Company: CLH
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000822818-25-000011
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Company: CLEAN HARBORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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2023, and 2024. Further the CD&A explains how the C&HC Committee designed compensation programs structured to attract and retain talented executives and align our executives’ compensation with the long-term interest of the Clean Harbors’ shareholders.

| 2024 Named Executive Officers                             |
| Michael L. Battles                                        |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President(1)            |
| Eric W. Gerstenberg                                       |
| Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President(2)            |
| Eric J. Dugas                                             |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(3)   |
| Jeroen Diderich                                           |
| President, Environmental Sales & Services(4)              |
| Alan S. McKim                                             |
| Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer(5)        |
| Sharon M. Gabriel                                         |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer(6) |

(1) Role held since March 31, 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Battles was our Chief Financial Officer for all other periods presented.

(2) Role held since March 31, 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Gerstenberg was our Chief Operating Officer for all other periods presented.

(3) Role held since March 31, 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Dugas was our Chief Accounting Officer for all other periods presented.

(4) Role held since joining the Company on May 20, 2024.

(5) Role held since March 31, 2023. Prior to that, Mr. McKim was our Chief Executive Officer for all other periods presented.

(6) Role held for all periods presented.

For additional information about the NEOs’ backgrounds and prior experience with the Company, see Executive Officers above.

#### Executive Summary
The C&HC Committee believes in pay-for-performance and has designed the Company’s compensation programs to attract and retain talented executives while aligning executive compensation with Company financial performance and the creation of shareholder value. Our executive compensation program focuses primarily on three elements of executive compensation: base salary, annual cash incentives, and annual long-term incentives and are summarized in the table below for our NEOs:

| Name                |     | Base Salary(1) 
            ($) |     | Annual Cash Incentives(2) 
                       ($) |     | Annual Long-Term Incentives(3) 
                            ($) |
| Michael L. Battles  |     |        900,000 |     |                 1,350