Shutterstock (SSTK) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Paul Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.2M in 2024, down 12% from $8.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 44:1, on median employee pay of $163,640.

Filed
November 20, 2025
Annual meeting
December 22, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.2M-12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
44:1median $163,640
CEO pay in equity
82%$5.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$5,871,670Grant date fair value
CEO Base Salary
$700,000Annual base salary
Say-on-Pay Support
94.8%Previous year support
Median Employee Pay
$163,640Annual total compensation

How Hennessy was paid

$7.2M in total for 2024, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards82%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jonathan OringerExecutive Chairman$4,937,746
Paul HennessyChief Executive Officer$7,176,468
Jarrod YahesFormer Chief Financial Officer$3,860,098
John CaineFormer Chief Product and Digital Officer$1,937,927
Rik PowellChief Financial Officer$1,041,714

What changed and why

  • $7.2MPaul Hennessy received total compensation of $7,176,468 in fiscal 2024, representing a decrease from the prior year total of $8,113,511.
  • $5.9MStock awards for the CEO totaled $5,871,670 in 2024 compared to $6,644,157 in 2023.
  • $584KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $583,800 in 2024.
  • 94.8%Approximately 94.8% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal at the 2024 annual meeting.
  • The company entered into a merger agreement to combine with Getty Images in a merger-of-equals transaction.

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.