Forward Industries (FWDI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Pruitt, Interim Chief Executive Officer, was paid $873,817 in 2025.

Filed
January 26, 2026
Annual meeting
March 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$873,8172025
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Interim CEO Salary
$75,000For fiscal 2025
CFO Salary
$258,333For fiscal 2025
Interim CEO Option Awards
$713,817Grant date fair value
CFO Option Awards
$356,909Grant date fair value

How Pruitt was paid

$873,817 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.

Salary9%Bonus3%Option awards82%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael PruittInterim Chief Executive Officer$873,817
Terence WiseFormer Chief Executive Officer$168,500
Kathleen WeisbergChief Financial Officer$725,992
Robert WildExecutive Officer of IPS$309,247

What changed and why

  • $874KInterim CEO Michael Pruitt received total compensation of $873,817 for fiscal 2025.
  • $169KFormer CEO Terence Wise received total compensation of $168,500 after resigning in May 2025.
  • $726KCFO Kathleen Weisberg received total compensation of $725,992 for fiscal 2025.
  • $309KExecutive Officer of IPS Robert Wild received total compensation of $309,247 for fiscal 2025.
  • Option awards were granted to retain executives for the new digital asset treasury strategy.

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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.