Great Elm Group (GEGGL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jason W. Reese, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in 2026, flat from $1.2M the year before.

Filed
October 23, 2026
Annual meeting
December 16, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.3Mflat vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
44%$554,313 in awards
CEO target bonus
200% of base salaryFirst five employment years
Milz target bonus
$225,000Fiscal 2026 minimum
Kleinman severance
$550,000Upon qualifying termination

How Reese was paid

$1.3M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary40%Bonus16%Stock awards44%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jason W. ReeseChairman and Chief Executive Officer$1,254,313
Adam M. KleinmanPresident$651,297
Nichole MilzChief Operating Officer$651,298

What changed and why

  • 200%200% of base salary is the CEO’s target bonus for each of his first five employment years.
  • Fiscal 2026 GECM Bonus Plan awards were discretionary and paid partly in cash and partly in equity granted in fiscal 2027.
  • Fiscal 2026 stock awards reflect fiscal 2025 bonuses delivered as GEG restricted stock.
  • $13,800Kleinman’s and Milz’s fiscal 2026 all-other compensation includes GECC restricted stock and a $13,800 401(k) match for each.
  • $225KMilz’s fiscal 2026 target bonus was a minimum of $225,000.

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.