About

Per federalsignal.com, Ian A. Hudson is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, promoted to the role on October 24, 2017 after being appointed Interim CFO in March 2017 and serving as Vice President and Corporate Controller since August 2013.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Law and French, with joint honours, from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and holds the qualifications of Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom and Certified Public Accountant in the United States.

Roles

Federal Signal Corp.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Current role
2017–present
Federal Signal Corporation
Vice President and Corporate Controller · Held the role before being appointed Senior Vice President and CFO.
August 2013 - October 2017
Groupon, Inc.
Director of Accounting - Latin America and Asia Pacific · Held the role prior to joining Federal Signal.
June 2012 - August 2013
Ernst & Young, LLP
Senior Audit Manager · Most recently served as Senior Audit Manager.
1998 - 2012

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$540,951
ComponentAnnual base salary; includes amounts deferred into the Retirement Savings Plan and Savings Restoration Plan
All other compensation
$99,647
IncludesCompany contributions to defined contribution/retirement plans and perquisites
Total compensation
$2,510,579

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive (STIP)
$770,000
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Target Opportunity
—
Target opportunity70% of base salary ($385,000)
Financial metricsAdjusted income before income taxes (60%) and Adjusted EBITDA margin (20%)
Individual objectives20% of target
Achievement200% of target

Stock awards

Stock awards
$825,001
FormPerformance stock units (PSUs) and time-based restricted stock
PSU metricsEPS (75%) and ROIC (25%) over a three-year performance period, with an S&P 600 Capital Goods TSR modifier
Option awards
$274,980
FormStock options granted May 2, 2025
ValuationBlack-Scholes grant-date fair value of $30.70 per option

Also at Federal Signal Corp.

Colleague
Brenda L. Reichelderfer
Chair of the Board
Colleague
Katrina L. Helmkamp
Director
Colleague
Eugene J. Lowe, III
Director

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