022 – 2024 Performance Share Plan Results
The following chart shows:
the key financial metrics, weighting, and performance goals the PCC Committee set in 2022,
our actual performance over the 2022 – 2024 performance cycle, and
the final performance results approved by the PCC Committee at the end of the 2022 – 2024 performance cycle.
Based on three-year results that exceeded the pre-established maximum performance levels, the 2022 – 2024 PSU awards paid
out at 200% of target. Actual results for the 2022 – 2024 performance cycle are shown below:
2022 – 2024 Performance Cycle Results
Performance Metric
Weighting
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Actual
Payout
Adjusted ROIC (1)
50%
<8%
10.0%
≥11.5%
13.0%
200%
rTSR (percentile rank) (2)
50%
<25 th
Median
≥75 th
95 th
200%
Final Performance Rating
200%
(1) Adjusted ROIC, which is a financial performance ratio not defined under GAAP, is defined by the Company in the manner specified in
footnote 1 to the table presented under “Performance Share Units” above and is reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2024 .
(2) rTSR measures our stock performance relative to a 19-company performance peer group that was selected prior to the start of the
performance period. This metric measures how well our stock has performed compared to the Performance Peer Group over the
performance period.
Stock Options
Of our NEOs’ long-term incentive, 25% is delivered in the form of nonqualified stock options that vest ratably over three years
and have a term of ten years. The exercise price of stock options is the Closing Price of our common stock on the grant date.
Stock options have no realizable value at the time of grant. NEOs will realize value from stock options only if the Company’s
share price has appreciated above the exercise price as of the option exercise date.
Restricted Stock Units
We grant RSUs to align the interests of our NEOs with the interests of our stockholders and to promote retention of critical
talent. These awards also help to balance the long-term incentive compensation mix for our NEOs to minimize risk-taking.
RSUs granted to the NEOs in February 2024 cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. As of each dividend payable
date, additional RSUs equivalent to the value of the dividend are credited to the award. The additional RSUs credited are
subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying award.
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OTHER COMPENSATION ELEMENTS
Limited Perquisites
We provide limited perquisites to our NEOs. The table below identifies and provides the business rationale for each perquisite
provided to the NEOs in 2024. The PCC Committee believes offering certain limited perquisites is important for executive
retention and recruitment and that the perquisites offered to the Company’s NEOs are similar in scope and value to those
offered by companies with which we compete for talent.
Category
Business Rationale
Choice of Car Allowance or
Automobile Lease
To allow the NEO the convenience of using a vehicle for business purposes without having
to track and submit expenses or, in the case of a lease, take time for maintenance of a
vehicle, ultimately saving time and allowing the NEO to be more productive.
Financial Planning and Tax
Preparation
To address complex tax and financial situations and assist in compliance with local state
and country tax laws for our executives with dual nationalities or work histories in multiple
states and countries.
Executive Physical
To provide the NEO with the convenience of being able to obtain a complete physical
examination while only having to schedule a single appointment, ultimately saving time.
Each of the NEOs is subject to income tax on the imputed income resulting from his or her perquisites and each is responsible
for payment of any resulting taxes. We do not provide our NEOs with tax gross-ups on perquisites. The value of these limited
perquisites is included in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 in the “All Other Compensation” column.
Retirement and Separation Benefits
Our U.S.-based NEOs are eligible for broad-based U.S. employee benefit plans on the same terms and conditions as U.S.
salaried employees, including medical, dental, and life insurance as well as disability and accidental death and
dismemberment coverage.
All eligible employees in the U.S., including the NEOs, may purchase additional life, dependent life, and accidental
death and dismemberment coverage as part of their active employee benefit plans.
All salaried employees in the U.S. are eligible to participate in our salaried Retirement Savings Plan.
In the past, all salaried employees in the U.S., subject to certain service requirements, were also eligible to participate
in the Cash Balance Plan Component of the Ingredion Pension Plan (the “Cash Balance Plan”) and our Master Retiree
Welfare Plan (also known as Retiree Health Care Spending Accounts or “RHCSA”). Both of these plans were closed to
new participants as of December 31, 2014.
Retirement Savings Plan
Our Retirement Savings Plan is a tax-qualified 401(k) savings plan that offers U.S. salaried employees the opportunity to
contribute up to 75% of their respective eligible compensation on either a before-tax or after-tax basis.
The Company matches 100% of employee contributions up to the first 6% of eligible compensation contributed.
Employee contributions are fully vested upon contribution.
Company contributions are vested after three years of qualified employment with the Company.
Employees not eligible to participate in the Cash Balance Plan are eligible for an additional Company contribution of 3%
of eligible compensation contributed to their Retirement Savings Plan account.
Because Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Seip are not eligible to participate in the Cash Balance Plan, they each receive the
additional Company contribution of 3% of eligible compensation, as referenced above.
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Cash Balance Plan
Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie participate in the Cash Balance Plan. The Cash Balance Plan is a defined benefit qualified
pension plan which was available to all U.S. salaried employees hired before January 1, 2015.
Participant accounts accrue pay credits based on years of service and monthly interest credits using a rate equal to
a specified amount above the interest rate on short-term U.S. Treasury notes.
Pay credits are calculated as a percentage (3% to 10%) of a salaried employee’s eligible compensation (defined as
base salary, overtime, and earned AIP award).
Pay credit percentage is determined by the employee’s years of service and reaches and remains at 10% after 35
years of service (with the plan frozen at 2017 levels for purposes of calculating the pay credit percentage).
The value of a participant’s account at retirement is paid out either as a life or a joint and survivor annuity or in an
optional form, such as a lump sum, if certain funding conditions are met.
The Cash Balance Plan provides for a three-year vesting period, with all eligible participants currently vested in their
accounts.
Retiree Health Care Spending Account
Messrs. Zallie and Ritchie are both retirement-eligible and will each be provided with a RHCSA account when their respective
employment with the Company terminates. The RHCSA account aids in purchasing pre-age 65 retiree medical and dental
coverage from the Company and in reimbursing for a Medicare supplement policy for coverage at age 65 or older. At
termination, qualified employees have access to a RHCSA account for themselves and a RHCSA account in an equal amount for
their then-qualified dependents. The balances in these accounts may be used by the pre-age 65 retiree and dependents to
purchase from the Company, at the full cost, medical and dental benefits that mirror those provided by the Company to active
employees.
Balances in these notional accounts are forfeited if the eligible employee terminates employment prior to age 55 with ten years
of service at the time of termination. The accounts otherwise terminate on the death of the employee for the employee’s
RHCSA and upon the death of the qualified dependent in the case of the dependent’s RHCSA or when the balance in the
account is depleted.
Although Mr. Gray is retirement-eligible, the RHCSA plan was frozen as of December 31, 2014, and he did not meet the age and
service requirements to be grandfathered into the program.
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Certain of our U.S.-based eligible employees, including all NEOs, are entitled to participate in our Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan (“SERP”). The purpose of this nonqualified, unfunded plan is to:
permit certain key executives to defer receipt of a portion of current compensation, including short- and long-term
incentive payments, until a later year,
provide participants and their beneficiaries with the amount of retirement income that is not provided under the
Cash Balance Plan or the Retirement Savings Plan by reason of statutory limits on eligible compensation under
tax-qualified plans, and
preserve the opportunity for executives to continue to defer compensation that was deferred under previously
maintained plans.
To the extent that an employee’s annual retirement income benefit under the Cash Balance Plan exceeds the limitations
imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, additional benefits are provided through our nonqualified SERP via an
account referred to as a Cash Balance Make-up Account to which we contribute the amounts that we would have
contributed to the Cash Balance Plan absent those statutory limitations. Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie are the only
NEOs who have Cash Balance Make-up Accounts.
Participants are entitled to participate in annual deferral accounts and accounts referred to as Savings Plan Make-up
Accounts under the nonqualified SERP. To the extent that benefits are limited under the Retirement Savings Plan due to
statutory limits on compensation and deferral under tax-qualified plans, participants are permitted to defer
compensation through the SERP. In addition, we make matching contributions on voluntary contributions to the Savings
Plan Make-up Accounts in the amount that we would have contributed to the Retirement Savings Plan absent those
statutory limitations. A participant is vested in his or her Savings Plan Make-up Account to the extent that the participant
is vested in the Retirement Savings Plan matching contributions. SERP participants are general, unsecured creditors of the
Company.
Post-Termination Compensation
The NEOs are covered by arrangements, under either an executive severance agreement or certain plans that specify payments
in the event the executive’s employment is terminated. These severance benefits are payable if and only if the executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company under certain circumstances, including termination without cause. Severance plans,
consisting of the Ingredion Executive Severance Pay Plan and the Executive Change In Control Severance Pay Plan, have been
created to attract and retain talented and experienced executives and further motivate them to contribute to our short- and
long-term success.
Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Seip are covered by individual executive severance agreements that provide for benefits in the event
of a change in control of the Company (“CIC”). These agreements are intended to align executive and stockholder interests by
enabling executives to consider corporate transactions that are in the best interests of stockholders and other stakeholders of
the Company without undue concern over whether the transactions may jeopardize the NEO’s own employment. The
agreements require us or a successor company to make certain payments and provide certain benefits if employment is
terminated by us or a successor company other than because of death, “Disability” or “Cause,” or by the NEO for “Good
Reason,” in each case, within two years of a CIC. Disability, Cause, and Good Reason are defined in the executive severance
agreements.
Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Ritchie are covered by the executive severance plans, which provide for cash severance payable in
a multiple of current annual base salary and current target annual incentive award based on the executive’s position in
Ingredion and whether termination involves a CIC event. The terms of the executive severance plans are similar to those
provided by other companies, and we offer them in part to provide a competitive compensation package. Information regarding
potential payments under the individual executive severance agreements or the executive severance plans is provided under
“Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” beginning on page 54 .
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HOW COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE
Role of Peer Groups
The PCC Committee uses two different groups of companies to (i) benchmark executive compensation, market practices, and
compensation design and (ii) assess relative performance.
Compensation Peer Group
The PCC Committee annually reviews compensation data from a comparator group of companies as one reference point when
making compensation decisions for all executive pay, including CEO pay, and when benchmarking compensation plan designs.
With the assistance of the independent executive compensation consultant, the PCC Committee reviewed peer group market
data from public filings and proprietary survey sources to determine the competitiveness of target pay levels. Other factors
considered in NEO compensation decisions include individual performance, job responsibilities, leadership, years of experience,
Company performance, and long-term growth potential.
We routinely review the selection criteria and companies in our Compensation Peer Group to ensure all companies are still
meeting the original criteria for selection. The PCC Committee, with input from the independent executive compensation
consultant, determined that no updates to the Compensation Peer Group were necessary for 2024. In total, the 2024
Compensation Peer Group consists of 18 companies with a median revenue of $8.9 billion.
The table below shows our criteria for choosing the Compensation Peer Group and how it is used:
How the Compensation
Peer Group Was Chosen
2024 Compensation
Peer Group
How We Use the Compensation
Peer Group
Revenue size: 1/3x – 3x Ingredion
revenue
Strong focus in the food product and
beverage industry
Global footprint with sales and
operations outside of the United
States
Similar business structure
Also considered market cap, capital
intensity, and EBITDA measures
Campbell Soup Company
The Clorox Company
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Constellation Brands Inc.
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Eastman Chemical Company
Flowers Foods, Inc.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
The Hershey Company
Hormel Foods Corporation
The J.M. Smucker Company
Kellanova
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Post Holdings, Inc.
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
For benchmarking the following:
i. Annual and long-term incentive
plan design
ii. Total direct compensation (at
target levels), including base
salary, and annual and long-term
incentive awards
iii. Stock ownership requirements
iv. Perquisites
v. Severance benefits
vi. Non-employee director
compensation
Compare pay-for-performance
alignment
We review all elements of compensation annually to consider the relationships between all compensation elements as well as
to assess the appropriateness of the total compensation package for each NEO. We also consider the strength of our financial
performance, the NEO’s position and level of responsibility, internal comparisons, individual performance, and competitive
market data for the Compensation Peer Group. In addition, we supplement data collected from the Compensation Peer group
with broader, general industry data from nationally recognized survey providers.
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Performance Peer Group
We compare our TSR performance against our Performance Peer Group, which allows us to structure long-term incentive
compensation linked directly to the performance of our peers. This group of companies is less relevant as a comparator for
compensation levels for executive positions because of differences in company size, market capitalization, scope, business
structure, and geographic footprint. We consider these companies industry competitors, so we believe that comparing our
performance against this peer group provides a valuable measure of our performance. We also believe investors are more likely
to consider the stocks of the Performance Peer Group as alternatives to an investment in our stock than the companies in the
Compensation Peer Group, in part because their business operations are more similar to ours.
We also routinely review the selection criteria and companies in our Performance Peer Group to ensure all companies are still
meeting the original criteria for selection. The PCC Committee, with input from its independent executive compensation
consultant, added DSM-Firmenich AG to the Performance Peer Group for 2024. The 2024 Performance Peer Group consists of
20 companies.
The table below shows our criteria for choosing the Performance Peer Group and how it is used.
How the Performance
Peer Group Was Chosen
2024 Performance
Peer Group
How We Use the Performance
Peer Group
Focused on basic ingredient, food
additives, and midstream
manufacturing
Market capitalization between $1
billion and $50 billion
Correlation in stock price
Comparable commodity price
sensitivity
Overseas operations
AAK AB
Archer Daniels-Midland Company
Associated British Foods plc
Celanese Corporation
Danone S.A.
DSM-Firmenich AG
Ecolab Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
Huntsman Corporation
Kellanova
Kerry Group plc
The Kraft Heinz Company
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Mondelēz International, Inc.
Novonesis A/S (f/k/a Novozymes
A/S)
Sealed Air Corporation
Sensient Technologies Corporation
Tate & Lyle plc
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Unilever PLC
Compare annualized TSR to assess
our results against the TSR
performance measure for PSUs
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
Role of the Compensation Consultant
The PCC Committee retains an independent executive compensation consultant to assist in evaluating executive compensation
programs. The consultant advises the PCC Committee regarding the amount and form of executive and director compensation,
pay-for-performance alignments, and plan design to support the strategic and financial goals of the Company. Conferring with a
consultant provides additional assurance that our executive and director compensation programs are reasonable, market-
competitive, and aligned with our objectives.
The PCC Committee has engaged Meridian as its independent executive compensation consultant. For additional information
regarding the PCC Committee’s use of an independent executive compensation consultant, see “Proposal 1. Election of
Directors—The Board and Committees—People, Culture, and Compensation Committee” on page 13 .
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Compensation Consultant Responsibilities:
Regularly update the PCC Committee on executive compensation market trends, incentive practices, and legislation
pertaining to executive compensation
Attend all PCC Committee meetings, including executive sessions without management present
Provide guidance on executive compensation programs to promote market competitiveness
Provide research, data, survey information and design expertise in support of the development of compensation
programs for executives and the design of incentive programs for all eligible employees
Review and recommend compensation of non-employee directors
Conduct a pay-for-performance assessment
Annual compensation program risk assessment
Advise the PCC Committee on the appropriate comparator peer groups for compensation and performance
Provide guidance to the PCC Committee on CEO compensation
Provide an independent assessment of the CEO’s recommendations on NEO compensation to the PCC Committee
Role of the PCC Committee
The PCC Committee is accountable for ensuring executive compensation decisions are made in the best long-term interests of
our stockholders and for administering the compensation program for Ingredion’s executive officers, including the NEOs,
accordingly. Annually, the PCC Committee reviews and approves each element of compensation and, if warranted, the PCC
Committee recommends adjustments to individual elements of compensation to achieve an overall total targeted
compensation it believes is market-competitive and consistent with our compensation philosophy and objective to attract,
retain, and motivate a talented workforce. In its deliberations, the PCC Committee reviews data prepared by the independent
consultant on pay levels in our Compensation Peer Group (as described above) and reviews NEO (other than the CEO)
performance based on the evaluations presented by the CEO.
Additionally, the PCC Committee reviews and approves management’s recommendations for equity grants made annually
under our Stock Incentive Plan during its first meeting of the fiscal year, which is typically held in February. The PCC Committee
approves grants of equity awards to NEOs, other than the CEO, at the same time it approves grants of equity awards to all other
eligible employees. In addition, the PCC Committee approves grants of equity awards to the CEO, subject to approval by the
non-employee directors of the board.
The PCC Committee approves performance measures and payout ranges for both AIP and LTIP metrics and, at year end, certifies
levels of achievement of Company and segment performance for each program as applicable.
Role of Management
The compensation of every employee, including each NEO, is influenced in large part by the responsibilities of the position
and the need to ensure that employees having similar job responsibilities are paid equitably, with consideration for individual
performance. The CEO makes compensation recommendations to the PCC Committee for base salary and annual and long-
term incentive compensation for the NEOs, other than himself, and considers pay competitiveness as well as both individual
and Company performance when making his recommendations. For 2024, based on the NEO’s contributions throughout the
year, the CEO provided the PCC Committee with an individual performance assessment and rating recommendation as well a
compensation recommendation (including base salary and long-term incentive recommendation) for each NEO.
The PCC Committee considers the CEO’s analysis and direct knowledge of each NEO’s performance and contributions when
determining the individual performance rating for each NEO and when approving compensation decisions.
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COMPENSATION GOVERNANCE
How the PCC Committee Manages Compensation-Related Risk
We believe that the design and objectives of our executive compensation programs provide an appropriate balance of
incentives for our executive officers and discourage our executive officers and other employees from taking excessive risks for
short-term benefits that may harm the Company and our stockholders in the long term. As described throughout this CD&A
section, we design our compensation program to incentivize executive officers and other employees to achieve the Company’s
financial and strategic goals as well as individual performance goals that promote long-term stockholder returns. Specifically,
the compensation program includes, among other features, several risk-mitigating elements, including:
Balanced mix of short-term and long-term incentives;
Variable compensation based on a variety of performance goals, including Company, segment, and individual
performance goals;
Use of multiple relevant performance measures in our incentive plan designs, so executives do not place
undue importance on one measure, which could distort the results we are looking to incentivize;
Payout caps on incentive plans;
Weighting of executive compensation heavily toward long-term incentives to encourage sustainable
stockholder value creation and accountability for long-term results; and
Requiring our executive officers to hold a significant multiple of their compensation in the Company’s
common stock and prohibiting them from hedging or pledging their common stock.
As it does each year, in 2024 the PCC Committee evaluated whether our compensation designs and practices operate to
discourage our executive officers and other employees from taking unnecessary or excessive risks. Based upon the information
provided by management and Meridian, the PCC Committee concluded that our compensation programs and processes do not
incentivize risk-taking that is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Stock Ownership Requirements
To further align NEO and stockholder interests, NEOs are required to establish and maintain a significant level of direct stock
ownership. The following chart summarizes our requirements, which are comparable to the requirements of the majority of
companies in our Compensation Peer Group.
Key Provision
Explanation of Key Provision
Ownership Requirement
CEO: 6 times salary
Other NEOs: 3 times salary
Time to Meet Requirement
5 years from the date the ownership requirement becomes applicable whether
through new hire or promotion
Shares Counted Toward Ownership
Includes direct and indirect ownership of common stock, including shares
owned outright, unvested RSUs, shares held through the Ingredion 401(k) plan,
and phantom stock units held in the SERP
Excludes unexercised stock options and unvested PSUs
Additional Requirements
Prior to attaining their ownership requirement, NEOs are not permitted to sell
shares of common stock, other than to fund the payment of the exercise price
of stock options or to fund the payment of taxes upon the exercise of stock
options or vesting of performance shares or RSUs
The PCC Committee monitors NEO compliance with the stock ownership requirements. As of December 31, 2024, all NEOs have
either exceeded their stock ownership requirements or are within the five-year compliance window in which to meet their
ownership requirement.
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Timing of Equity Grants
The PCC Committee’s practice is to grant annual equity awards, including stock options, to employees, including NEOs, in
February each year based on a schedule set at least one year in advance on a date that generally occurs after our year-end
earnings have been announced. The timing of grants is in accordance with the Company’s compensation cycle, to incentivize
the executives to deliver on the Company’s strategic objectives for the new year. The PCC Committee has delegated limited
authority to the CEO to grant equity awards outside of our annual cycle for new hires, promotions, recognition, retention, or
other purposes. These awards are only granted in the form of RSUs.
The PCC Committee does not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information and does
not time the release of material nonpublic information based on equity award grant dates or vesting events. The Company has
no program, plan or practice to time the grant of equity awards for the purpose of affecting the value of executive
compensation.
Clawback Policy
In October 2023, the Board of Directors adopted a revised incentive compensation recoupment policy to incorporate the NYSE
standards adopted in connection with the SEC’s final rule implementing the mandatory clawback provision of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The revised policy requires the Company (subject to certain exemptions if
recovery would be “impracticable,” as defined by the SEC in the final rule) to recover excess cash and equity-based incentive
compensation received by a current or former Section 16 executive officer (based on a three-year lookback period) that was
based upon the achievement of certain financial results in the event of any financial restatement. Actions under the policy to
recover incentive compensation include, as required by the NYSE standards (as applicable) and to the extent permitted by
applicable law:
seeking reimbursement of the incremental portion of incentive-based awards paid to executive officers in excess of the
awards that would have been paid based on the restated financial results, with all forms of incentive-based
compensation subject to this policy,
looking back over the three-year period prior to the restatement for recoupment, including recoupment of
compensation paid to both current and former executives, and
in the PCC Committee’s discretion, recoupment of amounts of excess incentive-based compensation paid to any
executive officer in conjunction with any incorrect financial results (even if not resulting in a restatement), or
misconduct on the part of the officer, constituting fraud, commission of a felony, material violation of any written
agreement with or policies of the Company, or any other material breach of fiduciary duty injurious to the Company.
In addition, our CEO and CFO are subject to any clawbacks that may be required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Insider Trading Policy, Including the Hedging and Pledging of
Company Stock
The Company has adopted and maintains an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale or other disposition of its
common stock and other securities by its directors, officers, employees and other designated persons. We believe our insider
trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and NYSE listing
standards applicable to the Company. We filed a copy of the insider trading policy as Exhibit 19.1 to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. It is the Company’s policy to engage in transactions in its own securities in
compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations.
In addition to directors, officers, and employees, the insider trading policy also applies to family members who reside with
any director or employee, any other person who lives in the director’s or employee’s household, and any other family
members whose transactions in securities are directed by, or subject to the influence or control of, the director or employee,
as well as entities, such as a corporation, partnership, or trust, controlled by the director or employee.
The policy prohibits directors and executive officers, and strongly discourages other employees, from engaging in hedging
and monetization transactions that would permit any such person to continue to own the securities without the full risks and
rewards of ownership, including the use of financial instruments such as prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars, and
exchange funds.
The policy also generally prohibits directors and executive officers from holding Company securities in a margin account or
otherwise lending or pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. An exception to the prohibition on pledging may be
granted where a director or officer wishes to pledge Company securities for a loan (not involving margin debt) and clearly
demonstrates the financial capacity to repay the loan without recourse to the pledged securities.
The provisions of the policy apply to transactions in all equity and other securities, including awards granted under equity
compensation plans, issued by the Company that are held by any person covered by the policy. Securities subject to the
policy also include derivative securities that are not issued by the Company, such as exchange-traded put or call options or
swaps relating to Company securities.
The administrator of the policy has the discretion, on a case-by-case basis and in appropriate circumstances, to waive or
modify the restrictions and prohibitions on the hedging and other transactions described above.
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2024 Summary Compensation Table
Name and
Principal Position
Year
Salary ($)
Bonus (1)
($)
Stock
Awards (2)
($)
Option
Awards (3)
($)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation (4)
($)
Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings (5) ($)
All Other
Compensation (6)
($)
Total ($)
James Zallie
President and CEO
2024
1,241,800
5,663,846
1,699,996
2,704,247
365,233
228,559
11,903,681
2023
1,195,600
5,182,466
1,599,741
2,363,400
557,470
203,315
11,101,992
2022
1,143,526
4,756,723
1,562,393
1,792,396
29,572
192,256
9,476,866
James Gray
EVP and Chief Financial
Officer
2024
729,992
1,374,343
412,512
999,029
86,363
114,505
3,716,744
2023
695,667
1,153,956
356,191
771,884
76,853
102,467
3,157,018
2022
667,542
989,446
324,976
673,064
31,518
93,258
2,779,804
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
SVP and Chief Legal
Officer, Corporate
Secretary and Chief
Compliance Officer
2024
518,141
749,643
224,990
516,163
4,480
115,494
2,128,911
Robert Ritchie
SVP, Food and Industrial
Ingredients Americas
2024
518,333
666,341
200,003
575,088
96,987
109,321
2,166,073
Eric Seip
SVP Global Operations
and Chief Supply Chain
Officer
2024
541,844
666,341
200,003
531,504
19,283
111,907
2,070,882
2023
523,292
587,015
181,213
481,058
13,551
103,800
1,889,929
2022
502,875
100,000
475,701
156,239
399,713
896
116,393
1,751,817
(1) Amount reflects the portion of Mr. Seip’s sign-on award paid in cash in 2022.
(2) Amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of performance shares and RSUs granted in the current and prior years, computed in
accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“FASB ASC Topic 718”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Additional information regarding the awards is set forth in the “2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table on page 49 and the “2024
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End” table on page 50 . The assumptions used in determining the fair value of the awards are set
forth in note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (Equity) contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2024. The actual amounts ultimately realized from the disclosed performance share awards and RSUs will likely vary from
the disclosed amounts based on a number of factors, including the amounts of the actual awards, our actual operating performance, stock
price fluctuations, differences from the valuation assumptions used, and the timing of exercise or vesting of the awards. The actual value
an NEO receives will depend on the number of shares earned and the Closing Price of our common stock on the vesting date. Because the
accounting valuation for the performance share awards is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation model, the target value utilized by
the PCC Committee to determine the number of performance shares to grant differs from the valuation used for accounting purposes.
For performance shares granted in 2024, the table above includes the grant date fair value based on the probable outcome of the
performance conditions. Assuming that the highest level of performance conditions will be achieved, the maximum grant date value
would be as follows: Mr. Zallie, $7,957,942; Mr. Gray, $1,931,067; Ms. Jaeger de Foras, $1,053,193; Mr. Ritchie, $936,229; and Mr. Seip,
$936,229.
(3) This column represents the grant date fair value of stock option awards granted in the current and prior years, computed in accordance
with FASB ASC Topic 718. Additional information regarding the awards is set forth in the “2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table on
page 49 and the “2024 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End” table on page 50 . The assumptions used in determining the fair
value of the awards are set forth in note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (Equity) contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2024. The actual amounts ultimately realized by the NEOs from the disclosed option awards will likely
vary based on a number of factors, including our actual operating performance, stock price fluctuations, differences from the valuation
assumptions used and the timing of exercise or vesting of the awards. Because we consider vesting restrictions and forfeiture assumptions
to determine the grant date fair value of stock option awards, the target value utilized by the PCC Committee to determine the number of
stock options to grant differs from the valuation used for accounting purposes and disclosed in this column. Stock options granted in 2022,
2023, and 2024 vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of their respective grant dates.
(4) Amounts reflect awards made under our 2024 AIP that were paid in March 2025.
(5) Amounts reflect the aggregate actuarial increase in the present value of benefits under all our pension plans. Amounts were determined
by using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in our consolidated financial statements. For 2024 for
M essrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie, the amounts consist of the actuarial increase in the value of the Cash Balance Plan and respective Cash
Balance Make-up Accounts. Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Seip do not participate in the Cash Balance Plan. Amount includes actual earnings
in the SERP in excess of the 120% applicable federal rate for 2024.
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(6) Amounts shown in the “All Other Compensation” column for 2024 reflect the following:
Named
Executive Officer
Company
Contributions
to Qualified and
Nonqualified
Savings Plans (a)
($)
Perquisites (b) ($)
Tax Equalization (c) ($)
Other (d) ($)
Total All
Other
Compensation
($)
James Zallie
214,888
13,171
500
228,559
James Gray
90,710
14,375
9,420
114,505
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
84,654
25,170
5,670
115,494
Robert Ritchie
54,124
21,431
32,846
920
109,321
Eric Seip
84,569
18,670
8,668
111,907
(a) Reflects matching contributions by the Company for compensation contributed by participants under our Retirement Savings Plan
(with an additional 3% contribution for Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Seip, as they do not participate in the Cash Balance Plan) and, if
applicable, to Cash Balance Make-up Accounts and Savings Plan Make-up Accounts.
(b) Amounts include the costs of providing a leased automobile or the use of a Company automobile or automobile allowance to each of
our NEOs, the cost of financial planning/tax preparation services, and the cost of an executive physical.
(c) Mr. Ritchie was previously an expatriate on assignment in Mexico. To offset taxes related to taxable expenses in his 2023
compensation, a tax equalization was completed in 2024 in accordance with the long-term assignment policy. The expenses include
tax equalization payments/repayments, imputed compensation for the tax preparation fee, and corresponding federal, state, and
FICA tax gross-ups on those items.
(d) Reports the total amount of other benefits provided, none of which individually exceeded the greater of $25,000 or 10% of the total
amount of perquisites and such other benefits. The amounts reported for Messrs. Gray and Ritchie as well as Ms. Jaeger de Foras
reflect the “Bring Your Own Device” allowance payments received during 2024. The amounts reported also include matching
contributions for all of the NEOs by the Company made under a charitable matching gift program, which provides for matching
contributions by the Company, consisting of a $2 match for every $1 of the first $1,000 contributed and a $1 match for every $1 of
the next $6,500 contributed.
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2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table presents information related to awards paid under our AIP and grants of PSUs, RSUs, and stock options
received under our Stock Incentive Plan during 2024.
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards (1)
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (2)
Name
Grant
Date
Grant
Type
Threshold
($)
Target
($)
Maximum
($)
Threshold
(#)
Target
(#)
Maximum
(#)
All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
Exercise
or Base
Price
of Stock
Option
Awards (3)
($/Sh)
Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards (4)
($)
James
Zallie
AIP
934,200
1,868,400
3,736,800
2/13/2024
Stock Options
64,565
108.38
1,699,996
2/13/2024
Performance Share
Units
15,547
31,093
62,186
3,978,971
2/13/2024
Restricted Stock Units
15,546
1,684,875
James
Gray
AIP
348,128
696,255
1,392,510
2/13/2024
Stock Options
15,667
108.38
412,512
2/13/2024
Performance Share
Units
3,773
7,545
15,090
965,534
2/13/2024
Restricted Stock Units
3,772
408,809
Tanya
Jaeger de
Foras
AIP
182,086
364,172
728,343
2/13/2024
Stock Options
8,545
108.38
224,990
2/13/2024
Performance Share
Units
2,058
4,115
8,230
526,597
2/13/2024
Restricted Stock Units
2,058
223,046
Robert
Ritchie
AIP
195,000
390,000
780,000
2/13/2024
Stock Options
7,596
108.38
200,003
2/13/2024
Performance Share
Units
1,829
3,658
7,316
468,114
2/13/2024
Restricted Stock Units
1,829
198,227
Eric
Seip
AIP
190,181
380,363
760,725
2/13/2024
Stock Options
7,596
108.38
200,003
2/13/2024
Performance Share
Units
1,829
3,658
7,316
468,114
2/13/2024
Restricted Stock Units
1,829
198,227
(1) Amounts shown reflect the possible range of payouts under our 2024 AIP, which are payable in cash. The AIP is the Company’s annual
bonus plan that is based on achievement of financial performance and strategic objectives. For the actual amounts earned pursuant to
the AIP for 2024, see the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 .
For a detailed discussion of the AIP, including targets and plan mechanics, see “Elements of Compensation – Annual Incentive Plan” in
the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement. Payouts can range from 0% -200%. Awards under the AIP for
NEOs are determined using their annual base salary and individual incentive target percentage for the plan year.
(2) Amounts reflect the terms of grants of performance shares under our Stock Incentive Plan. The grant date fair value of these shares
is included in the “Stock Awards” column in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 .
(3) Exercise price for these options is the Closing Price of our common stock on the grant date.
(4) Column shows the grant date fair value of stock awards and option awards under FASB ASC Topic 718. Generally, the full grant date fair
value is the amount the Company would expense in its financial statements over the award’s vesting schedule. For stock options, fair
value is calculated based on the grant date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for financial reporting
purposes, which was $26.33 for the grants on February 13, 2024. For additional information on the valuation assumptions, see note 11 to
our consolidated financial statements (Equity) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Actual amounts
ultimately realized by the NEOs from the disclosed stock and option awards will likely vary based on a number of factors, including the
amounts of the actual awards, our actual operating performance, stock price fluctuations, differences from the valuation assumptions
used and the timing of exercise of the awards. Stock options vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of their
respective grant dates.
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The following table presents information relating to stock options, RSUs, and PSUs held by our NEOs on December 31, 2024.
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options
Shares or Units of Stock
That Have Not Vested
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards:
Unearned Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That Have Not
Vested
Name
Grant Date
Exercisable
(#)
Unexercisable (1)
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
Option
Expiration
Date
(#) (1)
Market
Value (2)
(#) (1),(3)
Market or
Payout
Value (4)
James Zallie
2/7/2017
25,043
118.97
2/7/2027
1/1/2018
74,858
139.80
1/1/2028
2/8/2019
96,316
91.85
2/8/2029
2/4/2020
128,522
88.35
2/4/2030
2/9/2021
131,869
87.12
2/9/2031
2/16/2022
69,260
34,630
88.66
2/16/2032
18,523
2,548,020
2/15/2023
22,405
44,811
98.69
2/15/2033
16,619
2,286,176
31,677
4,357,488
2/13/2024
64,565
108.38
2/13/2034
15,478
2,129,214
31,093
4,277,153
James Gray
2/4/2020
26,358
88.35
2/4/2030
2/9/2021
27,938
87.12
2/9/2031
2/16/2022
14,406
7,203
88.66
2/16/2032
3,853
530,013
2/15/2023
4,989
9,977
98.69
2/15/2033
3,701
509,114
7,053
970,211
2/13/2024
15,667
108.38
2/13/2034
3,756
516,624
7,545
1,037,890
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
2/16/2022
7,203
3,602
88.66
2/16/2032
1,926
264,932
2/15/2023
2,713
5,426
98.69
2/15/2033
2,013
276,858
3,836
527,680
2/13/2024
8,545
108.38
2/13/2034
2,098
288,624
4,115
566,059
Robert Ritchie
2/2/2016
2,849
99.96
2/2/2026
2/7/2017
3,454
118.97
2/7/2027
2/6/2018
4,484
130.30
2/6/2028
2/8/2019
3,835
91.85
2/8/2029
2/4/2020
5,010
88.35
2/4/2030
2/9/2021
5,588
87.12
2/9/2031
2/16/2022
2,771
1,385
88.66
2/16/2032
741
101,897
2/15/2023
928
1,855
98.69
2/15/2033
688
94,692
1,312
180,479
5/2/2023
5/2/2033
3,002
412,897
2/13/2024
7,596
108.38
2/13/2034
1,821
250,455
3,658
503,194
Eric Seip
2/9/2021
11,175
87.12
2/9/2031
2/16/2022
6,926
3,463
88.66
2/16/2032
1,852
254,817
2/15/2023
2,538
5,076
98.69
2/15/2033
1,883
258,959
3,588
493,565
2/13/2024
7,596
108.38
2/13/2034
1,865
256,508
3,658
503,194
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(1) The vesting schedule for all outstanding unvested stock and stock options is as follows:
Grant Date
Grant Type
Vesting Schedule
2/16/2022
PSUs
100% of the grant vests upon approval of the PCC Committee, subject to the satisfaction
of the performance criteria. Distribution of shares occurred on 02/18/2025.
2/16/2022
RSUs
100% of the grant vested on 02/16/2025.
2/16/2022
Stock Options
First tranche (33%) vested on 02/16/2023, second tranche (33%) vested on 02/16/2024
and last tranche (34%) vested on 02/16/2025.
2/15/2023
PSUs
100% of the grant vests upon approval of the PCC Committee, subject to the satisfaction
of the performance criteria.
Distribution of any shares awarded will be no later than 03/15/2026.
2/15/2023
RSUs
100% of the grant will vest on 02/15/2026.
2/15/2023
Stock Options
First tranche (33%) vested on 02/15/2024, second tranche (33%) vested on 02/15/2025
and last tranche (34%) will vest on 02/15/2026.
5/2/2023
RSUs
100% of the grant will vest on 5/02/2026.
2/13/2024
PSUs
100% of the grant vests upon approval of the PCC Committee, subject to the satisfaction
of the performance criteria.
Distribution of any shares awarded will be no later than 03/15/2027.
2/13/2024
RSUs
100% of the grant will vest on 02/13/2027.
2/13/2024
Stock Options
First tranche (33%) vested on 02/13/2025, second tranche (33%) will vest on 02/13/2026
and last tranche (34%) will vest on 02/13/2027.
(2) Value is the number of unvested RSUs multiplied by the Closing Price of our common stock on December 31, 2024 ($137.56).
(3) Amounts reflect unearned performance shares from the 2023 and 2024 performance share awards (at target performance level).
(4) Value is the number of unearned PSUs from the 2023 and 2024 performance share awards (at target performance level) multiplied by the
Closing Price of our common stock on December 31, 2024 ($137.56).
2024 Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The following table presents information regarding stock options that were exercised by our NEOs and shares of stock acquired
upon vesting of PSU and RSU awards by each NEO in 2024.
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Exercise
Value Realized
on Exercise (1)
Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Vesting
Value Realized
on Vesting (2),(3)
Name
(#)
($)
(#)
($)
James Zallie
56,331
1,484,366
94,847
10,326,517
James Gray
59,857
1,275,134
25,793
2,814,311
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Robert Ritchie
1,195
51,050
5,133
559,991
Eric Seip
12,845
1,400,166
(1) The value realized on exercise of option awards is equal to the number of stock options exercised multiplied by the difference between
the price at which the option is exercised and the Closing Price of our common stock on the grant date of the applicable stock option.
(2) Represents the vesting of RSU awards granted in 2021 that vested in February 2024 and the shares awarded for the 2022 – 2024
performance cycle based on actual performance for the cycle, which ended on December 31, 2024.
(3) Amounts shown are calculated based on the Closing Price of our common stock on the date of vesting. The amounts also include earned
dividend equivalents for RSUs. Performance shares are earned based on achievement against pre-defined performance metrics, targets,
and ranges set for the performance period. Performance against rTSR and Adjusted ROIC was above target, resulting in a performance
achievement level of 200% (see “2022 – 2024 Performance Share Plan Results” on page 37 for details).
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2024 Pension Benefits
We have several pension benefit plans available to U.S. salaried employees.
CASH BALANCE PLAN
Our Cash Balance Plan is a defined benefit qualified pension plan that is available to all U.S. salaried employees hired before
January 1, 2015. Participant accounts accrue pay credits based on years of service and monthly interest credits using a rate
equal to a specified amount above the interest rate on short-term U.S. Treasury notes. Pay credits are calculated as a
percentage (3% to 10%) of a salaried employee’s eligible compensation (defined as base salary, overtime, and earned AIP
award). The pay credit percentage is determined by the employee’s years of service, but no additional service on or after
January 1, 2017 is taken into account for purposes of determining the pay credit percentage since a participant’s pay credit
percentage was frozen as of January 1, 2017. The value of a participant’s account at retirement is paid out either as a life or
joint and survivor annuity or in an optional form, such as a lump sum, if certain funding conditions are met. The Cash Balance
Plan provides for a three-year vesting period. Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie are all participants in the Cash Balance Plan.
Additionally, Mr. Zallie participated in the National Starch LLC Pension Plan during his employment with National Starch until
Ingredion acquired that company in October 2010. The National Starch LLC Pension Plan was frozen effective December 31,
2010, and Mr. Zallie ceased to accrue benefits under this plan. Mr. Zallie had 27 years of credited service under the plan when it
was frozen.
NONQUALIFIED CASH BALANCE MAKE-UP ACCOUNTS
To the extent that an employee is a participant in the Cash Balance Plan and such employee’s annual retirement income benefit
under the plan exceeds the limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, additional benefits are provided through our
nonqualified SERP via a Cash Balance Make-up Account. Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie have Cash Balance Make-up Accounts.
Mr. Seip and Ms. Jaeger de Foras are not eligible for the Cash Balance Plan and therefore do not have a nonqualified Cash
Balance Make-up Account.
The following table shows the actuarial present value of each named executive officer’s accumulated benefit under each of our
pension plans.
2024 PENSION BENEFITS
Name
Plan Name
Number of
Years
Credited
Service
Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit (1)
($)
Payments
During
Last Fiscal Year
James Zallie
Cash Balance Plan
33
447,398
Nonqualified Cash Balance Make-up Account
33
2,210,313
National Starch LLC Pension Plan
27
1,095,942
National Starch Excess Pension Plan
27
1,650,492
James Gray
Cash Balance Plan
3
119,872
Nonqualified Cash Balance Make-up Account
3
257,154
Robert Ritchie
Cash Balance Plan
20
455,676
Nonqualified Cash Balance Make-up Account
20
187,966
(1) The present value of the accumulated benefit reflects current vested balances in the Cash Balance Plan, which will be distributed upon
termination, regardless of the age of the participant at termination, and balances in the Cash Balance Make-up Accounts, which will be
distributed in accordance with individual elections. For Mr. Zallie, the present value includes the accumulated benefits in the National
Starch LLC Pension Plan and the National Starch Excess Pension Plan. See note 10 to our consolidated financial statements (Pension and
Other Postretirement Benefits) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for a discussion of the
assumptions used to determine the present value of accumulated benefits under our pension plans.
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2024 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The Ingredion Incorporated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan provides participants with an elective deferral opportunity
and is designed to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Under our SERP, NEOs may defer up
to (i) 20% of their annual base salary, (ii) 75% of their AIP award, and (iii) 100% of any earned performance shares under our
LTIP. Our SERP is an unfunded plan and is not regulated or protected under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (“ERISA”). The SERP is a combination of plans that mirror plans being operated by our former parent company at the time
we became an independent public company. SERP participants are general, unsecured creditors of the Company.
The SERP is designed to provide participants with the benefit of the Company non-elective contributions that could not be
made to their accounts under the 401(k) plan due to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Such contributions are made on behalf
of all eligible participants, including our NEOs, and are equal to the amount of the non-elective contributions that a participant
would have otherwise received under the 401(k) plan and the Cash Balance Plan on the portion of their salary that exceeded
the applicable Internal Revenue Code limits.
Amounts deferred are, at the election of each NEO, deemed to be invested in a cash account at a prime interest rate or in
phantom units of our common stock, provided that, if deferred, earned performance shares must be deferred into phantom
units of our common stock. Deemed investment earnings are credited at the monthly compound equivalent of the prime rate,
which is adjusted quarterly based upon the published prime rate, or the increase or decrease of the fair market value of the
applicable number of shares of our common stock. When dividends are paid on our common stock, deemed investments in
common stock are credited with the amount of the dividends, which are deemed to be invested in additional phantom stock
units at the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the dividend payment date. Phantom stock units are paid
through the issuance of shares of common stock at the time of distribution equal to the number of phantom stock units owned
at that time.
2024 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The following table shows contributions, earnings, withdrawals , and distributions during fiscal 2024 and the account balances as
of December 31, 2024, for our NEOs.
Name
Executive
Contributions
in
2024 (1)
($)
Company
Contributions
in
2024 (2)
($)
Aggregate
Earnings
in 2024 (3)
($)
Aggregate
Withdrawal/
Distributions
in 2024
($)
Aggregate
Balance
on December 31,
2024 (3)
($)
James Zallie
216,084
195,598
351,350
4,533,859
James Gray
545,426
70,010
266,146
1,679,395
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
56,804
54,186
11,897
198,742
Robert Ritchie
90,403
33,632
43,250
595,532
Eric Seip
294,560
54,980
209,721
1,441,158
(1) Employee contributions include any deferrals of annual compensation, including earned awards under the AIP and any earned
performance shares. These amounts are included in the NEOs’ compensation in the columns captioned “Salary,” “Bonus,” “Stock Awards,”
or “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 .
(2) Amounts represent Company matching contributions for compensation contributed by participants under our SERP (with an additional 3%
contribution for eligible earnings over the IRS qualified compensation limit for Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Seip, as they do not participate
in the Cash Balance Plan) and, if applicable, Cash Balance Make-up Accounts and Savings Plan Make-up Accounts. These amounts are also
included in each NEO’s compensation in the “All Other Compensation” column in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” on page 47 .
(3) Deemed investment earnings are credited at the monthly compound equivalent of the prime rate, which is adjusted quarterly based upon
the published prime rate, or the increase or decrease of the fair market value of the applicable number of shares of our common stock.
Amounts calculated using rates in excess of 120% of the prime rate appear in the “2024 Summary Compensation Table” in the “Change in
Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column on page 47 .
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change
in Control
Our NEOs may receive compensation in connection with their termination of employment. Most of our plans and programs,
including our executive severance agreements and executive severance plans, contain specific provisions detailing how
payments are treated upon termination or a change in control. The specific termination and CIC provisions under these
agreements and plans apply to all participants under each agreement or plan. In 2024, we changed some of the terms and
conditions of our equity grants for NEOs, including removing the one-year post-grant employment requirement and adding a
six-month notice period of the intent to retire for the NEOs to receive retirement treatment for equity awards held by them.
The narrative and tables below describe the potential payments to each NEO upon certain terminations, including following a
CIC. In accordance with SEC rules, all information described in this section is presented as if the triggering events occurred on
December 31, 2024.
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE
(NON-CHANGE IN CONTROL EVENT)
For an involuntary termination without a CIC, under the terms of the executive severance agreements, NEOs are not entitled to
receive any benefits that would not be otherwise available to other salaried employees. Benefits applicable to all employees
may include:
distributions under the Cash Balance Plan and the Retirement Savings Plan,
a lump sum payment equal to accrued but unused vacation pay,
health benefits for the remainder of the calendar month of departure, and
outplacement services.
Severance payments may be payable to executive officers upon termination of employment without cause, in addition to any
payments to which the NEO is otherwise entitled, in exchange for confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation, or other
agreements. In exchange for an NEO’s entry into an agreement with a one-year term, the executive severance agreement
provides for a severance payment of one times the NEO’s base salary in effect on the date of such officer’s termination of
employment in the event of a termination of employment other than within two years of a CIC.
For an involuntary termination without a CIC, under the terms of the Ingredion Executive Severance Pay Plan (the “ESP Plan”), in
exchange for confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation, and other agreements, NEOs are entitled to:
a multiple of annual base salary and target annual bonus payable in installments,
a prorated portion of their annual bonus for the year of termination only if the company pays bonuses under the Annual
Incentive Plan for that year,
health benefits through COBRA for the lesser of 18 months or the length of the severance period, and
outplacement services.
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POTENTIAL PAYOUT UPON OTHER TYPES OF SEPARATIONS
Potential Payout Upon Death or Disability
If employment terminates due to death or disability, all outstanding unvested equity would be treated as follows :
Grant Year
Treatment
2022 and 2023
Unvested Stock Options: after 1 year from grant date; continue to vest
RSUs after 1 year from grant date: continue to vest
RSUs less than 1 year from grant date: pro-rata accelerated vesting based on number of full months
active during vesting period
PSUs if actively employed for the first year of the performance period: pro-rata vest at time of event
based on target performance and number of full months active during performance period
PSUs if not actively employed for the first year of the performance period: forfeit
2024
Unvested Stock Options: continue to vest
Vested Stock Options: exercisable for 3 years from date of event
RSUs: pro-rata accelerated vesting based on number of full months active during vesting period
PSUs: pro-rata accelerated vesting based on target (100%) performance and the number of full
months active during vesting period
In addition, the following benefits would also be payable:
in the event of a termination of employment due to total and permanent disability, a monthly payment equal to the
lesser of 66.67% of monthly covered earnings or the maximum disability benefit of $15,000 per month until age 65, and
in the event of death before termination or retirement, a basic life insurance benefit of one and one-half times of annual
base salary up to a maximum of $1,000,000.
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Potential Payout Upon Retirement
As of December 31, 2024, Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie are eligible for retirement. The following table summarizes the
treatment of awards upon termination of employment due to retirement and assumes that the NEO provided six months notice
of the intent to retire:
AIP
Eligible for a prorated award under AIP.
Unvested Performance Shares
For the 2023 outstanding performance cycle, provided the NEO has been
actively employed for at least one year following grant date, shares will vest
pro rata based on the number of full months actively employed during the
applicable performance period, subject to actual Company performance.
2024 performance shares will vest pro-rata based on the number of full
months actively employed during the applicable performance period, subject
to actual Company performance.
Unvested RSUs
Shares from the 2023 RSU grant will continue to vest per the original vesting
schedule provided the NEO has been actively employed for at least one year
following grant date. If an NEO retires less than one year from the grant date,
awards will vest pro rata based on the number of full months actively
employed during the vesting period.
2024 RSU awards will continue to vest per the original vesting schedule.
Unvested Stock Options
Unvested options from the 2023 stock option grant will continue to vest per
the original vesting schedule if the NEO has been actively employed for at
least one year following grant date. If an NEO retires less than one year
following grant date, unvested stock options forfeit.
Unvested stock options granted in 2024 will continue to vest per the original
vesting schedule.
TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL
NEOs are not eligible for any benefit solely upon a CIC, as our executive severance agreements (“Agreements”) and the
Ingredion Change in Control Executive Severance Pay Plan (“CIC Plan”) each require a double-trigger event in order for CIC
severance provisions to become payable. The Agreements and the CIC Plan each require us to make certain payments and
provide certain benefits if the NEO’s employment is terminated by us other than because of death, disability, or “Cause” or is
terminated by the NEO for “Good Reason” within two years of a CIC. Additionally, the Stock Incentive Plan provides for the
treatment of unassumed outstanding equity grants following a CIC and assumed outstanding equity grants upon an involuntary
termination of employment without Cause or voluntary termination for Good Reason within two years following a CIC.
The key elements of the executive severance agreements, the CIC Plan and the Stock Incentive Plan assuming a double-trigger
CIC event are described in the narrative and table below .
Plan Element
Description
Definition of “CIC”
As defined in the Agreements, results from any of the following:
Acquisition by an individual, entity, or group of persons of beneficial ownership of 20% or
more of our common stock,
Change in composition of the board such that the individuals who, as of the effective
date of the CIC Plan, constitute the board cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the board during any 12-month period, provided, however, that any
individual who becomes a member of the board subsequent to the effective date of the
CIC Plan and was approved by a majority vote of the board shall be considered as though
such individual were a member of the board,
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A merger or sale of substantially all of our assets except where owners of our shares own
a majority of the voting shares of the surviving corporation or purchaser of the assets,
and no person other than us or our benefits plans who owned 15% of our stock before
the transaction owns 25% or more of the stock of the survivor or purchaser, and the
directors who must be a majority under the preceding provision are a majority of the
directors of the surviving corporation or purchaser, or
The consummation of a plan of our complete liquidation or dissolution.
As defined in the CIC Plan, results from any of the following:
Acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of ownership
of equity of the Company possessing more than 30% of the total voting power of the
equity of the Company,
Acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of ownership
of equity of the Company that, together with equity held by such person or group,
constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the
equity of the Company,
Acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or
Change in composition of the board such that the individuals who, as of the effective
date of the CIC Plan, constitute the board cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the board during any 12-month period, provided, however, that any
individual who becomes a member of the board subsequent to the effective date of the
CIC Plan and was approved by a majority vote of the board shall be considered as though
such individual were a member of the board.
Definition of “Cause”
Under the Agreements, the occurrence of one of the conditions below with respect to the NEO:
Willful engagement in conduct which involves dishonesty or moral turpitude which
either:
(i) results in substantial personal enrichment of the NEO at our expense, or
(ii) is demonstrably and materially injurious to our financial condition or reputation,
Willful violation of the provisions of the confidentiality or non-competition agreement
entered into between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the NEO, or
Commitment of a felony.
Under the CIC Plan, the occurrence of one of the conditions below with respect to the NEO:
Willful engagement in conduct which involves dishonesty or moral turpitude which
either:
(i) results in substantial personal enrichment of the NEO at our expense,
(ii) is demonstrably and materially injurious to our financial condition or reputation, or
(iii) is a material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct,
Willful violation of the provisions of the confidentiality, non-competition or other
material agreement entered into between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the
NEO,
Commitment of a felony, or
the NEO’s failure or refusal to perform the duties or responsibilities of their position or as
otherwise assigned within ten days after written notice.
Definition of “Good
Reason”
Under the Agreements:
Material reduction in base salary,
Relocation beyond 35 miles from office location immediately prior to the CIC,
Material reduction in job title, job authorities, or responsibilities immediately prior to the
CIC, or
Taking of certain other actions as specified in the definition.
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Definition of “Good
Reason” (continued)
Under the CIC Plan:
Material reduction in base salary,
Change in the geographic location of more than a 50 mile radius from the participant’s
designated office location, and that also substantially increases the commute time to the
new geographic location,
Material reduction in the participant’s duties or responsibilities, excluding any change in
title, or
Taking of certain other actions as specified in the definition.
Severance and Benefits (1)
Under the terms of their respective agreements, Messrs. Zallie and Gray are eligible to receive:
(i) Three times the sum of (a) highest base salary in effect during any consecutive 12-
month period within the 36 months immediately preceding the date of termination
plus (b) target AIP payment for the year in which the termination occurs, paid in a
lump sum, and
(ii) Continued health and welfare benefit coverage at the same cost and coverage level
as in effect as of the date of termination of employment for 36 months.
Under the terms of his agreement, Mr. Seip is eligible to receive:
(i) Two times the sum of (a) highest base salary in effect during any consecutive 12-
month period within the 36 months immediately preceding the date of termination
plus (b) target AIP payment for the year in which the termination occurs, paid in a
lump sum, and
(ii) Continued health and welfare benefit coverage at the same cost and coverage level
as in effect as of the date of termination of employment for 24 months.
Under the terms of their respective agreements, Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Seip are eligible to
receive:
Outplacement services for twelve months following termination,
Lump sum amount equivalent to the same level of personal allowances for the period of
three months, and
Continued payment of lease payments for three months for any NEO participating in the
car lease programs.
Under the terms of the CIC Plan, Ms. Jaeger de Foras and Mr. Ritchie are eligible to receive:
(i) Two times annual base salary and target annual bonus paid in a lump sum,
(ii) Full cost of COBRA coverage for 18 months or if earlier, until the NEO ceases to be
eligible for COBRA, and
(iii) Outplacement services for twelve months following termination.
Treatment of AIP awards
and Equity Grants (2)
All NEOs would receive:
Target annual bonus under the AIP reduced pro-rata for any portion of the plan year in
which the NEO is not employed with the Company; assumes target performance level
was achieved, and
All outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights immediately become
exercisable in full, all other awards immediately vest, all performance periods will lapse,
each performance period will be deemed satisfied at the target level and each option,
stock appreciation right, and other award will represent a right to acquire the
appropriate number of shares of common stock received in the merger or similar
transaction.
(1) Such continued insurance and other benefits are provided only until the NEO reaches age 65.
(2) Such treatment is afforded to grants to executive officers who are members of our Executive Leadership Team only in the event that the
NEO terminates employment for “Good Reason” or is terminated by the Company without “Cause” within two years of a CIC.
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Form of Release and Restrictive Covenants
Each executive severance agreement and the CIC Plan requires, as a condition to the receipt of payments, that the NEO sign a
standard form of release in which the NEO waives all claims that the NEO might have against the Company and certain
associated individuals and entities. The agreements contain confidentiality provisions that would apply for an unlimited period
of time following termination of employment.
The executive severance agreements of Messrs. Zallie and Gray each include three-year non-compete and non-solicitation
clauses in the event employment is terminated within two years of a CIC. Mr. Seip’s executive severance agreement and the CIC
Plan both include a two-year non-compete and non-solicitation clause in the event employment is terminated within two years
of a CIC.
TREATMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS UPON CHANGE IN
CONTROL
Cash Balance Plan and Nonqualified Cash Balance Make-Up Accounts
For Messrs. Zallie and Gray, the executive severance agreements provide for the terminated NEO to receive three additional
years of service credit under our Cash Balance Plan and our nonqualified Cash Balance Make-up Account, provided, that if the
NEO is at least 62 years old, the NEO will receive a prorated amount of additional service credits based on the number of full
months until he reaches age 65. The additional years of service credit will be calculated consistently with and be based on the
NEO’s total target cash compensation. The agreements also provide for vesting of each NEO’s account under the Cash Balance
Plan and nonqualified Cash Balance Make-up Accounts if not already vested.
While Mr. Seip has an executive severance agreement, he is not a participant in the Cash Balance Plan and, accordingly, does
not have a Cash Balance Make-Up Account.
Retirement Savings Plan and Savings Plan Make-Up Accounts
In addition, Messrs. Zallie and Gray will receive nonqualified plan credits equal to three times the sum of the employer
matching contributions (and Mr. Seip will receive nonqualified plan credits equal to two times the sum of the employer
matching contributions) made to each NEO’s account under the Company’s Retirement Savings Plan and, if applicable, the
Savings Plan Make-up Accounts for the most recent plan year that ended before the date of the CIC, or if higher, for the most
recent plan year that ended after the date of the CIC (calculated on an annualized basis) as well as the continuation of vesting
over the severance period, provided, that if the NEO is at least 62 years old, the NEO will receive a prorated amount of
additional service credits based on the number of full months until the NEO reaches age 65. The agreements also provide for
vesting of each NEO’s account under the Retirement Savings Plan and the Savings Plan Make-up Accounts if not already vested.
Retirement Health Care Savings Account
Messrs. Zallie and Ritchie will also receive the cash value of their current RHCSA and related dependent accounts. To the extent
the payments may not be paid from a qualified plan, such amounts will be paid from our general assets.
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ESTIMATE OF POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR
CHANGE IN CONTROL
The following table shows the potential payments to the NEOs upon termination of employment or a change in control of the
Company as of December 31, 2024.
Cash
Equity
Benefits and Perquisites
Scenario
Severance
Payments
($)
AIP Award (1)
($)
Stock
Options (2)
($)
Restricted
Stock
Units (3)
($)
Performance
Share Units (4)
($)
Health and
Welfare (5)
($)
Retirement (6)
($)
Perquisites (7)
($)
Outplacement
($)
TOTAL
($)
James Zallie
Retirement
2,704,247
5,319,217
5,439,820
4,330,710
102,189
17,896,183
Death
2,704,247
3,625,810
4,409,195
4,330,710
102,189
15,172,151
Disability
2,704,247
3,625,810
4,409,195
4,330,710
102,189
15,172,151
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause
1,245,600
2,704,247
5,319,217
5,439,820
4,330,710
19,039,594
Change in
Control
9,342,000
1,868,400
5,319,217
7,014,444
8,634,641
157,376
1,020,854
2,219
15,000
33,374,151
James Gray
Retirement
999,029
1,197,196
1,186,073
992,771
4,375,069
Death/
Disability
999,029
844,969
958,639
992,771
3,795,408
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause
732,900
999,029
1,197,196
1,186,073
992,771
5,107,969
Change in
Control
4,287,465
696,255
1,197,196
1,568,131
2,008,101
72,554
411,473
3,594
15,000
10,259,769
Tanya
Jaeger de
Foras
Retirement
Death/
Disability
516,163
460,252
499,578
540,473
2,016,466
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause
884,417
516,163
37,026
15,000
1,452,606
Change in
Control
1,768,833
364,172
636,390
830,415
1,093,740
37,026
15,000
4,745,576
Robert
Ritchie
Retirement
575,088
361,482
680,738
288,051
44,854
1,950,213
Death/
Disability
575,088
293,755
443,273
288,051
44,854
1,645,021
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause
910,000
575,088
361,482
680,738
288,051
81,879
15,000
2,912,238
Change in
Control
1,820,000
390,000
361,482
865,994
683,673
81,879
109,200
15,000
4,327,228
Eric Seip
Retirement
Death/
Disability
531,504
418,955
470,166
496,775
1,917,400
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause
543,375
543,375
Change in
Control
1,847,475
380,363
588,296
770,284
996,760
36,246
169,138
3,594
15,000
4,807,156
(1) Amounts reflect the actual 2024 AIP award, paid in March 2025. Amount for CIC reflects a target AIP payment as provided under the
executive severance agreements.
(2) Amounts reflect the value of the stock options based on the Closing Price of our common stock on December 31, 2024 ($137.56), minus
the applicable exercise price. Stock option treatment varies based on termination scenario. See description in “Potential Payout Upon
Other Types of Separations” above.
(3) Amounts reflect the value of unvested RSUs multiplied by the Closing Price of our common stock on December 31, 2024 ($137.56). RSU
treatment varies based on termination scenario. See description in “Potential Payout Upon Other Types of Separations” above.
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(4) Amounts for retirement, death and disability reflect the value of unvested PSUs multiplied by the Closing Price of our common stock on
December 31, 2024 ($137.56). PSU treatment varies based on termination scenario. See description in “Potential Payout Upon Other
Types of Separations” above.
(5) In the event Mr. Zallie or Ritchie terminates his employment due to retirement, death or disability, amount includes the value of the
RHCSA benefit. In the event of a termination due to a CIC, amounts reflect the value of the RHCSA benefit as well as cost of COBRA
coverage for Messrs. Zallie and Ritchie and for remaining NEOs the cost of COBRA coverage. See description in “Potential Payout Upon
Other Types of Separations” above.
(6) Amounts reflect additional employer contributions to the defined contribution plans ba sed on three times (for Messrs. Zallie and Gray)
and two times (for Mr. Seip) the sum of the employer matching contributions made to the executive’s accounts under the qualified and
nonqualified plans for the most recent plan year that ended before the date of the CIC, or if higher, for the most recent plan year that
ended after the date of the CIC (calculated on an annualized basis), as well as the continuation of vesting over the severance period.
Amounts for Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Ritchie also reflect additional amounts earned under the Cash Balance Plan and nonqualified Cash
Balance Make-up Accounts upon a CIC, as well as the continuation of vesting over the severance period.
(7) For Messrs. Zallie, Gray, and Seip, the amounts reflect the Company cost related to three months of financial planning services and
Company car lease or car allowance payments.
Pay Ratio Disclosure
As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and SEC rules adopted
thereunder, we are providing the following disclosure regarding the relationship of the annual total compensation of our
employees to the annual total compensation of Mr. Zallie, our CEO.
To understand this disclosure, we believe it is important to give context to our operations. Our corporate headquarters are in
Westchester, Illinois, and, as of March 1, 2025 , we operate 16 U.S. manufacturing facilities in 14 states and have an additional
29 manufacturing facilities globally . As a global organization, we maintain a workforce with approximately 76% of our
employees located outside of the U.S. To attract, retain, and motivate talent we use local compensation benchmark data to
maintain a competitive level of compensation for our employees. Accordingly, our pay structures vary based on position and
geographic location.
The 2024 process for identifying our median employee involved analyzing the annual total target compensation of all Company
employees, other than Mr. Zallie, as of December 31, 2024, using employee data gathered from our global human resources
information system. For these purposes annual total target compensation refers to an employee’s annual base pay rate plus
legally required allowances (if any), plus annual target short-term incentive compensation (if any). As part of this process and as
permitted by SEC rules, we excluded certain small employee populations in the following countries: Indonesia (22); Kenya (21);
Malaysia (514); Philippines (10); Russia (4); and South Africa (9).
For purposes of identifying our median employee, we converted compensation of our non-U.S. employees to U.S. dollars using
currency exchange rates as of December 31, 2024. Employees were then ranked by annual base salaries, our consistently
applied compensation measure, as of December 31, 2024, and the median employee , a full-time employee working in Pakistan
was identified.
For the purposes of preparing this disclosure, we calculated the compensation of each such employee in accordance with Item
402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, converting the median employee’s compensation paid in Pakistan rupees to U.S. dollars using the
currency exchange rate as of December 31, 2024. This calculation is the same calculation used to determine total compensation
for purposes of the Summary Compensation Table with respect to each of the NEOs.
The 2024 total compensation for Mr. Zallie, as reported in the “Total” column of the “2024 Summary Compensation Table,” was
$11,903,681. For the median employee, 2024 total compensation was $43,787. The resulting ratio of total compensation for
Mr. Zallie to this median employee’s total compensation was 272 to 1.
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Pay Versus Performance Disclosure
In accordance with rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we
provide the following disclosure regarding executive compensation for our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and Non-PEO
NEOs and Company performance for our five most recent fiscal years. The PCC Committee did not consider the pay versus
performance disclosure below in making its pay decisions for any of the years presented. See the “Compensation Discussion
and Analysis” section of this proxy statement beginning on page 25 for information about the decisions made by the PCC
Committee with respect to our NEO compensation for each such year.
Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:
Year
(a)
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for
PEO (1) ($)
(b)
Compensation
Actually Paid
to PEO (2) ($)
(c)
Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
Non-PEO
NEOs (3) ($)
(d)
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-PEO
NEOs (2) ($)
(e)
Total
Shareholder
Return (4) ($)
(f)
PvP Peer
Group
Total
Shareholder
Return (5) ($)
(g)
Net Income (6)
(in millions)
(h)
Adjusted
EBITDA (7)
(in millions)
(i)
2024
11,903,681
26,604,006
2,520,653
4,499,692
170.17
132.31
647
1,230
2023
11,101,992
19,410,647
2,255,416
3,342,377
131.70
128.13
643
1,189
2022
9,476,866
14,451,217
2,416,154
3,050,919
115.44
133.24
492
1,002
2021
10,326,083
14,161,465
2,715,632
2,883,921
110.50
122.95
117
896
2020
9,648,514
5,928,950
2,022,705
1,538,717
87.45
106.15
348
869
(1) Dollar amounts shown are the amounts reported for the PEO under the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) for
the years presented (the “Covered Years”). James Zallie was our PEO for each Covered Year.
(2) Dollar amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not
reflect the actual compensation earned by or paid to the applicable NEO for any Covered Year. The table below reflects adjustments to
our calculation for all years covered by the disclosure. Compensation Actually Paid reflects the following adjustments to the SCT amounts
for equity awards and pension benefits reported for the PEO and the Non-PEO NEOs. Stock option grant date fair values are calculated
based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date. Adjustments have been made to the inputs in the Black-Scholes
option pricing model to determine the fair value as of each measurement date. Performance stock unit grant date fair values are
calculated using a Monte-Carlo simulation model for the TSR-based potion of the award (where applicable) and Adjusted ROIC for the
Adjusted ROIC-based portion of the award. Adjustments have been made to the inputs into the Monte-Carlo simulation and Adjusted
ROIC calculation as of the measurement date. In 2022, the PCC Committee approved the payment of dividends in cash on PSUs at the time
of vesting based on actual performance achieved for performance cycles including calendar year 2023 and subsequent years. The
Compensation Actually Paid amounts have been updated accordingly. Restricted stock unit grant date fair values are calculated using the
Closing Price of the Company’s common stock as of the grant date. Adjustments have been made using the Closing Price of the Company’s
common stock as of the measurement date.
Adjustments to
Determine
Compensation
“Actually Paid”
PEO
Non-PEO NEOs
2024
($)
2023
($)
2022
($)
2021
($)
2020
($)
2024
($)
2023
($)
2022
($)
2021
($)
2020
($)
Deduction for
Change in the
Actuarial
Present Values
reported under
the “Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings”
Column in the
SCT
- 365,233
- 557,470
- 29,572
- 356,593
- 583,455
- 51,778
- 23,224
- 9,063
- 12,655
- 15,301
Deduction for
Amounts
Reported
under the
“Stock Awards”
Column in the
SCT
- 5,663,846
- 5,182,466
- 4,756,723
- 5,402,825
- 4,834,371
- 864,167
- 756,709
- 762,884
- 1,090,714
- 731,309
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Adjustments to
Determine
Compensation
“Actually Paid”
PEO
Non-PEO NEOs
2024
($)
2023
($)
2022
($)
2021
($)
2020
($)
2024
($)
2023
($)
2022
($)
2021
($)
2020
($)
Deduction for
Amounts
Reported
under the
“Option
Awards”
Column in the
SCT
- 1,699,996
- 1,599,741
- 1,562,393
- 1,622,964
- 1,475,313
- 259,377
- 221,840
- 229,671
- 229,691
- 223,170
Increase for
“Service Cost”
for Pension
Plans
125,112
130,733
147,024
159,382
120,986
15,417
7,105
8,345
6,863
6,476
Fair value of
equity
compensation
granted in
current year
13,517,537
10,011,282
9,980,318
10,371,863
4,836,982
2,065,622
1,427,945
1,533,228
1,632,198
731,700
Change in fair
value from end
of prior fiscal
year to end of
current fiscal
year for awards
made in prior
fiscal years that
were unvested
at end of
current fiscal
year
5,695,450
2,931,627
1,207,751
1,558,116
- 1,614,038
716,838
372,424
127,162
142,575
- 226,028
Change in fair
value from end
of prior fiscal
year to vesting
date for
awards made
in prior fiscal
years that
vested during
current fiscal
year
3,091,301
2,574,690
- 12,054
- 871,597
- 170,261
356,485
281,260
- 32,353
- 46,623
- 26,332
Fair value of
forfeited
awards
determined at
end of prior
year for awards
made in prior
fiscal years that
were forfeited
during current
fiscal year
- 94
- 233,665
- 24
Total
Adjustments
14,700,325
8,308,655
4,974,351
3,835,382
- 3,719,564
1,979,040
1,086,961
634,765
168,289
- 483,988
(3) Dollar amounts shown represent the average of the total compensation amounts reported in the SCT for the Non-PEO NEOs for the
Covered Years. The following executive officers served as the Non-PEO NEOs for the following years: (i) for 2024, James Gray, Tanya Jaeger
de Foras, Robert Ritchie, and Eric Seip; (ii) for 2023, James Gray, Eric Seip, Nancy Wolfe, and Jeremy Xu; (iii) for 2022, James Gray, Jorgen
Kokke, Nancy Wolfe, and Jeremy Xu; (iv) for 2021, James Gray, Jorgen Kokke, Janet Bawcom, Eric Seip, and Jeremy Xu; and (v) for 2020,
James Gray, Elizabeth Adefioye, Janet Bawcom, and Jorgen Kokke.
(4) The cumulative TSR for the Company is calculated by dividing the sum of the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement
period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and the difference between the Company’s share price at the end and the beginning of the
measurement period by the Company’s share price at the beginning of the measurement period. Each of these yearly percentage changes
was applied to a deemed fixed investment of $100 at the beginning of the measurement period to produce the Covered Year-end values
of such investment as of the end of 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
(5) The cumulative PVP Peer Group TSR utilizes the S&P 1500 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Index (the “PVP Peer Group”), which we also
utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K to be included in our annual report for the year ended
December 31, 2024. For each Covered Year, our PVP Peer Group TSR was calculated based on a deemed fixed investment of $100 through
the measurement period, assuming dividend reinvestment for the peer group, weighted according to the respective companies’ stock
market capitalization at the beginning of the measurement period.
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(6) Amounts reported represent Net Income attributable to Ingredion as presented in the Company’s audited financial statements for the
applicable Covered Year.
(7) We determined Adjusted EBITDA to be the most important performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation
Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs for 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was the highest-weighted financial metric used to determine NEO
performance under our Annual Incentive Plan for 2024, as discussed under “Financial Metrics” on page 33 of the Compensation Discussion
and Analysis section of this proxy statement. This performance measure may not have been the most important performance measure for
any other Covered Year. We may determine that a different performance measure will be the most important performance measure for
future years. Adjusted EBITDA is defined under “Financial Metrics” on page 33 of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this
proxy statement.
ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE PAY VERSUS
PERFORMANCE TABLE
While we utilize several performance measures to align executive compensation with Company performance, not all incentive
measures are presented in the pay versus performance table above. We generally seek to incentivize long-term performance
and therefore do not specifically align performance measures with compensation that is actually paid (as computed in
accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) for a particular year.
We provide information below about the relationship between the compensation actually paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs
for the Covered Years as shown in the pay versus performance table above and:
our cumulative TSR;
our net income; and
our Adjusted EBITDA.
Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Shareholder Return
The chart below illustrates for the Covered Years the Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs in relation to
our TSR, as well as our TSR compared to our PVP Peer Group TSR over the same period. In 2024, our TSR exceeded our PVP Peer
Group TSR. For 2024, based on our relative percentile ranking with respect to TSR and our performance against our Adjusted
ROIC metric, our PEO and non-PEO NEOs earned performance shares awarded for the 2022 – 2024 performance period at the
maximum performance level of 200%.
2024 CAP and TSR Graph.jpg
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Executive Compensation
Compensation Actually Paid and Company Net Income
The chart below illustrates for the Covered Years the Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs in relation to
Company net income. Our 2021 net income was negatively impacted by an impairment of $ 340 million related to net assets
contributed to a joint venture in South America.
2024 CAP to Net Income.jpg
Compensation Actually Paid and Company Adjusted EBITDA
The chart below illustrates for the Covered Years the Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs in relation to
our Adjusted EBITDA.
2024 CAP and Adj EBITDA.jpg
MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
We set forth below the four financial performance measures that represented the most important measures used to link
Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs (as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) to
Company performance for 2024. The measures in this table are not ranked.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted ROIC
Relative Total Shareholder Return versus PVP Peer Group
As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement under “Elements of Compensation”
beginning on page 31 , these measures were used to evaluate the performance of our NEOs under both our annual incentive
plan and our long-term incentive plan and to incentivize our NEOs to increase long-term value for our stockholders. See that
discussion for a description of how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC from our audited financial statements.
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Compensation Committee Report; Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Compensation Committee Report
The People, Culture, and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reports that it has reviewed and discussed with
the Company’s management the section of this proxy statement headed “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and, on the
basis of that review and discussion, recommended that such section be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by
reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
People, Culture, and Compensation Committee
R. L. Jordan, Chair
D. B. Fischer
C. V. Magro
Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation
None of the PCC Committee members:
has ever been an officer or employee of the Company, or
had a relationship during 2024 that is required to be disclosed under SEC rules relating to disclosure of transactions with
related persons.
In 2024, none of our executive officers served on the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that had one
or more of its executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or our PCC Committee .
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Proposal 2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers
Proposal 2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of
Our Named Executive Officers
In this Proposal 2, in accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the SEC’s rules thereunder, the Board of Directors is
asking the stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as
disclosed in this proxy statement, other than the information presented under “Pay Versus Performance Disclosure” in the
“Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement. The Board of Directors has determined to seek such a vote annually
until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation in May 2029.
In the discussion in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement beginning on page 25 , we
discuss in detail how our compensation programs support our business and financial objectives, how they work, how they are
administered under the direction of our PCC Committee, and how the PCC Committee’s decisions concerning the 2024
compensation of our named executive officers were directly tied to our performance.
At our 2024 annual meeting, 93.1% of the shares voted were cast in support of the compensation of our named executive
officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for that meeting. We ask that you again support the compensation of our named
executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement for this annual meeting. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be
binding on the board or the Company. The board and the PCC Committee, however, will review the voting results and take
them into consideration when making future decisions regarding executive compensation.
We have a long-standing record of delivering strong performance for our stockholders. Our executive compensation programs
have played an important role in our ability to achieve strong financial results and attract, retain, and motivate a highly
experienced, successful team to manage the Company.
We believe that our executive compensation programs are structured to effectively support the Company and our business
objectives in a manner that comports with market practices.
Our compensation programs are substantially tied to key strategic business objectives and the creation of long-term
shareholder value. If the value we deliver to our stockholders declines, so does the compensation we deliver to our
executives.
We maintain a high level of corporate governance over our executive pay programs.
We closely monitor our compensation programs and the pay levels of executives of companies of similar size and
complexity so that we may ensure that our compensation programs are within the norm of a range of market practices.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the following
proposal:
RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying
compensation tables, and the related narrative disclosures in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of
stockholders.
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Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons
Review and Approval of Transactions with
Related Persons
The Board of Directors has adopted a written policy and procedures for review, approval and monitoring of transactions
involving the Company and “related persons” that generally would be subject to disclosure by the Company under SEC rules
requiring disclosure of transactions with related persons.
Under the policy, “related persons” consist of the following:
directors or nominees for directors,
executive officers,
beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock,
the immediate family members of any of the above persons, and
an entity in which any of the above persons acts as an officer or general partner or otherwise controls, or in which such
person, together with any other persons referred to above, holds an ownership interest of at least 10%.
The policy covers any transaction with related persons involving amounts exceeding $120,000 in which a related person has a
direct or indirect material interest.
Policy
Transactions with related persons must be approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors or if a related person
involved is a member of the Board of Directors or a nominee to become a director, by all of the disinterested and
independent members of the board. In considering the transaction, the Audit Committee or disinterested and independent
directors will consider all relevant factors, including, as applicable:
the size of the transaction and the amount payable, directly or indirectly, to a related person,
the nature of the interest or involvement of the related person in the transaction,
whether the transaction creates an appearance of a conflict of interest or unfair dealing,
whether the rates or charges and other key terms involved in the transaction were determined by competitive bids,
whether the transaction involves the provision of goods or services to the Company that are available from
unaffiliated third parties and, if so, whether the transaction is on terms and made under circumstances that are at
least as favorable to the Company as would be available in comparable transactions with or involving unaffiliated third
parties, and
the impact of the transaction on the Company and its stockholders.
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Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons
Procedures
The evaluation and approval of transactions with related persons under the policy are required to be conducted in accordance
with the following procedures:
The CFO will advise the Chair of the Audit Committee of any related-person transaction of which the CFO becomes
aware.
The Audit Committee will consider such related-person transaction at its next regularly scheduled meeting or, if it deems
it advisable, prior thereto at an interim meeting called for such purpose. If approval or, to the extent permissible under
applicable standards, ratification of the related-person transaction requires consideration by all of the disinterested and
independent members of the Board of Directors, the related-person transaction will be considered at the board’s next
regularly scheduled meeting or, if the disinterested and independent directors deem it advisable, prior thereto at an
interim meeting called for such purpose.
Except as set forth below, any related-person transaction not approved in advance by the Audit Committee or a majority
of the disinterested and independent directors will not be entered into by the Company unless the consummation of the
transaction, to the extent permissible under applicable standards, is expressly subject to ratification by the Audit
Committee or a majority of the disinterested and independent directors. If the transaction is not so ratified, the
Company will not consummate the transaction. It is the responsibility of management to notify the CFO of all potential
related-person transactions in advance, so as to allow appropriate review under the Company’s guidelines.
If the Company enters into a transaction that (i) the Company was not aware constituted a related-person transaction at
the time it was entered into but which it subsequently determines is a related-person transaction prior to full
performance thereof or (ii) did not constitute a related-person transaction at the time such transaction was entered into
but thereafter becomes a related-person transaction prior to full performance thereof, then in either such case the
related-person transaction will be presented for ratification in the manner set forth above. If the related-person
transaction is not ratified, then the Company will take all reasonable actions to attempt to terminate its participation in
the transaction. Reasonable steps will not be deemed to require that the Company act in breach of any contractual
obligations or otherwise expose itself to legal liability.
The CFO will update the Audit Committee or the board, as applicable, on the status of any approved related-person
transaction not less frequently than annually, or upon termination of or anticipated significant change in the related-
person transaction. Anticipated significant changes will be subject to the approval procedures required for initial
approval of a related-person transaction.
Since January 1, 2024, there have been no related-person transactions subject to approval under the foregoing policy and
procedures.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information as of December 31, 2024; Audit Committee Report
Equity Compensation Plan Information as of
December 31, 2024
The following table provides information about our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2024.
Plan Category
Number of
securities
to be issued
upon exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
Weighted-
average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
Number of securities
remaining available
for
future issuance
under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected
in the first column)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
2,352,446 (1)
$100.04 (2)
5,090,676
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
holders
33,737 (3)
N/A
N/A
Total
2,386,183
$100.04 (4)
5,090,676
(1) Amount shown includes an aggregate of 157,148 shares of common stock representing outstanding performance share awards that will
vest only upon completion of the relevant long-term incentive performance cycle and will be payable, if earned, by the Company in shares
of common stock. This amount assumes all such performance awards vest at 100%. Amount shown also includes 538,000 RSUs
outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
(2) Price shown excludes the 157,148 performance share awards and 538,000 RSUs referenced in note 1 to this table because those awards
have no exercise price.
(3) Amount shown assumes that all 939 phantom stock units credited to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors and all 32,798
phantom stock units in the SERP accounts of the participating directors and executive officers will be paid in the form of shares of
common stock.
(4) Price shown represents the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options. It excludes the phantom stock units referenced in
note 3 to this table and the 157,148 performance share awards and 538,000 RSUs referenced in note 1 to this table because those awards
have no exercise price.
Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reports that it has: (i) reviewed and discussed with management the audited
financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024; (ii) discussed with KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the
independent registered public accounting firm serving as the Company’s independent auditors, the matters required to be
discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”); and (iii) received the written disclosures and the letter from KPMG required by applicable
requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding KPMG’s communications with the Audit Committee
concerning independence, and has discussed with KPMG their independence. Based on such review and discussions, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2024 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024,
for filing with the SEC.
Audit Committee
V. J. Reich, Chair
C. A. Suever
D. A. Wilson
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Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of KPMG as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of
KPMG as Our Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
In this Proposal 3, the Board of Directors is asking stockholders to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP
(“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Although the Company is not required to seek stockholder approval of this appointment, the board is submitting a proposal for
stockholders to ratify such approval as a matter of good corporate governance. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit
Committee will evaluate the reasons for stockholder rejection and will reconsider the appointment. Even if the appointment is
ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any
time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that such an appointment would be in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the
ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
KPMG has served as the Company’s independent auditor since 1997. KPMG also performs certain audit-related, tax, and other
services for the Company.
Representatives of KPMG are expected to attend the annual meeting and will be available to respond to appropriate questions
and to make a statement if they so desire.
The following is a summary of professional services provided by KPMG during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
and the fees paid by the Company for such services.
2024
2023
Audit Fees
$ 4,900,000
$ 4,294,000
Audit-Related Fees
$ 7,000
$ 31,700
Tax Fees
$ 16,000
$ 36,850
All Other Fees
$
$ 1,500,000
Total
$ 4,923,000
$ 5,862,550
Audit Fees
Audit fees include fees for services related to the annual consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial
reporting, completion of limited reviews of quarterly financial information and foreign statutory audits.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees include fees for services related to benefit plan audits, review of government filings, attestation, and
compliance reports.
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Tax Fees
Tax fees primarily relate to tax compliance and consultation services in the various countries in which the Company operates.
All Other Fees
These fees relate to advisory services and support provided in fiscal year 2023 in connection with a corporate strategy review.
The Audit Committee has considered and determined the compatibility of the audit-related, tax, and other permitted non-audit
services provided by KPMG with auditor independence.
Pre-Approval of Services
The Audit Committee pre-approves KPMG’s performance of the foregoing services in accordance with its policy requiring
committee pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services by KPMG. In accordance with that policy, the Audit Committee has
given its pre-approval for the provision of audit services by KPMG for fiscal year 2025, including KPMG’s audit fees, and has also
given its pre-approval for up to one year in advance for the provision by KPMG of specified types of audit-related, tax, and other
permitted non-audit services. In circumstances in which the services proposed to be provided by KPMG are not covered by one
of these pre-approvals, the Audit Committee may subsequently pre-approve such services or delegate authority to the Chair or
other designated members of the committee to pre-approve such services. Any pre-approvals under this delegated authority
must be communicated to the full Audit Committee.
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Questions and Answers About this Proxy Statement and Our 2025 Annual Meeting
Questions and Answers About this Proxy
Statement and Our 2025 Annual Meeting
Why am I receiving these materials?
The Board of Directors of Ingredion Incorporated is soliciting proxies to be voted at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. When we ask you for your proxy, we
must provide you with a proxy statement and an annual report to stockholders that contain certain information specified by
SEC rules. Our Board of Directors has made these materials available to most of our stockholders on the Internet or, if you have
previously requested to receive paper copies or you are a participant in one of the Ingredion Incorporated Retirement Savings
Plans, has delivered paper copies of these materials to you by mail. Our stockholders are invited to attend the annual meeting
at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 and are requested to vote on the proposals described in this proxy
statement.
What is included in these materials?
These materials include:
this proxy statement for the annual meeting, and
our 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our audited consolidated financial statements.
If you received paper copies of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card for the annual meeting.
Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet
availability of proxy materials instead of a paper copy of the proxy
materials?
As in previous years, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily through the Internet. We are mailing to
most of our stockholders a notice of Internet availability of proxy materials (“notice of availability”) instead of a paper copy of
the proxy materials. All stockholders receiving the notice of availability will have the ability to access the proxy materials over
the Internet and request to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. Instructions on how to access the proxy
materials over the Internet or to request a paper copy may be found in the notice of availability. In addition, this proxy
statement contains instructions on how stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in paper form by mail or
electronically by e-mail on an ongoing basis.
Why didn’t I receive a notice of Internet availability of proxy
materials?
We are providing some of our stockholders with paper copies of the proxy materials instead of a notice of availability. These
include stockholders who have previously requested to receive paper copies of the proxy materials and our stockholders who
are participants in the Ingredion Incorporated Retirement Savings Plans.
How can I access the proxy materials over the Internet?
Your notice of availability, e-mail notification, proxy card, or voting instruction form contains instructions on how to view our
proxy materials for the annual meeting on the Internet.
Our proxy materials are also available on our investor relations website at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/financial-
information/sec-filings . If you received your proxy materials in the mail, you can instruct us on the website to send our future
proxy materials to you electronically by e-mail. Choosing to receive your future proxy materials by e-mail will help us conserve
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natural resources and reduce the costs of printing and distributing our proxy materials. If you choose to receive future proxy
materials by e-mail, you will receive an e-mail with instructions containing a link to the website where those materials are
available and a link to the proxy voting website. Your election to receive proxy materials by e-mail will remain in effect until you
terminate it.
How can I obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials?
Stockholders receiving a notice of Internet availability of proxy materials will find instructions in their notices about how to
obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials. All stockholders who do not receive the notice of availability and have not elected to
receive proxy materials electronically by e-mail will receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail.
What will the stockholders vote on at the annual meeting?
The stockholders will vote on three proposals:
in accordance with Proposal 1, election to the board of the 11 director nominees who are named in this proxy
statement, each to serve for a term of one year,
in accordance with Proposal 2, approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive
officers as disclosed in this proxy statement, and
in accordance with Proposal 3, ratification of the appointment of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Will there be any other items of business on the agenda?
We do not expect any other items on the agenda because the deadlines for stockholder proposals and notices to present
business at the annual meeting, including director nominations, have passed. Nonetheless, if there should be an unforeseen
matter or item of business to be presented or acted upon at the annual meeting, the accompanying proxy gives discretionary
authority to the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxy as to such matters or items of business in accordance with their
best judgment.
How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote on the
proposals?
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote your shares:
FOR the election of each of the board’s 11 director nominees, as described in Proposal 1,
FOR approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement, as
described in Proposal 2, and
FOR ratification of the appointment of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2025, as described in Proposal 3.
Who is entitled to vote?
Only stockholders as of the close of business on March 24, 2025, which is the record date for the annual meeting fixed by the
Board of Directors (the “record date”), and those who hold valid proxies from such stockholders may vote at the annual
meeting. You have one vote for each share of common stock you held on the record date, including shares:
held directly in your name as a stockholder of record,
held in your account with a bank, broker, or other holder of record, or
allocated to your account(s) in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of the Company’s Retirement Savings Plans.
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What constitutes a quorum for the annual meeting?
The holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote and present or
represented by proxy at the annual meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the annual meeting. As
of the record date, 64,299,712 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.
How many votes are required for the approval of each proposal and
what is the effect of abstentions?
A summary of our 2025 annual meeting proposals and applicable vote standards is as follows:
Proposal
Voting Options
Vote Required for Approval
Effect of an
Abstention
Election of Directors
FOR,
AGAINST,
ABSTAIN
Majority of the votes cast
None: Does not count as a vote cast
on this proposal
Approval of Named Executive
Officer Compensation
FOR,
AGAINST,
ABSTAIN
Majority of voting power of
shares present at the meeting
and entitled to vote thereat
Treated as a vote AGAINST
Ratification of Appointment of
KPMG as Our Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
FOR,
AGAINST,
ABSTAIN
Majority of voting power of
shares present at the meeting
and entitled to vote thereat
Treated as a vote AGAINST
What is the effect of broker non-votes?
Under NYSE rules, if you hold your shares through a record holder of your shares such as a broker, the broker will not be able to
vote your shares on Proposal 1 (election of directors) or Proposal 2 (advisory vote to approve named executive officer
compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement) unless it receives specific instructions from you. We strongly encourage you
to submit your voting instructions on Proposals 1 and 2.
When the broker may not vote your shares on certain proposals without instructions from you but votes your shares on any
proposal for which it does not require your instructions, which for this annual meeting is Proposal 3 (ratification of appointment
of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm), your shares will constitute “broker non-votes” on the proposals
for which the broker does not have voting discretion. Broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum,
will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on Proposal 1 and will have the effect of a vote against Proposal 2.
What should I do if I want to attend the annual meeting in person?
This year’s annual meeting will be held exclusively via the Internet without an option to attend in person.
Why did the Company decide to hold its annual meeting exclusively
via the Internet?
We decided to hold the 2025 Annual Meeting in a virtual format as we believe it facilitates stockholder access by enabling
stockholders to participate equally from any location around the world. We remain committed to ensuring that stockholders
will have the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting.
For example, both before and during the annual meeting, you will have the ability to vote your shares (other than as described
below in “How do I vote my shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of the Company’s Retirement Savings Plans?”) and
ask questions of Company management and the Chairman of the Board. Prior to the meeting, you can do this via
www.proxyvote.com and during the virtual annual meeting via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 . In order to do
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so, you will need your 16-digit control number. If you attend the virtual annual meeting as a guest, you will not be permitted to
ask questions. Shortly after the annual meeting, we will post the questions submitted in accordance with the meeting rules of
conduct and procedures and the associated answers on our Investor Relations website ( https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/
events-and-presentations ). Similar questions on the same topic may be answered as a group.
If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual annual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the
technical support number that will be posted on the virtual annual meeting log-in page.
Will there be a question-and-answer session during the annual
meeting via the Internet?
As part of the annual meeting, we will hold a live Q&A session, during which we intend to answer questions submitted during or
prior to the meeting that are pertinent to the Company and the business of the annual meeting, as time permits. Each
stockholder is limited to no more than two questions. Each question should be succinct and cover only a single topic. Similar
questions on the same topic may be answered as a group. We will not address questions that, among other things:
are irrelevant to the business of the Company or to the business of the annual meeting;
are related to material nonpublic information of the Company;
are related to personal grievances;
contain derogatory references to individuals or that are otherwise in bad taste;
repeat questions already asked by another stockholder;
relate to the stockholder’s personal interests and are not of general concern to all stockholders; or
are out of order or not otherwise suitable for the conduct of the annual meeting as determined by the chair of the
meeting or the meeting secretary in their reasonable judgment.
Shortly after the annual meeting, we will post the questions submitted in accordance with the meeting rules of conduct and
procedures and the associated answers on our Investor Relations website ( https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/events-and-
presentations ). If there are any matters of individual concern to a stockholder and not of general concern to all stockholders, or
if a question posed was not otherwise answered, such matters may be raised separately after the annual meeting by contacting
Ingredion Investor Relations at (708) 551-2600.
How do I vote at the annual meeting via the Internet?
The annual meeting will be conducted exclusively via the Internet. If you are a stockholder of record as of the record date, you
may vote your shares through the online voting platform at the meeting. If you are the beneficial owner of shares as of the
record date, and hold the shares in street name, you also may vote the shares you beneficially own through the online voting
platform under a legal proxy from your bank, broker, or other holder of record, as described below in “How do I submit voting
instructions for shares that are held by my bank, broker, or other holder of record?”. People who have shares allocated to their
accounts via the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of the Company’s Retirement Savings Plans must vote their shares on or
before May 16, 2025, as described below in “How do I vote my shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of the
Company’s Retirement Savings Plans?”
Whether you hold your shares of record or in street name (but not through the Company’s Retirement Savings Plans), please
follow the instructions at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 in order to vote your shares via the Internet during
the annual meeting. You will need the 16-digit control number contained on your notice of availability, e-mail notification, proxy
card, or voting instruction form. If you encounter any difficulties voting during the meeting, please call the technical support
number that will be posted on the virtual annual meeting log-in page.
Whether you hold your shares of record or in street name, we encourage you to submit proxy or voting instructions before the
meeting on the Internet, by telephone, or by mail.
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How do I submit proxy or voting instructions if I will not vote at the
annual meeting?
If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote at the virtual annual meeting as described above. If you do not wish to vote at
the annual meeting or if you will not be attending the meeting, you may vote by proxy. Before the annual meeting, you may
submit your proxy or voting instructions on the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided in the notice of
availability of proxy materials, or, if you received these materials electronically, by following the instructions in the e-mail
message that notified you of their availability. If you received paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may submit your
proxy or voting instructions on the Internet, by telephone, or by mail by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card.
You may utilize the following methods to submit your proxy or voting instructions before the annual meeting:
By the Internet
You may submit your proxy or voting instructions online at www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions provided in the
notice of availability of proxy materials or, if you received these materials electronically, by following the instructions in the e-
mail message that notified you of their availability, or, if you received these materials by mail, by following the instructions in
the enclosed proxy card. You will need your 16-digit control number contained on your notice of availability, e-mail notification
or proxy card in order to submit your instructions. Submitting proxy or voting instructions on the Internet has the same effect as
submitting such instructions by mail or telephone. You may submit your proxy or voting instructions on the Internet until 11:59
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 20, 2025.
By telephone
You may submit your proxy or voting instructions by telephone at 1 (800) 690-6903. You will need the 16-digit control number
contained on your notice of availability, e-mail notification or proxy card in order to vote by telephone. Submitting proxy or
voting instructions by telephone has the same effect as submitting such instructions by mail or the Internet. You may submit
your proxy or voting instructions by telephone until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 20, 2025.
By mail
If you received a paper copy of the proxy materials, you may submit your proxy or voting instructions by signing and dating each
proxy card you received and returning each of them to us in the prepaid envelope provided. You should sign your name exactly
as it appears on the proxy. If you are signing in a representative capacity (for example, as an attorney-in-fact, executor,
administrator, guardian, trustee or the officer, agent or partner of a corporation or partnership), please indicate your name and
your title or capacity. If the stock is held in custody for a minor (for example, under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act), the
custodian should sign, not the minor. If you submit your proxy or voting instructions by mail, it must be received by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time, on May 20, 2025.
May I revoke my proxy or voting instructions before my shares are
voted at the annual meeting?
Yes, you may revoke your proxy or voting instructions before your shares are voted at the annual meeting. You may submit your
proxy or voting instructions again at a later date on the Internet or by telephone or by signing and returning a new proxy card
with a later date, or you may attend the virtual annual meeting and vote during the meeting. Only your latest Internet,
telephone, or written proxy submitted prior to the meeting will be counted.
You may revoke your proxy at any time before the meeting by (i) notifying the Company’s Corporate Secretary of the revocation
in writing or (ii) delivering a later-dated proxy on the Internet or by telephone or in writing. Your attendance at the virtual
annual meeting, however, will not automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote at the meeting or specifically request in
writing that your prior proxy be revoked. Any written notice revoking a proxy should be sent to Corporate Secretary, Ingredion
Incorporated, 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois 60154 and must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, on May 20, 2025.
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How do I submit voting instructions for shares that are held by my
bank, broker, or other holder of record?
If you have shares held of record by a bank, broker, or other holder of record, you may instruct your bank, broker, or other
holder of record to vote your shares by following the instructions that such holder of record provides for you. Most banks and
brokers permit beneficial owners of shares to submit voting instructions on the Internet, by telephone, and by mail. If you do
not have your 16-digit control number, please contact your bank, broker, or other holder of record.
How will the proxies be voted?
The shares represented by valid proxies received by Internet, by telephone, or by mail will be voted in the manner specified in
such proxies. If you fail to indicate your voting preferences, the persons named in the proxy will vote on your behalf FOR
election of the 11 nominees for director named in this proxy statement, FOR approval of the compensation of the Company’s
named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement, and FOR ratification of the appointment of KPMG as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Should any matter not described above be properly presented at the meeting, each of the persons named in the proxy will vote
on such matter in accordance with such person’s best judgment.
How do I vote my shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of
the Company’s Retirement Savings Plans?
You may instruct the plan trustee on how to vote your shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund on the Internet, by
telephone, or by mail as described above in “How do I submit proxy or voting instructions if I will not vote at the annual
meeting?”. You must provide your instruction on the Internet or by telephone no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time,
on May 16, 2025, or by mail received no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 16, 2025, in order to have your
shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund voted at the annual meeting.
How many shares in the Ingredion Incorporated Stock Fund of the
Company’s Retirement Savings Plans may I vote?
You may vote all the shares allocated to your account on the record date.
What happens if I do not instruct the plan trustee to vote my
Retirement Savings Plans shares?
Your shares will not be voted. The plan trustee will not vote shares held in the Retirement Savings Plans as to which it does not
receive timely directions.
What does it mean if I receive more than one notice of availability or
proxy card?
It means that you hold shares in more than one account. To ensure that all your shares are voted, if you submit proxy or voting
instructions on the Internet or by telephone, you will need to submit such instructions once for each notice of availability, e-
mail notification, proxy card, and voting instruction form you receive. To ensure that all your shares are voted if you received
more than one proxy card, sign, date and return each card or submit voting instructions once for each card on the Internet or by
telephone.
Who tabulates the votes?
An independent inspector of election tabulates the votes.
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Is my vote confidential?
As a matter of policy, proxies, ballots, and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders are held confidential by the
Company. Such documents are available for examination only by any independent tabulation agents, the independent inspector
of election, and certain employees associated with tabulation of the vote. The identity of the vote of any stockholder is not
disclosed except as may be necessary to meet legal requirements.
Where can I find the voting results of the annual meeting?
We will report the voting results by filing a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days after the date of
the annual meeting.
Who is paying the costs of this proxy solicitation?
Ingredion is paying the costs of the solicitation of proxies. We have retained a proxy soliciting firm to assist in the solicitation of
proxies for a fee, plus reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses. We will pay brokerage firms and other persons
representing beneficial owners of shares held in street name certain fees associated with:
forwarding the notice of availability to beneficial owners,
forwarding paper proxy materials by mail to beneficial owners, and
obtaining beneficial owners’ voting instructions.
In addition to soliciting proxies by the Internet and mail, our board members, officers, and employees may solicit proxies on our
behalf, without additional compensation, personally, by e-mail, or by telephone.
How do I submit a stockholder proposal for the 2026 annual meeting?
Proposals for Inclusion in Next Year’s Proxy Statement
Our 2026 annual meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. If a stockholder intends to present a proposal
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act at the 2026 annual meeting and wishes to have the proposal included in the
Company’s proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting, the stockholder must submit the proposal in writing so that we
receive it by December 10, 2025, unless the date of our 2026 annual meeting is more than 30 days before or after May 21, 2026
(the one-year anniversary of this year’s annual meeting), in which case the proposal must be received a reasonable time before
we begin to print and mail our proxy materials for our 2026 annual meeting. Proposals should be addressed to our Corporate
Secretary, Ingredion Incorporated, 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois 60154. Any stockholder proposal
submitted for inclusion must be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC.
Pursuant to our bylaws, stockholders may submit director nominees to be included in our annual proxy statement in a process
known as “proxy access.” Stockholders who intend to submit director nominees for inclusion in our proxy materials for the 2026
annual meeting must comply with the requirements of proxy access as set forth in our bylaws. The stockholder or group of
stockholders who wish to submit director nominees pursuant to proxy access must deliver the required materials to the
Company:
not less than 120 nor more than 150 days prior to the anniversary of the date on which the proxy statement was
released for the prior year’s annual meeting (for the 2026 annual meeting, between November 10, 2025 and December
10, 2025), or
if the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date contemplated at the time of
the previous year’s proxy statement, not less than 90 days before the date of the applicable annual meeting, or, if later,
the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the
date of the annual meeting was given, whichever occurs first.
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Other Proposals for Consideration at the 2026 Annual Meeting
In addition, our bylaws provide that any stockholder wishing to present any other business for consideration at the annual
meeting, including the nomination of directors for election, without including such matters in the Company’s proxy materials
must give the Company written notice:
not less than 90 nor more than 120 days in advance of the date which is the anniversary of the date of the previous
year’s annual meeting (for the 2026 annual meeting, between January 21, 2026 and February 20, 2026), or
if the date of the applicable annual meeting is more than 30 days prior to, or more than 60 days after, the first
anniversary of the date of the previous year’s annual meeting, or, if later, the tenth day following the day on which
notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was given,
whichever occurs first.
The notice must provide certain other information as described in our bylaws.
There are other procedural requirements in our bylaws pertaining to stockholder nominations and proposals. A copy of the
bylaws is available online in the “Corporate Governance” section of our investor relations website at https://
ir.ingredionincorporated.com/corporate-governance/highlights . Any stockholder may also obtain a current copy of our bylaws,
without charge, by writing to our Corporate Secretary.
What other notice requirements must I satisfy if I intend to solicit
proxies in connection with the 2026 annual meeting in support of
director nominees other than the Company’s nominees?
In addition to satisfying the advance notice requirements under our bylaws described in response to the prior question, to
comply with the universal proxy rules under the Exchange Act, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in connection with the
2026 annual meeting in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide the Company no later
than March 22, 2026 with a notice that contains the information specified in Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act.
I share an address with another stockholder and received one paper
copy of the proxy materials. How can I obtain an additional copy of
the proxy materials?
The SEC’s rules permit us to deliver a single set of annual meeting materials to one address shared by two or more of our
stockholders. This delivery method is referred to as “householding” and can result in significant cost savings with respect to
holders who want to receive paper materials.
To take advantage of this opportunity, we have delivered only one proxy statement and annual report to multiple stockholders
who share an address, unless we received contrary instructions from the affected stockholders prior to the mailing date. This
procedure saves printing and postage costs by reducing duplicative mailings. We agree to deliver promptly, upon written or oral
request, a separate copy of the annual meeting materials, as requested, to any stockholder at the shared address to which a
single copy of these documents was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the proxy statement or annual report,
you should contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at (866) 540-7095 or in writing at Broadridge Householding Department,
51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. Please also keep in mind that this proxy statement and the accompanying 2024
Annual Report to Stockholders will be filed or furnished with the SEC and available for viewing and copying in the “SEC Filings”
section of our investor relations website at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/financial-information/sec-filings , in addition to
being available at the site stated in the notice of availability.
If you are currently a stockholder sharing an address with another stockholder and wish to receive only one copy of future
proxy statements and annual reports for your household, please contact Broadridge Financial Solutions at the above telephone
number or address. Stockholders who participate in householding and request to receive paper copies of the proxy materials
will continue to receive separate proxy cards. Householding will not affect dividend check mailings.
Beneficial stockholders may request information about householding from their banks, brokers, or other holders of record.
INGREDION INCORPORATED
2025 PROXY STATEMENT
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Other Matters; Other Information
Other Matters
We do not know of any other matters or items of business to be presented or acted upon at the annual meeting. If other
proposals are properly presented, each person named in the proxy is authorized to vote on them using such person’s best
judgment.
Other Information
Any stockholder who wishes to receive a separate copy of this proxy statement or our 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders can
do so by contacting the Corporate Secretary of the Company by telephone at (708) 551-2600 or by mail at the Company’s
principal executive office, the address of which is Ingredion Incorporated, 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois
60154. Alternatively, you can access our 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our 2024 Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other financial information, on our investor relations website at: https://
ir.ingredionincorporated.com/financial-information/annual-reports .
To the extent that this proxy statement is incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the sections of this proxy statement entitled “Pay Versus Performance Disclosure”
under “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Report,” and “Audit Committee Report,” to the extent permitted
by SEC rules, will not be deemed incorporated in such a filing, unless specifically provided otherwise in the filing. In addition,
such section will not be deemed to be soliciting material for purposes of the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
annual meeting.
All website addresses contained in this proxy statement are intended to be inactive, textual references only. The information
on, or accessible through, any website (including the Company’s website) identified in this proxy statement or any
accompanying materials is not a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement.
Please submit your proxy or voting instructions on the Internet or by telephone as soon as possible, or if you received a paper
copy of the proxy materials and wish to submit your proxy or voting instructions by mail, please complete the accompanying
proxy card and mail it in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope as soon as possible. If you have received a voting instruction form
from a bank, broker, or other holder of record, please submit your voting instructions by following the directions provided on
that form.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,
Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
April 9, 2025
INGREDION INCORPORATED
2025 PROXY STATEMENT
A-1
Appendix A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Financial Measure
Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Adjusted Diluted EPS
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
(in millions)
Diluted EPS
(in millions)
Diluted EPS
Net income attributable to Ingredion
$647
$9.71
$643
$9.60
Adjustments:
Restructuring and resegmentation costs (i)
13
0.20
1
0.02
Net gain on sale of business (ii)
(86)
(1.29)
Impairment charges (iii)
109
1.63
7
0.10
Other matters (iv)
5
0.07
1
0.01
Tax item—Mexico (v)
18
0.27
(15)
(0.22)
Other tax matters (vi)
4
0.06
(6)
(0.09)
Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to
Ingredion
$710
$10.65
$631
$9.42
Amounts shown for net income and EPS may not sum or recalculate due to rounding.
Notes
(i) During 2024, we recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $18 million, primarily related to restructuring activities that
occurred during the year and the resegmentation of the business that was effective January 1, 2024. During 2023, we
recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $1 million primarily related to the sale of our business in South Korea.
(ii) During 2024, we recorded pre-tax gains of $90 million on the sale of our business in South Korea.
(iii) During 2024, we recorded pre-tax impairment charges of $83 million, which primarily related to our plans to cease
operations at our Vanscoy, Canada and Alcantara, Brazil manufacturing facilities. Also in 2024, we recorded pre-tax
impairment charges of $18 million to equity method investments and $8 million related to the planned cessation of
manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom.
(iv) During 2024, we recorded a pre-tax net charge of $7 million for tornado damage incurred at a U.S. warehouse. During
2023, we recorded pre-tax charges of $5 million primarily related to the impacts of a U.S.-based work stoppage, which was
partially offset by $4 million of insurance recoveries.
(v) Due to the impact the Mexican peso movement in value against the U.S. dollar has on the remeasurement of our Mexico
financial statements, we recognized a tax provision of $18 million for 2024 and a tax benefit of $15 million for 2023.
(vi) During 2024, we recognized prior-year tax contingencies and net liabilities, recapture of prior-year U.S. tax benefits, and
tax impacts of the above non-GAAP adjustments. These were partially offset by a benefit from our ability to realize tax loss
carryforwards in Canada and interest on previously recognized tax benefits for certain Brazilian local incentives that were
previously taxable.
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. V66623-P21068-Z88834 ! ! ! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! ! !! For Against Abstain ! !! 1b. Rhonda L. Jordan 1c. Gregory B. Kenny 1d. Charles V. Magro 1e. Victoria J. Reich 1k. James P. Zallie 1j. Dwayne A. Wilson 1i. Patricia Verduin 1h. Jorge A. Uribe 1g. Stephan B. Tanda 2. To approve, by advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. 1f. Catherine A. Suever Note: To transact other business, if any, that is properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. INGREDION INCORPORATED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" ALL OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1, AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2 AND 3: 1. To elect the 11 nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as directors, each for a term of one year. Nominees: 1a. David B. Fischer 3. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The shares represented by this proxy/voting
instruction, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s). If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR each of the nominees for election as a director listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment or adjournments thereof, each person named in this proxy/voting instruction will vote in his or her or its discretion. Please date and sign as name appears hereon. If shares are held jointly by two or more persons, each stockholder should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should indicate so when signing. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer. If a partnership or limited liability company, please sign in partnership or limited liability company name by authorized person. For Against Abstain SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE w INGREDION INCORPORATED 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2025 (or until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 16, 2025, to instruct the
Retirement Savings Plan Trustee, as applicable). Have your proxy card/voting instruction form in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During The Meeting - Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2025 (or until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 16, 2025, to instruct the Retirement Savings Plan Trustee, as applicable). Have your proxy card/voting instruction form in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Ingredion Incorporated, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. Your voting instructions must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2025 (or by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 16, 2025, to instruct the Retirement Savings Plan Trustee, as applicable). If you vote using the Internet or vote by phone,
please do not mail your proxy. THANK YOU FOR VOTING
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V66624-P21068-Z88834 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INGR2025 Your vote is important. Please vote by internet, telephone, or mail as soon as possible to ensure that your vote is recorded promptly. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: Our Notice and Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders are available at www.proxyvote.com. Annual Meeting of Stockholders - To Be Held Wednesday, May 21, 2025 THIS PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned, a stockholder of Ingredion Incorporated, acknowledges receipt of the Proxy Statement dated April 9, 2025, and except as described in the next paragraphs, appoints James P. Zallie and Tanya Jaeger de Foras, and each of them, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, on behalf of the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, and at any adjournment(s) of the meeting, and to vote all shares of common stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if the undersigned were personally
present, on all matters listed on the reverse side. With respect to any shares represented by this Proxy Card/Voting Instruction Form which are votable and held on behalf of the undersigned in the Ingredion Incorporated Retirement Savings Plans (collectively, the "Plan"), the undersigned directs Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee of the Plan, to vote all such shares on the matters shown, and in the manner directed on the reverse hereof, unless to do so would be inconsistent with the Trustee's duties. If you wish to vote the Ingredion Incorporated shares allocated to your Plan account, you must use this Proxy Card/Voting Instruction Form or submit your voting instructions via the Internet or telephone. The cut-off date for submitting voting instructions on the Internet or by telephone to the Trustee is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 16, 2025, and such instructions by mail must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 16, 2025. If you do not return your signed Proxy Card/Voting Instruction Form or provide Internet or telephonic voting instructions on a timely basis for the shares allocated to your Plan account, those shares will not be voted. If you return a signed Proxy Card/Voting Instruction Form but do not indicate how the shares should be voted on a matter, the shares represented by the
signed Proxy Card/Voting Instruction Form will be voted by the Trustee as the Board of Directors recommends. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE SIDE TO VOTE BY THE INTERNET, TELEPHONE OR MAIL. TO VOTE BY MAIL, PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. (Continued, and to be signed and dated, on the reverse side.)
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