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Hackett (HCKT): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$1,628,438CEO Ted A. Fernandez · source
Say-on-pay support96.75%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Against its disclosed peer group
CEO pay ratio21:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,375,670FY2023
  • $15,933,536FY2024
  • $1,628,438FY2025

CEO total pay was $1,628,438 in fiscal 2025, down from $15,933,536 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $900,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $334,688 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Hackett Group, Inc in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Ted A. Fernandez (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Hackett Group, Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,628,438.
How does Hackett Group, Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Ted A. Fernandez's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Hackett Group, Inc's disclosed peer group.
What is Hackett Group, Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Hackett Group, Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 21:1.
How did shareholders vote on Hackett Group, Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.75% of shareholders supported Hackett Group, Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Hackett Group, Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Hackett Group, Inc reported total board compensation of $740,000 for fiscal 2025.

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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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Ted A. Fernandez$900,000$0$334,688$0$393,750—$0$1,628,438
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
David N. Dungan630,0000175,7110220,500—01,026,211
Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer
Robert A. Ramirez400,0000120,000087,500—0607,500
Executive Vice President Finance 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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Ted A. Fernandez$1,628,438$15,933,536$2,375,670↓ −14,305,098
David N. Dungan1,026,2118,558,1201,399,550↓ −7,531,909
Robert A. Ramirez607,5001,958,494760,840↓ −1,350,994

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

The Company adopts a 'pay-for-performance' compensation program that links a substantial portion of compensation to the achievement of financial and operational objectives, specifically annual adjusted diluted net earnings per share targets. The program rewards the achievement of these targets with cash bonuses and performance-based restricted stock units that vest over a minimum three-year period to align executive interests with long-term shareholder value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPayGovernance
Clawback policyIn 2024, the Company adopted a Compensation Recoupment Policy that complies with SEC and Nasdaq rules requiring the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation in the three-year period prior to a restatement.
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Ted A. FernandezRSU2026-02-12——23,275—$334,688
David N. DunganRSU2026-02-12——12,219—175,711
Robert A. RamirezRSU2025-02-14——3,824—120,000

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Ted A. Fernandez$334,688$0$00.0%
David N. Dungan175,711000.0%
Robert A. Ramirez120,000000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Robert A. RamirezRSU64,201—$323,534
David N. DunganRSU344,664—1,383,002
Ted A. FernandezRSU656,502—2,634,283
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
John R. HarrisIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance$40,000$108,000$0$0$0$148,000
Maria A. BofillIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance40,000108,000000148,000
Alan T.G. WixIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)40,000108,000000148,000
Robert A. RiveroIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance40,000108,000000148,000
Richard N. HamlinIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance40,000108,000000148,000
Ted A. FernandezEmployee director · Board Chair000—00
David N. DunganEmployee director000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$108,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guidelineOutside Board members are subject to stock ownership guidelines. See "Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee" on page 8 of this proxy statement.

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$200,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$540,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$740,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Hackett as a peer

Companies that benchmark against HCKT

6 companies name HCKT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses HCKT 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 HCKT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Hackett Group, Inc2025Ted A. Fernandez$900,000$334,688$0$393,750$1,628,438

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-04-3019,620,465402,991255,72596.75%Passed
20252025-05-0110,153,56512,853,32741,65544.05%Failed
20242024-05-0222,671,861260,61615,37598.8%Passed
20232023-05-0421,682,377591,486155,55696.67%Passed
20222022-05-0525,829,500680,31216,23497.37%Passed
20212021-05-0623,860,367562,669257,14796.68%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.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-04-3096.75%a
20252025-05-0144.05%b
20242024-05-0298.8%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining the shares present or represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote "against" Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining the shares present or represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote "against" Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining the shares present or represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote "against" Proposals 2, 3 and 4.”.

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.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)21 : 1
CEO total compensation$1,628,438
Median employee compensation$77,000
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (21 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, Ted A. Fernandez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 1,628,438. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, David N. Dungan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 1,026,211. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Robert A. Ramirez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 607,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ted A. Fernandez RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David N. Dungan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert A. Ramirez RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 21 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, John R. Harris. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Maria A. Bofill. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Alan T.G. Wix. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert A. Rivero. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Richard N. Hamlin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ted A. Fernandez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David N. Dungan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.75% (votes for as printed: 19,620,465). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 44.05% (votes for as printed: 10,153,565). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.8% (votes for as printed: 22,671,861). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • 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).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 200,000 + equity 540,000 + all other 0 = 740,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Hackett Group, Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Hackett Group, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 1,628,438. View filing ↗
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