Aci Worldwide (ACIW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas W. Warsop III, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15M in 2025, up 23% from $12.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 157:1, on median employee pay of $95,668.

Filed
April 20, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$15M+23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
157:1median $95,668
CEO pay in equity
88%$13.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$13,204,027Granted in fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,018,875STIP payout for 2025
Median Employee Pay
$95,668Annual total compensation

How III was paid

$15M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards88%Non-equity incentive7%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas W. Warsop IIIPresident and Chief Executive Officer$14,999,961
Robert W. LeibrockChief Financial Officer$9,194,443
Abraham KuruvillaChief Technology Officer$3,937,543
Ronald C. ShultzGeneral Manager, ACI Speedpay$2,770,314
Erich J. LitchGeneral Manager of Payment Software$2,629,072
Scott W. BehrensFormer Chief Financial Officer$7,738,029
Alessandro SilvaFormer Chief Revenue Officer$2,661,872

What changed and why

  • $15MCEO total compensation increased to $14,999,961 in fiscal 2025 from $12,152,420 in fiscal 2024.
  • 95.2%Stockholders approved the 2025 executive compensation program with approximately 95.2% support.
  • Stock awards represented the majority of the CEO compensation package for 2025.
  • The company utilized financial performance metrics and relative total shareholder return for equity incentives.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.