About

Franklin Cardenas served as Vice President of Kennametal and President of the Infrastructure segment from February 2020 until January 20, 2025, when he was succeeded by Faisal Hamadi, and remained employed until his separation on April 1, 2025. The company entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Cardenas in February 2025 providing his contractual benefits, a fiscal 2025 annual incentive payment and continued vesting of certain long-term incentive awards through August 15, 2025.

Roles

Kennametal Inc.
Former Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment · Current role
2020–present
Kennametal Inc.
Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment · Succeeded by Faisal Hamadi effective January 20, 2025.
February 2020 - January 2025

Fixed Compensation

FY FY2025
Salary
$342,998
Fiscal yearFY2025 (ended June 30, 2025)
NoteBase salary earned
Bonus
$0
All other compensation
$509,352
Total compensation
$1,902,422

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2025

Cash incentive

Annual incentive (AIP)
$242,638
FormNon-equity incentive plan (Annual Incentive Plan)
Target Opportunity
75% of base salary
Payout52.9% of target

Stock awards

Stock awards
$807,434
FormRSUs and PSUs
Grant-date fair valueFASB ASC Topic 718
Option awards
$0

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