Colleen Grace Donofrio
About Colleen Grace Donofrio
Colleen Grace Donofrio is Vice President — Environment and Sustainability at Ecovyst (ECVT). She joined the executive team in August 2023 after nearly two decades serving as Ecovyst’s outside environmental counsel, and is age 66 as of March 1, 2025 . She holds a B.S. in chemical engineering, a B.A. in economics (both from Rutgers University), and a J.D. from Rutgers Camden Law School . At Ecovyst, she oversees environmental compliance and leads the company’s sustainability program; while company-wide incentive metrics emphasize Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, HSE “Perfect Days,” and multi‑year PSUs tied to relative TSR and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA, Donofrio’s specific targets and outcomes are not disclosed .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovyst Inc. | Vice President — Environment and Sustainability | Aug 2023 – Present | Oversees environmental compliance programs and leads company sustainability program |
| Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. | Shareholder, Environmental Law | 2005 – Aug 2023 | Served as outside environmental counsel to Ecovyst and its predecessors |
External Roles
- No public company directorships or external board roles disclosed in the company’s executive officer biographies or related proxy sections for Donofrio .
Fixed Compensation
- Not disclosed for Donofrio (she is not listed as a Named Executive Officer in the Summary Compensation Table) .
Performance Compensation
ECVT discloses its incentive design for NEOs; Donofrio’s specific EIP targets, weightings, and outcomes are not provided. The framework below gives relevant context.
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Annual EIP (cash bonus) metrics and weightings (NEO framework; role scope informs measurement level) : | Metric | Weighting – CEO/CFO/CAO (Corporate) | Weighting – Segment Presidents | Measurement Level | Notes | |---|---:|---:|---|---| | Ecovyst Adjusted EBITDA | 65% | 25% | Corporate or segment, based on role scope | Annual performance-based EIP | | Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 0% | 40% | Segment | Applicable to segment leaders | | Ecovyst Adjusted Free Cash Flow | 25% | 25% | Corporate | | | Ecovyst HSE Perfect Days | 10% | 0% | Corporate | Safety/environmental component | | Segment HSE Perfect Days | 0% | 10% | Segment | |
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Long-term incentives (LTI) for non-CEO NEOs (mix, metrics, vesting) : | LTI Vehicle | Target Mix (non-CEO NEOs) | Performance Metric(s) | Payout Range | Vesting | |---|---:|---|---:|---| | PSUs | 60% of target value | Relative TSR and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA over three years | 0%–200% of target | Cliff vest at ~3 years, subject to performance and service | | RSUs | 40% of target value | Time-based | N/A | Vest ratably over three years, service-based |
Donofrio-specific EIP targets, actuals, and LTI grant sizes are not disclosed in the proxy; only NEO data are provided .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Policy/Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Stock ownership guidelines | CEO: 5x base salary; other executive officers: 3x base salary; 5 years to comply; 50% of net shares from equity awards must be held until guideline met . |
| Hedging/pledging | Prohibited for directors, officers, employees (no short sales, puts/calls, hedging, monetization, margin or pledging) . |
| Clawback (recoupment) | Two mechanisms: (i) 2017 Plan (misconduct leading to restatement; post-employment covenant breach; termination for cause) with 1-year lookback; (ii) standalone policy compliant with SEC/NYSE (any restatement, 3-year lookback for Section 16 executive officers). No clawback actions required in 2024 . |
| Beneficial ownership snapshot | All directors and executive officers as a group (15 persons): 1,737,488 shares (1.48%) as of March 24, 2025; Donofrio’s individual holdings are not separately disclosed in the table . |
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title/Role | Vice President — Environment and Sustainability . |
| Start date | August 2023 . |
| Employment agreement / severance | Not disclosed for Donofrio. Severance terms in proxy are described for select NEOs (Bitting, Feehan, Koscinski) and a separate plan for Vann and Whittleston; no Donofrio-specific disclosure . |
| Change-in-control terms | Not disclosed for Donofrio; company indicates no automatic equity vesting on ordinary severance or change in control and no excise tax gross-ups as a governance practice . |
| Clawback coverage | Executive officers subject to recoupment under the company’s policies (see Equity Ownership & Alignment) . |
| Non-compete / non-solicit | Not disclosed for Donofrio in the proxy materials reviewed. |
| Insider trading policy | Trading only in compliance windows and pre-clearance; hedging/pledging prohibited (see above) . |
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance alignment is anchored in company-wide constructs (Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, HSE metrics, and PSUs tied to relative TSR and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA), which should incentivize operational discipline and safety/environmental performance—areas within Donofrio’s remit—though her individual incentive targets and outcomes are not disclosed, limiting direct assessment of personal pay-performance linkage .
- Retention and selling pressure signals are limited by disclosure: Donofrio’s grant sizes, vesting overhang, and Form 4 activity are not provided in the proxy; however, RSUs for executives generally vest ratably over three years and PSUs cliff vest at three years, which can create periodic liquidity events for covered officers; hedging/pledging prohibitions reduce misalignment risk .
- Governance mitigants are solid: robust clawback coverage (including non-misconduct restatements), enforced ownership guidelines, and a policy against CI excise tax gross-ups and automatic vesting, all supportive of shareholder alignment; no clawback actions were required in 2024, and no Donofrio-related related-party transactions are disclosed .
- Background and expertise add execution value: deep environmental legal experience and long-standing familiarity with Ecovyst’s operations (outside counsel since 2005) suggest lower execution risk in EHS compliance and sustainability strategy; nonetheless, absence of individualized compensation and ownership disclosure for Donofrio constrains analysis of incentive intensity and retention risk relative to other NEOs .