Vivid Seats (SEAT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lawrence Fey, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.4M in 2025, up 12% from $8.3M the year before.

Filed
April 27, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.4M+12% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
96%$9M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$8,999,996Granted during fiscal year 2025
Former CEO Stock Awards
$10,000,003Forfeited upon termination
CEO Target AIP
50%Expressed as percentage of base salary

How Fey was paid

$9.4M 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 awards96%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lawrence FeyChief Executive Officer$9,351,904
Stefano LangenbacherChief Technology Officer$5,669,261
Edward PickusChief Accounting Officer$1,933,444
Stanley ChiaFormer Chief Executive Officer$11,974,476
Riva BakalFormer Chief Product & Strategy Officer$3,716,972

What changed and why

  • $9.4MLawrence Fey total compensation for 2025 was $9,351,904 following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in November 2025.
  • $12MStanley Chia received total compensation of $11,974,476 for 2025 prior to stepping down as Chief Executive Officer.
  • 0%Annual Incentive Plan awards for executive officers paid out at 0% of target value based on company performance.
  • Stock awards granted in December 2025 to select NEOs were made in lieu of equity awards normally granted in March 2026.

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.