Village Farms International (VFF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael A. DeGiglio, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.8M in 2025, up 123% from $1.7M the year before.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.8M+123% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
68%$2.6M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$2,570,000Includes special and annual bonuses
CFO Total Pay
$1,339,463Stephen C. Ruffini
COO Total Pay
$1,353,419Ann Gillin Lefever

How DeGiglio was paid

$3.8M 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.

Salary29%Stock awards70%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael A. DeGiglioChief Executive Officer$3,783,169
Stephen C. RuffiniChief Financial Officer$1,339,463
Ann Gillin LefeverChief Operating Officer$1,353,419

What changed and why

  • $3.8MChief Executive Officer Michael A. DeGiglio received total compensation of $3,783,169 for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $2.6MStock awards for the CEO totaled $2,570,000, which included a special bonus and annual bonus components.
  • $1.3MChief Financial Officer Stephen C. Ruffini received total compensation of $1,339,463 for fiscal 2025.
  • $1.4MChief Operating Officer Ann Gillin Lefever earned total compensation of $1,353,419 for the 2025 fiscal 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.