RB Global (RBA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James Kessler, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.6M in 2025, up 47% from $14.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 166:1, on median employee pay of $129,570.

Filed
March 19, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$21.6M+47% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
166:1median $129,570
CEO pay in equity
83%$17.8M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$17.8MGranted in 2025
CEO Base Salary
$952,055For 2025
CFO Total Compensation
$5.41MFor 2025

How Kessler was paid

$21.6M 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.

Salary4%Stock awards83%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James KesslerChief Executive Officer$21,551,858
Eric GuerinChief Financial Officer$5,411,628
Steve LewisChief Operations Officer$3,378,084
Jen SchmitChief People Officer$1,312,361
Darren WattChief Legal Officer$1,787,940
Jeff JeterFormer Chief Revenue Officer$5,142,519
Nancy KingFormer Chief Technology Officer$4,476,645

What changed and why

  • $21.6MCEO total compensation increased to $21,551,858 in 2025 compared to $14,654,908 in 2024.
  • $17.8MStock awards for the CEO totaled $17,816,348 in 2025.
  • The Company realigned its executive leadership team and implemented a new operating model on August 12, 2025.
  • 1%Diluted Earnings Per Share increased by 1% in 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.