Blue Bird (BLBD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John Wyskiel, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.4M in fiscal year 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 135:1, on median employee pay of $74,230.

Filed
January 26, 2026
Annual meeting
March 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal year 2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$3.4Mfiscal year 2025
CEO to median employee
135:1median $74,230
CEO pay in equity
34%$1.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
125%Percentage of base salary for Mr. Wyskiel
MIP Payout Level
200%Achieved based on Adjusted EBITDA performance
Median Employee Pay
$74,230Annual total compensation for fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
135:1Combined CEOs to median employee compensation

How Wyskiel was paid

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

Salary15%Bonus7%Stock awards34%Non-equity incentive38%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John WyskielDirector, President and Chief Executive Officer$3,432,264
Philip HorlockFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$6,567,615
Razvan RadulescuChief Financial Officer$2,854,652
Ted ScartzSVP and General Counsel$1,399,014

What changed and why

  • John Wyskiel joined as President and CEO effective February 17, 2025 with a base salary of 850000 and 250000 signing bonus.
  • Philip Horlock stepped down as President and CEO on February 16, 2025, receiving accelerated equity vesting and total compensation of 6567615.
  • 200%Adjusted EBITDA was achieved at 200% of target, yielding a 200% payout level for the non-equity incentive plan.
  • 93.2%Stockholders approved the previous say-on-pay proposal with approximately 93.2% of the votes cast in favor.

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.