Ziff Davis (ZD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Vivek Shah, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.8M in 2025, down 7% from $12.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 143:1, on median employee pay of $82,211.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$11.8M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
143:1median $82,211
CEO pay in equity
86%$10.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
68%of votes cast
2025 CEO Salary
$1,000,000Base salary remained unchanged from prior year
2025 CEO Total Pay
$11.8MTotal compensation decreased from 2024
Median Employee Pay
$82,211Annual total compensation excluding CEO
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
143.14:1Based on 2025 compensation

How Shah was paid

$11.8M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards86%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Vivek ShahPresident & Chief Executive Officer$11,767,948
Bret RichterChief Financial Officer$4,802,357
Jeremy D. RossenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,611,287
Lori TansleyChief Accounting Officer$1,069,345

What changed and why

  • $11.8MChief Executive Officer total compensation decreased to $11,767,948 in 2025 from $12,693,370 in 2024.
  • $10.1MStock awards for the Chief Executive Officer were $10,078,078 in 2025 compared to $10,941,058 in 2024.
  • $656KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the Chief Executive Officer was $656,000 down from $720,000 in 2024.
  • 68.4%Stockholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with approximately 68.4% of votes cast in favor.

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.