Workhorse Group (WKHS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott Griffith, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $338,542 in 2025.

Filed
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$338,5422025
CEO annualized salary
$325,0002025 annualized amount
CEO 2026 salary
$600,000Retroactive to December 15, 2025
CEO transaction bonus
$325,000Paid after merger closing
Dauch total compensation
$1,884,396Former CEO
2026 target bonus
50%Griffith and Anderson
Dauch stock awards
$100,000Restricted stock

How Griffith was paid

$338,542 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.

Salary4%All other compensation96%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott GriffithChief Executive Officer and Director$338,542
Robert M. GinnanChief Financial Officer$402,396
Josh AndersonExecutive Vice President of Operation$332,974
Richard F. DauchFormer Chief Executive Officer and Director$1,884,396
James D. HarringtonFormer General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary$752,842
Stan MarchFormer Vice President, Business Development$574,064

What changed and why

  • $13,542$13,542 was Mr. Griffith’s 2025 salary after becoming CEO on December 15, 2025.
  • $325K$325,000 was Mr. Griffith’s annualized 2025 base salary; it increased to $600,000 retroactive to December 15, 2025.
  • $325K$325,000 was Mr. Griffith’s transaction bonus related to the Motiv merger closing.
  • $100K$100,000 in restricted stock awards was reported for former CEO Richard Dauch in 2025.
  • All 2025 NEO equity awards vested at the December 15, 2025 merger closing.
  • 50%50% of base salary is the 2026 target bonus for Messrs.
  • Griffith and Anderson; Mr. Ginnan is ineligible.

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.