Kartoon Studios (TOON) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andy Heyward, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, up 6% from $1.1M the year before.

Filed
September 4, 2026
Annual meeting
October 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.1M+6% vs prior year
Jaffa stock award
$474,750750,000 RSUs
Heyward other compensation
$316,606Included $300,000 producer fees
Heyward bonus
$165,000Discretionary bonus
Jaffa bonus
$50,000Guaranteed bonus
Parisi 2026 RSUs
500,000Granted January 1, 2026

How Heyward was paid

$1.1M 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.

Salary58%Bonus14%All other compensation28%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andy HeywardChief Executive Officer$1,141,189
Michael A. JaffaChief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$982,219
Brian ParisiChief Financial Officer$360,219

What changed and why

  • $1.1M$1,141,189 CEO total compensation in 2025 exceeded the $1,075,384 reported for 2024.
  • $1.1M$1,060,000 annual base salary became effective August 15, 2025 under Heyward’s new employment agreement.
  • $475K$474,750 stock award went to Jaffa for 750,000 RSUs vesting in three annual installments.
  • $300K$300,000 of Heyward’s $316,606 in other compensation comprised creative producer fees.
  • 2025 compensation used negotiated salaries, discretionary or contractual bonuses, and time-based equity awards.
  • 500,000 RSUs were granted to Parisi on January 1, 2026, outside 2025 compensation.

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.