Uniti Group (UNIT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kenneth A. Gunderman, President & CEO, was paid $9.2M in 2025, down 18% from $11.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 98:1, on median employee pay of $93,719.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.2M-18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
98:1median $93,719
CEO pay in equity
68%$6.3M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$9,194,673Decreased from prior year
Pay Ratio
98.27:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$93,719Based on 2025 W-2 compensation
STIP Payout Percentage
132%Of target cash payout levels
Sign-on Bonus
$5,600,000For John Harrobin

How Gunderman was paid

$9.2M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive23%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kenneth A. GundermanPresident & CEO$9,194,673
Paul BullingtonSr. EVP, CFO & Treasurer$3,591,299
John HarrobinSr. EVP & President of Kinetic$13,014,821
Daniel L. HeardSr. EVP, General Counsel & Secretary$2,563,643
Michael FrilouxSr. EVP & Chief Technology Officer$2,309,674

What changed and why

  • $9.2MCEO total compensation decreased to $9,194,673 in 2025 from $11,274,640 in 2024.
  • 132%Short-term cash incentive payouts were awarded at 132% of target based on 2025 performance.
  • $5.6MJohn Harrobin received a one-time sign-on bonus of $5,600,000 upon joining the company.
  • Equity compensation included restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units under the 2015 Plan.
  • The total number of company employees as of December 31, 2025 was 8,632.

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.