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Ziff Davis (J2): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $11,767,948FY2025
CEO total pay was $11,767,948 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,000,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $10,078,078 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Shah | $1,000,000 | $0 | $10,078,078 | $0 | $656,000 | $0 | $33,870 | $11,767,948 |
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Bret Richter | 750,000 | 0 | 3,527,362 | 0 | 492,000 | 0 | 32,995 | 4,802,357 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Jeremy Rossen | 500,000 | 0 | 1,864,467 | 0 | 213,200 | 0 | 33,620 | 2,611,287 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Lori Tansley | 400,000 | 0 | 503,931 | 0 | 131,200 | 0 | 34,214 | 1,069,345 |
| Chief Accounting 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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Shah | $11,767,948 | — | — | — |
| Bret Richter | 4,802,357 | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Rossen | 2,611,287 | — | — | — |
| Lori Tansley | 1,069,345 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Rossen | RSU | 1,385 | — | $48,683 |
| Jeremy Rossen | PSU | 2,222 | — | 78,103 |
| Lori Tansley | RSU | 2,779 | — | 97,682 |
| Jeremy Rossen | RSU | 3,616 | — | 127,102 |
| Jeremy Rossen | PSU | 5,538 | — | 194,661 |
| Lori Tansley | RSU | 6,550 | — | 230,233 |
| Lori Tansley | PSU | 6,550 | — | 230,233 |
| Jeremy Rossen | RSU | 6,604 | — | 232,131 |
| Jeremy Rossen | PSU | 7,231 | — | 254,170 |
| Bret Richter | RSU | 7,391 | — | 259,794 |
| Jeremy Rossen | PSU | 8,421 | — | 295,998 |
| Bret Richter | PSU | 10,069 | — | 353,925 |
| Bret Richter | PSU | 14,782 | — | 519,587 |
| Bret Richter | RSU | 17,444 | — | 613,157 |
| Bret Richter | PSU | 22,242 | — | 781,806 |
| Jeremy Rossen | RSU | 24,234 | — | 851,825 |
| Jeremy Rossen | PSU | 24,234 | — | 851,825 |
| Vivek Shah | RSU | 27,197 | — | 955,975 |
| Bret Richter | RSU | 45,848 | — | 1,611,557 |
| Bret Richter | PSU | 45,848 | — | 1,611,557 |
| Vivek Shah | RSU | 47,349 | — | 1,664,317 |
| Vivek Shah | Option | 54,392 | 68.97 | — |
| Vivek Shah | PSU | 60,370 | — | 2,122,006 |
| Vivek Shah | RSU | 130,993 | — | 4,604,404 |
| Vivek Shah | PSU | 130,993 | — | 4,604,404 |
| Vivek Shah | PSU | 163,181 | — | 5,735,812 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $70,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $250,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Peer group, and who names Ziff Davis as a peer
Companies that benchmark against J2
No companies currently name J2 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 | Ziff Davis, Inc | 2025 | Vivek Shah | $1,000,000 | $10,078,078 | $0 | $656,000 | $11,767,948 |
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
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (5 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, Vivek Shah. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 52. As printed: 11,767,948. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Bret Richter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 52. As printed: 4,802,357. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jeremy Rossen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 52. As printed: 2,611,287. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Lori Tansley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 52. As printed: 1,069,345. View filing ↗
- Ziff Davis, Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Ziff Davis, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 11,767,948. View filing ↗