New Trex (NYSE: TREX) commercial chief to earn $480K base
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TREX CO INC (TREX) appointed Brian J. Taylor as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer effective August 24, 2026, a newly created role overseeing sales, marketing and IT. He will be a named executive officer for Trex’s public reporting.
Taylor joins from POOLCORP, where he was Vice President of Sales, North America, and previously spent 24 years at The Sherwin-Williams Company in senior global sales and marketing roles. His compensation includes a $480,000 annual base salary, a target annual cash incentive equal to 60% of base salary, and a target long-term equity incentive equal to 135% of base salary. He will receive time-based RSUs valued at $450,000 vesting over three years and a $100,000 cash signing bonus, both subject to clawback or forfeiture under specified termination conditions.
Taylor will enter into Trex’s standard Change in Control Severance Agreement and Severance Agreement. Depending on the circumstances, these provide lump-sum severance of up to 1.5x salary plus incentive reference amounts, continued benefits for up to 18 months, and accelerated vesting of long-term equity awards, in each case contingent on a release and compliance with restrictive covenants.
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Filing Explained
Taylor’s first-year cash incentive has a disclosed floor of $150,000, while relocation assistance carries a conditional repayment obligation.
For 2026, Brian J. Taylor’s annual cash incentive award is specified as the greater of
Trex will also provide relocation assistance, but Taylor must reimburse 100% of its after-tax value if he leaves without Good Reason or is terminated for Cause before the second anniversary of his relocation date.
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