Kyndryl Holdings (KD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Martin Schroeter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.8M in fiscal 2026, up 38% from $15.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 501:1, on median employee pay of $43,489.

Filed
June 16, 2026
Annual meeting
July 30, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$21.8M+38% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
501:1median $43,489
CEO pay in equity
83%$18M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Target performance-based pay
60%At target for NEO compensation opportunity
Variable at-risk pay
70-95%Fiscal 2026 NEO compensation
CEO ownership guideline
6 times base salaryRequired minimum share ownership
Other NEO ownership guideline
3 times base salaryRequired minimum share ownership

How Schroeter was paid

$21.8M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards83%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Martin SchroeterChairman and Chief Executive Officer$21,766,355
Harsh ChughInterim Chief Financial Officer$4,512,901
Elly KeinanGroup President$20,513,519
Maryjo CharbonnierFormer Chief Human Resources Officer$2,897,386
Mark RingesInterim General Counsel and Secretary$2,151,641
David WyshnerFormer Chief Financial Officer$8,123,961
Edward SeboldFormer General Counsel and Secretary$4,627,042
Vineet KhuranaFormer Senior Vice President and Global Controller$2,721,805

What changed and why

  • $21.8M$21,766,355 CEO total compensation increased from $15,803,726 in fiscal 2025.
  • $18M$18,000,025 CEO stock awards represented the largest component of fiscal 2026 compensation.
  • $9M$9,000,033 special one-time RSU awards were granted to Elly Keinan.
  • $1.2M$1,200,010 special one-time RSU awards were granted to Harsh Chugh.
  • Adjusted operating cash flow and relative TSR determined fiscal 2026 PSU outcomes over three years.
  • $1.4M$1,425,000 and $1,125,000 cash severance payments went to David Wyshner and Edward Sebold, respectively.

Other Kyndryl Holdings proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Martin Schroeter paid $15.8M (+1% on the year), pay ratio 354:1.

    Filed Jun 16, 2025

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.