Venu Holding (VENU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

JW Roth, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was paid $5.6M in 2025, up 536% from $881,064 the year before.

Filed
August 21, 2026
Annual meeting
September 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.6M+536% vs prior year
CFO total compensation
$1,113,6052025 total
President total compensation
$1,341,2332025 total
CEO salary
$500,0002025 salary
CEO bonus
$119,953Discretionary cash bonus
CFO option awards
$576,0552025 grant-date value
President option awards
$732,2022025 grant-date value

How Roth was paid

$5.6M 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.

Salary9%Bonus2%Option awards87%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
JW RothChief Executive Officer and Chairman$5,603,538
Heather AtkinsonChief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer$1,113,605
Will HodgsonPresident$1,341,233

What changed and why

  • $5.6M$5,603,538 was JW Roth’s total compensation in 2025, including $4,893,266 in option and warrant awards.
  • $500K$500,000 was Roth’s 2025 salary, up from $450,000 as of October 1, 2024.
  • $850K$850,000 was Roth’s salary after December 31, 2025, following a subsequent increase.
  • $120K$119,953 was Roth’s discretionary cash bonus in 2025; all three NEOs received discretionary bonuses.
  • Venu had not awarded annual incentive compensation tied to individual and corporate performance objectives.
  • Equity awards were provided as warrant compensation based on the dollar equivalent of cash bonuses.

Other Venu Holding proxy statements

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.