Telos (TLS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John B. Wood, Chairman, President and CEO, was paid $2.8M in fiscal 2025, down 84% from $18.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 24:1, on median employee pay of $119,301.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.8M-84% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
24:1median $119,301
CEO pay in equity
77%$2.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$600,000Unchanged from prior years
CEO Stock Awards
$2,200,075Granted under 2016 LTIP

How Wood was paid

$2.8M 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.

Salary21%Stock awards77%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John B. WoodChairman, President and CEO$2,848,275
Mark BendzaExecutive V.P., CFO$1,336,081
Mark G. GriffinExecutive V.P., Security Solutions$1,342,336
Hutch RobbinsExecutive V.P., General Counsel$1,167,782
Malcolm G. CookeV.P., Chief Information Technology Officer$644,975

What changed and why

  • $18.1MCEO total compensation decreased from $18,082,345 in 2024 to $2,848,275 in 2025.
  • $2.2MStock awards for the CEO decreased to $2,200,075 compared to $17,239,419 in the prior year.
  • Annual Incentive Plan awards earned for 2025 performance were paid as stock grants in 2026.
  • 92.9%Stockholders approved the previous say-on-pay proposal with 92.9% of votes cast in favor.

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.