Vse (VSEC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John A. Cuomo, CEO and President, was paid $9M in 2025, up 81% from $4.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 139:1, on median employee pay of $64,408.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$9M+81% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
139:1median $64,408
CEO pay in equity
61%$5.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
57%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$5,500,000Granted under 2006 plan
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,002,000Earned under AIP
CEO Compensation Actually Paid
$21,713,709Calculated per SEC rules
CFO Total Compensation
$2,194,755Adam R. Cohn total

How Cuomo was paid

$9M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John A. CuomoCEO and President$8,965,642
Adam R. CohnChief Financial Officer$2,194,755
Benjamin E. ThomasChief Operating Officer$2,194,755

What changed and why

  • $9MCEO total compensation increased to $8,965,642 in fiscal 2025 from $4,945,400 in fiscal 2024.
  • $5.5MStock awards for the CEO totaled $5,499,980 alongside $2,002,000 in non-equity incentive plan compensation.
  • $21.7MCompensation actually paid to the CEO was calculated at $21,713,709 for the year.
  • $64,408The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was established at 139.2 to 1 based on median employee pay of $64,408.
  • 57.2%Stockholder advisory support for say-on-pay at the prior annual meeting stood at 57.2% of votes cast.

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.