Unisys (UIS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael M. Thomson, CEO and President, was paid $4.2M in 2025, down 5% from $4.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 206:1, on median employee pay of $27,310.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$4.2M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
206:1median $27,310
CEO pay in equity
46%$1.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
83%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$771,538Annualized base salary for 2025
CEO Target Bonus
$930,000Under EVC Plan
Former CEO Severance
$4,387,066Includes cash severance and COBRA benefits
Say-on-Pay Support
83%From 2025 annual meeting

How Thomson was paid

$4.2M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards46%Non-equity incentive35%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael M. ThomsonCEO and President$4,220,888
Debra McCannExecutive Vice President and CFO$2,279,279
Chris ArrasmithExecutive Vice President and COO$1,837,470
Kristen ProhlSVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Administration Officer$1,812,052
Teresa PoggenpohlSVP and Chief Marketing Officer$1,513,750
Peter AltabefChair, Former CEO$5,992,770

What changed and why

  • Michael M. Thomson was promoted to CEO and President effective April 1, 2025.
  • $4.2MTotal compensation for CEO Michael M. Thomson was $4,220,888 for 2025.
  • $6MFormer CEO Peter Altabef received $5,992,770 in total compensation, including severance benefits.
  • Performance-based LTI awards now emphasize a full three-year performance period with cliff vesting.
  • 83%More than 83% of votes cast supported the executive compensation program in the prior year.

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.