Cadre Holdings (CDRE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Warren B. Kanders, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.8M in 2025, up 4% from $6.5M the year before.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
May 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$6.8M+4% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
39%$2.6M in awards
CEO Salary
$1,700,000Increased from $1,550,000
CEO Bonus
$2,244,000Performance-based cash bonus
President Total Pay
$2,745,782For Brad Williams
CFO Total Pay
$2,335,856For Blaine Browers

How Kanders was paid

$6.8M 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.

Salary25%Bonus33%Stock awards19%Option awards19%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Warren B. KandersChief Executive Officer$6,789,841
Brad WilliamsPresident$2,745,782
Blaine BrowersChief Financial Officer$2,335,856

What changed and why

  • $6.8MCEO Warren B. Kanders received total compensation of $6,789,841 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • Base salaries for named executive officers increased effective January 1, 2025, following Compensation Committee review.
  • Performance bonuses rewarded strong operating results including the highest adjusted EBITDA margin since inception.
  • Executives led corporate acquisitions including Zircaloy and TYR Tactical during the year.

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.