Sezzle (SEZL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Charles Youakim, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, down 51% from $2.2M the year before.

Filed
October 9, 2026
Annual meeting
November 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$1.1M-51% vs prior year
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
Actual PSIP payout
90%Of target for 2025
CEO PSIP target
100% of annual base salary
Other NEO PSIP target
50% of annual base salaryEach other named executive
PSIP target threshold
$140.0M-$154.9MAdjusted pre-bonus net income
Sabzivand RSUs
$463,92012,000 units granted

How Youakim was paid

$1.1M 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.

Salary50%Bonus5%Non-equity incentive45%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Charles YouakimExecutive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$1,100,403
Paul ParadisExecutive Director and President$578,478
Karen Hartjeformer Chief Financial Officer$345,122
Amin SabzivandChief Operating Officer$1,241,660

What changed and why

  • $1.1M$1,100,403 CEO total compensation in 2025 fell from $2,224,113 in 2024, while 2025 equity awards were zero.
  • 90%90% of target PSIP payouts were earned for 2025, based on adjusted pre-bonus net income.
  • $55,157CEO received a $55,157 discretionary cash bonus; COO Amin Sabzivand received $218,778.
  • $464K$463,920 of stock awards went to Sabzivand for 12,000 time-based RSUs granted March 20, 2025.
  • $140.0M$140.0 million to $154.9 million of adjusted pre-bonus net income represented the PSIP target payout range.
  • 98.9%98.9% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.