Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Ali Mazanderani, Executive Chairman and Director, was paid $609,349 in 2025, down 89% from $5.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 64:1, on median employee pay of $9,601.

Filed
October 29, 2025
Annual meeting
December 8, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$609,349-89% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
64:1median $9,601
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
Prior CEO total
$5,709,225Fiscal 2024
Average non-PEO total
$1,270,452Fiscal 2025
CFO stock award
$911,200Fiscal 2025
Heilbron option award
$842,000Fiscal 2025
Annual incentive range
20%-120%Stated performance range

How Mazanderani was paid

$609,349 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.

Salary89%All other compensation11%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ali MazanderaniExecutive Chairman and Director$609,349
Dan SmithGroup Chief Financial Officer and Director$1,409,483
Naeem KolaGroup Chief Operating Officer and Director$1,031,000
Steven HeilbronHead of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development$1,473,667
Lincoln MaliChief Executive Officer: Southern Africa and Director$1,167,656

What changed and why

  • $609K$609,349 was CEO Ali Mazanderani’s fiscal 2025 total compensation, down from $5,709,225 in 2024.
  • $9,60164:1 was the approximate CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median employee pay of $9,601.
  • $911K$911,200 in stock awards went to CFO Dan Smith, while COO Naeem Kola and Lincoln Mali each received $526,500.
  • $842K$842,000 in option awards went to Steven Heilbron, who also received $240,000 in incentive compensation.
  • 20%20%-120% was the stated performance range for fiscal 2025 annual cash incentive awards.
  • 97.5%97.5% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the previous annual meeting.

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.