Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

MICHELLE MACKAY, CEO, was paid $9.5M in 2025, down 2% from $9.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 157:1, on median employee pay of $60,408.

Filed
April 3, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.5M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
157:1median $60,408
CEO pay in equity
60%$5.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$2,500,000Annual incentive plan target
Median Employee Pay
$60,408Global employee population
CEO Pay Ratio
157:1Compared to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
98.6%Previous year approval

How MACKAY was paid

$9.5M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive26%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
MICHELLE MACKAYCEO$9,469,699
NEIL JOHNSTONExecutive Vice President & CFO$3,464,254
ANDREW MCDONALDGlobal President & COO$5,780,389
NATHANIEL ROBINSONExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment & Strategy Officer$2,314,088
NOELLE PERKINSExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$2,346,933

What changed and why

  • $9.5MCEO Michelle MacKay received total compensation of $9,469,699 for 2025, representing a slight decrease from her 2024 total compensation.
  • 98.6%The company achieved strong support for its executive compensation program with 98.6% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Long-term incentives for executives included performance-vesting restricted stock units tied to adjusted EPS and relative TSR modifiers.
  • Named Executive Officers received annual incentive plan cash bonuses based on pre-established corporate performance metrics.

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.