CEO Dale Foster was paid $3,016,169 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 14.0% from fiscal year 2024, the 25th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001140361-26-016707 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$3,016,169 ↑ Dale Foster total, FY2025 | 25th CEO pay percentile vs peers | 42:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 90.44% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Foster | $600,000 | $0 | $1,468,420 | $0 | $936,000 | $0 | $11,750 | $3,016,169 |
| Director and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Charles Bass | 375,000 | 0 | 509,052 | 0 | 341,250 | 0 | 10,083 | 1,235,385 |
| Vice President and Chief Alliances Officer | ||||||||
| Matthew Sullivan | 285,000 | 40,962 | 573,157 | 0 | 259,350 | 0 | 11,750 | 1,170,219 |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Timothy Popovich | 260,000 | 10,000 | 352,421 | 0 | 236,600 | 0 | 7,883 | 866,904 |
| Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Vito Legrottaglie | 142,083 | 20,000 | 234,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63,417 | 460,447 |
| Former Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ||||||||
| Andrew Clark | 22,846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94,954 | 117,800 |
| Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Foster | $3,016,169 | $2,646,747 | $3,763,783 | ↑ +369,422 |
| Charles Bass | 1,235,385 | 1,150,951 | 934,001 | ↑ +84,434 |
| Matthew Sullivan | 1,170,219 | — | — | — |
| Timothy Popovich | 866,904 | — | — | — |
| Vito Legrottaglie | 460,447 | 762,339 | 683,968 | ↓ −301,892 |
| Andrew Clark | 117,800 | 1,299,204 | 1,056,817 | ↓ −1,181,404 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses CLMB in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named CLMB in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bass | PSU | 2025-04-16 | 5,792 | 11,584 | — | 17,376 | $509,052 |
| Dale Foster | PSU | 2025-04-16 | 16,708 | 33,412 | — | 50,120 | 1,468,420 |
| Vito Legrottaglie | PSU | 2025-04-16 | 2,672 | 5,344 | — | 8,016 | 234,947 |
| Matthew Sullivan | PSU | 2025-04-16 | 3,676 | 7,352 | — | 11,028 | 323,052 |
| Matthew Sullivan | RSU | 2025-01-29 | — | — | 7,624 | — | 250,105 |
| Timothy Popovich | PSU | 2025-04-16 | 4,012 | 8,020 | — | 12,032 | 352,421 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bass | $0 | $509,052 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Dale Foster | 0 | 1,468,420 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Vito Legrottaglie | 0 | 234,947 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Matthew Sullivan | 250,105 | 323,052 | 0 | 56.4% |
| Timothy Popovich | 0 | 352,421 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sullivan | RSU | 21,384 | — | $549,515 |
| Dale Foster | RSU | 72,236 | — | 1,856,285 |
| Dale Foster | PSU | 188,772 | — | 4,850,968 |
| Charles Bass | PSU | 71,984 | — | 1,849,757 |
| Matthew Sullivan | PSU | 11,028 | — | 283,392 |
| Timothy Popovich | PSU | 31,032 | — | 797,445 |
| Charles Bass | RSU | 29,800 | — | 765,786 |
| Timothy Popovich | RSU | 17,704 | — | 454,949 |
The Compensation Committee seeks to structure compensation to attract and retain talent, reward short-term and long-term performance, and align management interests with stockholders. The program balances fixed base compensation with performance-based incentives, emphasizing a significant portion of pay at risk to drive value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | FW Cook |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-02 | 11,081,655 | 1,109,991 | 60,898 | 90.44% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-03 | 2,537,552 | 63,322 | 8,945 | 97.23% | Passed |
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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-02 | 90.44%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-03 | 97.23%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “You may vote "FOR," "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." If you "ABSTAIN" from voting on Proposal 2, the abstention will have the same effect as an "AGAINST" vote.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “As a result, abstention votes will have the same effect as a vote against such matters.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 42 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $71,225 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCarthyIndependent · Board Chair · Audit | $97,917 | $98,609 | $0 | — | — | $196,526 |
| Andy BryantIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 85,000 | 98,609 | 0 | — | — | 183,609 |
| Gerri GoldIndependent | 76,250 | 98,609 | 0 | — | — | 174,859 |
| Paul GiovacchiniIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | 53,750 | 98,609 | 0 | — | — | 152,359 |
| Kimberly BorenIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 43,750 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 43,750 |
| Greg ScorzielloIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35,000 |
| Jeff GeyganIndependent · Departed during FY | 13,333 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13,333 |
| Charles BassEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dale FosterEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Timothy PopovichEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Matthew SullivanEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $100,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $405,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $394,436 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $799,436 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Climb Global Solutions names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Climb Global Solutions.
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 | ePlus | 2026 | Mark Marron | $975,000 | $4,799,821 | $0 | $2,612,631 | $8,496,983 |
| 2 | ScanSource | 2025 | Michael Baur | 950,000 | 5,118,784 | 0 | 1,724,250 | 8,231,119 |
| 3 | PC Connection | 2025 | Timothy McGrath | 1,265,000 | 5,037,600 | — | 1,189,100 | 7,502,050 |
| 4 | Infinera | 2023 | David Heard | 729,000 | 5,137,500 | 0 | 791,163 | 6,663,648 |
| 5 | Aviat Networks | 2026 | Peter Smith | 650,000 | 3,559,276 | 0 | 196,563 | 4,417,472 |
| 6 | Synchronoss Technologies | 2024 | Jeffrey Miller | 520,000 | 2,816,000 | 0 | 449,280 | 3,842,280 |
| 7 | Climb Global Solutions | 2025 | Dale Foster | 600,000 | 1,468,420 | 0 | 936,000 | 3,016,169 |
| 8 | PowerFleet | 2026 | Steve Towe | 555,778 | 1,469,007 | 0 | 110,044 | 2,134,829 |
| 9 | Daktronics | 2026 | Ramesh Jayaraman | 188,462 | 544,375 | 0 | 128,331 | 1,098,324 |
| — | Boxlight Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climb Global Solutions | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| Aviat Networks | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Compensia |
| Boxlight Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Daktronics | 102% | RSU 75 · PSU 25 | No | Korn Ferry |
| ePlus | 200% | RSU 57 · PSU 34 · Cash LTI 9 | No | Pay Governance LLC |
| Infinera | 83.5% | PSU 55 · RSU 45 | No | Compensia |
| PC Connection | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| PowerFleet | not disclosed | PSU 66.7 · RSU 33.3 | not disclosed | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| ScanSource | 121% | not disclosed | No | Pearl Meyer |
| Synchronoss Technologies | 86.4% | PRSU 65 · RSU 35 | not disclosed | Grant Thornton Advisors LLC |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Dale Foster | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,016,169. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 468755–468764 |
| 2 | Section 01, Charles Bass | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,235,385. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c21 · span 484994–485003 |
| 3 | Section 01, Matthew Sullivan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,170,219. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c21 · span 480360–480369 |
| 4 | Section 01, Timothy Popovich | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 866,904. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c21 · span 496750–496757 |
| 5 | Section 01, Vito Legrottaglie | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 460,447. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c21 · span 501437–501444 |
| 6 | Section 01, Andrew Clark | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 117,800. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c21 · span 513334–513341 |
| 7 | Section 03, Charles Bass PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 591040–591047 |
| 8 | Section 03, Dale Foster PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 575922–575931 |
| 9 | Section 03, Vito Legrottaglie PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 601492–601499 |
| 10 | Section 03, Matthew Sullivan PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 585507–585514 |
| 11 | Section 03, Matthew Sullivan RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 581023–581030 |
| 12 | Section 03, Timothy Popovich PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 595860–595867 |
| 13 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 42 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 720504–720506 |
| 14 | Section 08, John McCarthy | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 196,526. Filing ↗machine: span 143512–143691 |
| 15 | Section 08, Andy Bryant | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 183,609. Filing ↗machine: span 145502–145681 |
| 16 | Section 08, Gerri Gold | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 174,859. Filing ↗machine: span 147235–147414 |
| 17 | Section 08, Paul Giovacchini | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 152,359. Filing ↗machine: span 153059–153237 |
| 18 | Section 08, Kimberly Boren | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 43,750. Filing ↗machine: span 151107–151325 |
| 19 | Section 08, Greg Scorziello | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 35,000. Filing ↗machine: span 149287–149505 |
| 20 | Section 08, Jeff Geygan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 13,333. Filing ↗machine: span 141737–141955 |
| 21 | Section 08, Charles Bass | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 22 | Section 08, Dale Foster | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 23 | Section 08, Timothy Popovich | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 24 | Section 08, Matthew Sullivan | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 25 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-04 | 0001437749-26-019483 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.44% (votes for as printed: 11,081,655). Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-04 | 0001437749-25-019408 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.23% (votes for as printed: 2,537,552). Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 28 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 29 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 405,000 + equity 394,436 + all other 0 = 799,436, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 799,436 |
| 30 | ePlus, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-24 | 0001140361-26-029593 | CEO total compensation as printed in ePlus's own proxy. As printed: 8,496,983. Filing ↗machine: span 894393–894402 |
| 31 | ScanSource, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-10-23 | 0001193125-25-248757 | CEO total compensation as printed in ScanSource's own proxy. As printed: 8,231,119. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c39 · span 771296–771305 |
| 32 | PC Connection, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001104659-26-036089 | CEO total compensation as printed in PC Connection's own proxy. As printed: 7,502,050. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Infinera, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2024-05-17 | 0001138639-24-000128 | CEO total compensation as printed in Infinera's own proxy. As printed: 6,663,648. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 746411–746420 |
| 34 | Aviat Networks, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-10-02 | 0001628280-26-064519 | CEO total compensation as printed in Aviat Networks's own proxy. As printed: 4,417,472. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 439883–439892 |
| 35 | Synchronoss Technologies, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-29 | 0001140361-25-016310 | CEO total compensation as printed in Synchronoss Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 3,842,280. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 973036–973045 |
| 36 | Climb Global Solutions (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001140361-26-016707 | CEO total compensation as printed in Climb Global Solutions's own proxy. As printed: 3,016,169. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 468755–468764 |
| 37 | PowerFleet, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-29 | 0001493152-26-035236 | CEO total compensation as printed in PowerFleet's own proxy. As printed: 2,134,829. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c26 · span 373462–373471 |
| 38 | Daktronics, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-28 | 0001628280-26-049957 | CEO total compensation as printed in Daktronics's own proxy. As printed: 1,098,324. Filing ↗machine: t84 · r2 · c22 · span 579742–579751 |
| 39 | Section 10a, Daktronics reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-049957 | Daktronics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
| 40 | Section 10a, PowerFleet reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001493152-26-035236 | PowerFleet's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
| 41 | Section 10a, Infinera reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001138639-24-000128 | Infinera's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
| 42 | Section 10a, Aviat Networks reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-064519 | Aviat Networks names Climb Global Solutions in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 43 | Section 10a, ScanSource reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-25-248757 | ScanSource's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
| 44 | Section 10a, PC Connection reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-036089 | PC Connection's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
| 45 | Section 10a, Synchronoss Technologies reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-25-016310 | Synchronoss Technologies's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Climb Global Solutions. Filing ↗ |
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