Zumiez (ZUMZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Richard M. Brooks, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $1.7M in fiscal 2025, up 99% from $877,260 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 185:1, on median employee pay of $9,472.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$1.7M+99% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
185:1median $9,472
CEO pay in equity
58%$1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$918,750Target amount under non-equity incentive plan
CEO Maximum Bonus
$1,837,500Maximum amount under non-equity incentive plan
Stock Price Option Exercise
$14.61Exercise price for 2025 option grants

How Brooks was paid

$1.7M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary42%Stock awards58%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas D. CampionChairman of the Board$578,491
Richard M. BrooksChief Executive Officer and Director$1,749,159
Christopher C. WorkChief Financial Officer$1,530,848
Chris K. VisserChief Legal Officer and Secretary$1,144,576
Erin D. WendteChief Commercial Officer$1,330,396
Adam C. EllisPresident International$1,481,255

What changed and why

  • $1.7MCEO total compensation increased to $1,749,159 in fiscal 2025 from $877,260 in fiscal 2024.
  • No discretionary bonuses were awarded to any NEOs during fiscal 2025.
  • 99.4%Shareholders approved executive compensation with 99.4% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • Short-term cash incentives are tied strictly to net sales, product margin, and operating profit.

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.