CEO Hervé Sedky was paid $2,669,073 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 136.1% from fiscal year 2024, the 14th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-149591 ↗): 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.
$3,476,000 Issa Jouaneh total, FY2025 President, Connections — highest-paid officer; CEO Hervé Sedky: $2,669,073 | 14th CEO (Hervé Sedky) pay percentile vs peers | 54:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 99.77% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issa Jouaneh | $448,952 | $297,533 | $1,075,522 | $1,406,563 | $236,250 | $0 | $11,180 | $3,476,000 |
| President, Connections | ||||||||
| Hervé Sedky | 650,000 | 472,500 | 1,171,123 | 0 | 367,500 | 0 | 7,950 | 2,669,073 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| David Doft | 480,000 | 351,000 | 869,980 | 0 | 273,000 | 0 | 7,950 | 1,981,930 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issa Jouaneh | $3,476,000 | $716,934 | $751,730 | ↑ +2,759,066 |
| Hervé Sedky | 2,669,073 | 1,130,450 | 6,224,816 | ↑ +1,538,623 |
| David Doft | 1,981,930 | 1,038,950 | 4,478,335 | ↑ +942,980 |
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 EEX 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 EEX in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Doft | CFO | $1,981,930 |
| Hervé Sedky | CEO | $2,669,073 |
| Issa Jouaneh | President | $3,476,000 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Munk | Independent Director | — |
| Kosty Gilis | Independent Director | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 600,000 | 4.13 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 90,000 | 3.81 | — |
| Hervé Sedky | Option | 210,000 | 6 | — |
| David Doft | Option | 147,000 | 6 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 30,000 | 8 | — |
| Hervé Sedky | Option | 2,008,002 | 3.81 | — |
| Hervé Sedky | Option | 210,000 | 8 | — |
| Hervé Sedky | RSU | 283,565 | — | 1,267,536 |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 30,000 | 3.7 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | RSU | 260,417 | — | 1,164,064 |
| David Doft | RSU | 17,940 | — | 80,192 |
| David Doft | RSU | 210,649 | — | 941,601 |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 15,000 | 5.75 | — |
| David Doft | RSU | 156,600 | — | 700,000 |
| Hervé Sedky | RSU | 67,529 | — | 301,853 |
| Hervé Sedky | Option | 246,076 | 5.26 | — |
| David Doft | Option | 147,000 | 8 | — |
| David Doft | Option | 174,987 | 5.26 | — |
| David Doft | Option | 1,366,270 | 3.81 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 15,000 | 6 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 15,000 | 8 | — |
| Issa Jouaneh | Option | 30,000 | 6 | — |
The Company's compensation program is designed to attract and retain quality executive officers by setting base salaries competitive with the market and utilizing equity awards to encourage stockholder value creation and retention, operating similarly to a privately-owned company with larger awards issued every few years rather than annually.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-21 | 189,521,520 | 437,532 | 11,451 | 99.77% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-17 | 122,939,879 | 578,667 | 9,326 | 99.53% | 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 | 2026-05-21 | 99.77%a |
| 2023 | 2023-05-17 | 99.53%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of this non-binding advisory vote, any shares not voted (whether by abstention, broker non-vote, or otherwise) will not be counted as a vote cast and will have no impact on the result of the vote, although abstentions will count toward the presence of a quorum.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of this non-binding advisory vote, any shares not voted (whether by abstention, broker non-vote, or otherwise) will not be counted as a vote cast and will have no impact on the result of the vote, although abstentions will count toward the presence of a quorum.”.
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) | 54 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $6,224,816 |
| Median employee compensation | $115,517 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael AliceaIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) | $100,000 | $100,000 | — | — | — | $200,000 |
| Lisa KlingerIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) | 100,000 | 100,000 | — | — | — | 200,000 |
| Todd HyattIndependent · Audit Committee | 85,000 | 100,000 | — | — | — | 185,000 |
| Lynda ClarizioIndependent · Compensation Committee | 82,500 | 100,000 | — | — | — | 182,500 |
| Emmanuelle SkalaIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) | 82,500 | 100,000 | — | — | — | 182,500 |
| David LevinIndependent | 75,000 | 100,000 | — | — | — | 175,000 |
| Kosty GilisIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Anthony MunkIndependent | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $100,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $4 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $525,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $600,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,125,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Emerald Holding | 2025 | Hervé Sedky | $650,000 | $1,171,123 | $0 | $367,500 | $2,669,073 |
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.
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.
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| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Issa Jouaneh | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 27. As printed: 3,476,000. View filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Hervé Sedky | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 27. As printed: 2,669,073. View filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, David Doft | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 27. As printed: 1,981,930. View filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2024-04-11 | 0000950170-24-043685 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 54 : 1. View filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 08, Michael Alicea | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. View filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Lisa Klinger | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. View filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Todd Hyatt | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,000. View filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Lynda Clarizio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,500. View filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Emmanuelle Skala | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,500. View filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, David Levin | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 175,000. View filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Kosty Gilis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Anthony Munk | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-26 | 0001193125-26-239223 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.77% (votes for as printed: 189,521,520). View filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-05-19 | 0000950170-23-023154 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.53% (votes for as printed: 122,939,879). View filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer. |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 525,000 + equity 600,000 + all other 0 = 1,125,000, summed across the director compensation table rows. |
| 17 | Emerald Holding (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149591 | CEO total compensation as printed in Emerald Holding's own proxy. As printed: 2,669,073. View filing ↗ |