Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Sharon John, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.4M in fiscal 2025, up 18% from $2.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 983:1, on median employee pay of $3,454.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.4M+18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
983:1median $3,454
CEO pay in equity
47%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
87%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
983.2:1Ratio to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$3,454Part-time Bearbuilder retail associate
Say-on-Pay Support
87%Prior year approval
EBITDA
$81.4MFiscal 2025 performance metric

How John was paid

$3.4M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary24%Stock awards47%Non-equity incentive29%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Sharon JohnPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,396,235
J. Christopher HurtChief Operations Officer$1,300,280
Voin TodorovicChief Financial Officer$1,301,978
David HendersonChief Revenue Officer$1,276,747
Yevgeny FundlerChief Legal Officer and Secretary Former Executive Officer$458,639
Eric FenclFormer Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary$360,056

What changed and why

  • 3.5%Base salaries for NEOs increased by 3.5% in fiscal 2025 except for new hires.
  • $3.4MCEO Sharon John received a total compensation of $3,396,235 in fiscal 2025.
  • 87%Approximately 87% of votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the prior annual meeting.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 983.2 to 1 for fiscal 2025.
  • Long-term incentives included performance-based restricted stock tied to cumulative profitability and revenue.

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.