Trex Company Appoints Brian J. Taylor as Chief Commercial Officer

What Happened
Trex Company, Inc. announced that on August 20, 2026 its Board and Compensation Committee appointed Brian J. Taylor to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer effective August 24, 2026. Mr. Taylor, age 50, will oversee sales, marketing and information technology and will be a named executive officer for Trex. He joins from PoolCorp (Vice President Sales, North America, Mar 2025–Aug 2026) and previously spent 24 years at Sherwin-Williams in senior sales and marketing roles.

Key Details

• Annual base salary: $480,000 (prorated for 2026). Target annual cash incentive: 60% of base salary; for Q1 2027 he is guaranteed the greater of $150,000 or his prorated 60% cash incentive based on 2026 performance.
• Long-term incentive target: 135% of base salary. On Aug 24, 2026 he received time-based RSUs valued at $450,000, vesting one-third annually over three years (first vesting Aug 24, 2027). Unvested RSUs are forfeited if he voluntarily leaves (other than for Good Reason) or is terminated for Cause before Aug 24, 2029.
• Signing and other benefits: $100,000 cash signing bonus (subject to repayment if he leaves without Good Reason or is terminated for Cause within two years), 401(k) contributions, car allowance, life insurance premiums, and relocation/home-sale assistance (repayable if he leaves voluntarily other than for Good Reason before the second anniversary of relocation).
• Severance protections: Trex will enter its standard Change in Control (CIC) and Severance Agreements. CIC payout equals 1.5x (base salary + greater of target/actual incentive), plus up to 18 months of continued insurance; standard severance equals 1x (base salary + incentive) plus up to 12 months of benefits and accelerated equity vesting.

Why It Matters
This is a material executive hire that centralizes responsibility for Trex’s commercial functions (sales, marketing, IT) under a seasoned industry executive and triggers public disclosure as he is a named executive officer. The compensation package (salary, guaranteed/target incentives, $450k RSU grant, signing bonus and severance/CIC protections) represents a near-term cash and potential long-term equity cost to the company and establishes contractual obligations that could result in significant payments in the event of termination or a change in control. Trex also issued a press release on August 24, 2026 announcing the appointment (filed as Exhibit 99.1).