Companies Venu Holding
Venu (VENU): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $568,115FY2023
- $881,064FY2024
- $5,603,538FY2025
CEO total pay was $5,603,538 in fiscal 2025, up from $881,064 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $500,000 · bonus $119,953 · stock awards $0 · option awards $4,893,266
Executives and directors
Frequently asked questions
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW Roth | $500,000 | $119,953 | $0 | $4,893,266 | $0 | $0 | $90,319 | $5,603,538 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||||||
| William Hodgson | 500,000 | 60,854 | 0 | 732,202 | 0 | 0 | 48,177 | 1,341,233 |
| President | ||||||||
| Heather Atkinson | 400,000 | 92,597 | 0 | 576,055 | 0 | 0 | 44,952 | 1,113,605 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW Roth | $5,603,538 | $881,064 | $568,115 | ↑ +4,722,474 |
| William Hodgson | 1,341,233 | — | — | — |
| Heather Atkinson | 1,113,605 | 614,661 | 293,962 | ↑ +498,944 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Venu uses base salaries to recognize experience, skills, and responsibilities. Executive officers are eligible for discretionary cash bonuses based on financial performance and contributions. Equity-based awards (warrants) are used to align interests with shareholders and encourage retention.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrants | Option | 30,694 | 10 | — |
| Warrants | Option | 31,250 | 2 | — |
| Warrants | RSU | 66,665 | — | 0 |
| Warrants | Option | 66,666 | 10 | — |
| Warrants | Option | 125,000 | 2 | — |
| Warrants | Option | 166,666 | 10 | — |
| Warrants | Option | 375,000 | 10 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell RothNot independent | $2,500 | $0 | $112,419 | — | $90,000 | $204,919 |
| Thomas FinkeIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 2,500 | 0 | 194,118 | — | 0 | 196,618 |
| Steve CominskyIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 5,000 | 0 | 57,388 | — | 0 | 62,388 |
| David LavigneIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 5,000 | 0 | 56,880 | — | 0 | 61,880 |
| Matt CraddockIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 5,000 | 0 | 56,880 | — | 0 | 61,880 |
| JW RothEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Heather AtkinsonEmployee director · Not standing for re-election | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ronald BensionIndependent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie GronowskiIndependent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,500 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $20,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $90,000 |
| Total cost of the board | $110,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Venu as a peer
Companies that benchmark against VENU
No companies currently name VENU as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venu Holding | 2025 | JW Roth | $500,000 | $0 | $4,893,266 | $0 | $5,603,538 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-23 | —a |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (16 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, JW Roth. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 36. As printed: 5,603,538. View filing ↗
- Section 01, William Hodgson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,341,233. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Heather Atkinson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,113,605. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mitchell Roth. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 204,919. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas Finke. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 196,618. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Steve Cominsky. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 62,388. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Lavigne. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 61,880. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Matt Craddock. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 61,880. View filing ↗
- Section 08, JW Roth. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Heather Atkinson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ronald Bension. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jamie Gronowski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-08-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 20,000 + equity 0 + all other 90,000 = 110,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Venu Holding (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Venu Holding's own proxy. As printed: 5,603,538. View filing ↗