Sun Communities (SUI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Charles D. Young, CEO, was paid $9.9M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 302:1, on median employee pay of $32,652.

Filed
March 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$9.9M2025
CEO to median employee
302:1median $32,652
CEO pay in equity
80%$7.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
Safe Harbor Sale Proceeds
$5.5BNet cash proceeds from sale
Debt Paydown
$3.0BPaid down more than this amount
UK Ground Lease Purchases
$386.8MTotal cash consideration paid
Acquisitions Total
$457.0MMH and RV properties acquired

How Young was paid

$9.9M 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.

Salary2%Stock awards80%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gary A. ShiffmanChairman and former CEO$12,549,984
Charles D. YoungCEO$9,865,401
John McLarenPresident and COO$6,267,985
Fernando Castro-CaratiniExecutive Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary$6,628,536
Marc FarrugiaExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer$6,073,929
Aaron WeissExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer$7,464,573

What changed and why

  • Charles D. Young was appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2025.
  • Gary A. Shiffman transitioned from Chief Executive Officer to Chairman of the Board.
  • $5.5BThe company completed the Safe Harbor Marinas sale for net cash proceeds of $5.5 billion.
  • 95%Shareholders approved the prior executive compensation program with 95 percent support.

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.