Richardson Electronics (RELL) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Edward J. Richardson, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.6M in 2025, up 5% from $1.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 20:1, on median employee pay of $80,000.

Filed
August 25, 2025
Annual meeting
October 7, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.6M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
20:1median $80,000
CEO pay in equity
21%$336,800 in awards
CEO salary
$958,081
Diddell total compensation
$1,160,295
Diddell project bonus
$50,000Healthcare Asset Sale Project
Ben project bonus
$25,000Healthcare Asset Sale Project
CEO restricted stock grant
$336,800Grant-date fair value

How Richardson was paid

$1.6M 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.

Salary59%Stock awards15%Option awards6%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward J. RichardsonChairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer$1,623,147
Wendy S. DiddellExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,160,295
Gregory J. PeloquinExecutive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group$611,825
Robert J. BenChief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary$656,508
Jens RuppertExecutive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys$500,675

What changed and why

  • $1.6M$1,623,147 CEO total compensation in 2025 compared with $1,546,052 in 2024.
  • $315K$315,134 CEO incentive compensation reflected annual financial goals and personal performance measures.
  • $50,000$50,000 Healthcare Asset Sale Project bonus was paid to Wendy S. Diddell.
  • $25,000$25,000 Healthcare Asset Sale Project bonus was paid to Robert J. Ben.
  • $80,00020:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on $80,000 median employee compensation.
  • $337K20,000 restricted shares granted to the CEO on July 22, 2024, with a reported $336,800 grant-date value.

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.