Steven Madden (SHOO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Edward R. Rosenfeld, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in fiscal 2025, down 10% from $9.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 523:1, on median employee pay of $15,611.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.2M-10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
523:1median $15,611
CEO pay in equity
86%$7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,135,894Includes temporary tariff-related reduction
Global Workforce
6,375Total employees as of year end
Say-on-Pay Support
98%Approval at prior annual meeting

How Rosenfeld was paid

$8.2M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards86%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward R. RosenfeldChief Executive Officer$8,164,373
Zine MazouziChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations$973,531
Amelia Newton VarelaPresident$1,102,508
Lisa KeithExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$587,795
Karla FriedersFormer Chief Merchandising Officer$411,211

What changed and why

  • $9.1MCEO total compensation decreased from $9,078,571 in 2024 to $8,164,373 in 2025 due to lower incentive and stock components.
  • Executives accepted temporary base salary reductions in 2025 to manage tariff impacts and expenses.
  • $2.5BRevenue increased 11% to $2.5 billion, driven in part by the Kurt Geiger acquisition.
  • 98%Stockholders overwhelmingly approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with over 98% support.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 523 to 1.

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.