How Thomson was paid
$19.7M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. ThomsonChief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $10,013,270 | $6,166,667 | $1,000 | $564,459 | $19,745,396 |
| Lavanya ChandrashekarChief Financial Officer | $1,400,000 | $2,513,207 | $3,000,000 | — | $168,428 | $7,081,635 |
| David B. PitofskyGeneral Counsel | $1,400,000 | $2,333,322 | $2,400,000 | — | $219,871 | $6,353,193 |
| Julian DelanyChief Technology Officer | $850,000 | $817,888 | $1,020,000 | — | $753,214 | $3,441,102 |
| Ruth AllenChief Human Resources Officer | $861,882 | $971,936 | $1,034,258 | — | $130,146 | $2,998,222 |
What changed and why
- 84%84% of the CEO’s target compensation was at risk, variable and performance-based.
- $17.2M$17,165,308 was the maximum fiscal 2026 grant-date fair value of the CEO’s stock awards.
- 70%At least 70% of equity compensation was tied to pre-established financial performance targets.
- No guaranteed bonuses were provided.
- $700K$700,000 was provided to offset the Chief Technology Officer’s relocation costs.
- Ethics, compliance and sustainability objectives could only reduce the qualitative portion of annual cash incentive payouts.
Other News proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
Robert J. Thomson paid $20.6M (+1% on the year), pay ratio 221:1.
Filed Oct 08, 2025
About this page
The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.