Skillsoft (SKIL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ronald W. Hovsepian, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $12.4M in fiscal 2026, up 20% from $10.4M the year before.

Filed
May 8, 2026
Annual meeting
June 25, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$12.4M+20% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
41%$5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
72%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$5,049,701Fiscal 2026 grant-date fair value
CEO incentive award
$6 millionVWAP hurdle achievement
Frederick transition bonus
$200,000CFO appointment award
Maximum PSU payout
175%Of target amount granted
Fiscal 2027 CEO PSUs
60%Planned equity award mix

How Hovsepian was paid

$12.4M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards41%Non-equity incentive53%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ronald W. HovsepianExecutive Chair and Chief Executive Officer$12,425,228
John FrederickChief Financial Officer$2,308,547
Matthew GlitzerChief Revenue Officer$1,700,344

What changed and why

  • $12.4M$12,425,228 was the CEO’s fiscal 2026 total compensation, compared with $10,382,038 in fiscal 2025.
  • $6M$6 million of the CEO’s non-equity incentive compensation reflected achievement of the VWAP hurdle.
  • 175%175% was the maximum payout level for fiscal 2026 performance-based stock unit awards.
  • $200K$200,000 was John Frederick’s transition bonus following his appointment as Chief Financial Officer.
  • 72%72% of voting power supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.
  • 60%Fiscal 2027 planned equity awards shift CEO weighting to 60% PSUs and 40% RSUs.

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.