Research Solutions (RSSS) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Roy W. Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, was paid $640,989 in 2025, up 5% from $607,815 the year before.

Filed
September 24, 2025
Annual meeting
November 12, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$640,989+5% vs prior year
Cohen stock award
$777,240Restricted stock grant-date value
CEO ARR bonus weighting
37.5%Fiscal 2025 bonus weighting
CEO EBITDA weighting
37.5%Fiscal 2025 bonus weighting
Performance-linked pay
17%–43%Executive total annual compensation
CEO AIP bonus objectives
40%Portion tied to objectives
CFO AIP bonus objectives
37%Portion tied to objectives

How Olivier was paid

$640,989 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.

Salary66%Bonus31%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Roy W. OlivierPresident and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board$640,989
William NurthenChief Financial Officer and Secretary$517,264
Sefton CohenChief Revenue Officer$1,185,428

What changed and why

  • $641K$640,989 was the CEO’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $607,815 in 2024.
  • $777K$777,240 was Sefton Cohen’s 2025 restricted-stock award value.
  • 2025 bonus payouts reflected net ARR growth, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow and strategic goals.
  • 37.5%37.5% of CEO and CFO bonuses were tied to net ARR growth and 37.5% to adjusted EBITDA.
  • 17%17% to 43% of executive total annual compensation was linked to measurable performance goals.
  • The company’s long-term equity bonus plan uses restricted stock vesting at certain share prices.

Other Research Solutions proxy statements

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.