Fiscal year 2025 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.
Each company listed discloses KIDS 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 KIDS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | $550,000 | $0 | $2,445,200 | $0 | $322,281 | $0 | $14,000 | $3,331,481 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Fred Hite | 501,000 | 0 | 1,588,617 | 0 | 293,569 | 0 | 14,000 | 2,397,186 |
| Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Joseph Hauser | 413,000 | 0 | 1,308,399 | 0 | 239,463 | 0 | 14,000 | 1,974,862 |
| President of Trauma, Deformity and OPSB | ||||||||
| Gregory Odle | 368,000 | 0 | 972,427 | 0 | 143,757 | 0 | 14,000 | 1,498,184 |
| President of Scoliosis | ||||||||
| Daniel Gerritzen | 368,000 | 0 | 972,427 | 0 | 143,757 | 0 | 12,880 | 1,497,064 |
| Executive Vice President (Legal), General Counsel, and Secretary | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | $3,331,481 | — | — | — |
| Fred Hite | 2,397,186 | — | — | — |
| Joseph Hauser | 1,974,862 | — | — | — |
| Gregory Odle | 1,498,184 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Gerritzen | 1,497,064 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gerritzen | General Counsel and Secretary | 2026-05-13 | D | 2,479 | $0 | $0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Kelly Fischer | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jimmy D. McDonald | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Marie C. Infante | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| George S. M. Dyer | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Bryan W. Hughes | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Samuel D. Riccitelli | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Harald Ruf | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| David R. Bailey | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 119,140 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mark C. Throdahl | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| David R. Pelizzon | Director | 2026-06-09 | A | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | PSU | 2025-03-15 | — | 412,500 | — | 97,496 | $2,445,200 |
| Gregory Odle | PSU | 2025-03-15 | — | 184,000 | — | 38,773 | 972,427 |
| Fred Hite | PSU | 2025-03-15 | — | 375,750 | — | 63,342 | 1,588,617 |
| Joseph Hauser | PSU | 2025-03-15 | — | 306,498 | — | 52,169 | 1,308,399 |
| Daniel Gerritzen | PSU | 2025-03-15 | — | 184,000 | — | 38,773 | 972,427 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | $0 | $2,445,200 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Gregory Odle | 0 | 972,427 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fred Hite | 0 | 1,588,617 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Joseph Hauser | 0 | 1,308,399 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daniel Gerritzen | 0 | 972,427 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | RSU | 550,000 | — | $9,806,500 |
| Joseph Hauser | RSU | 306,498 | — | 5,464,859 |
| Gregory Odle | RSU | 184,000 | — | 3,280,720 |
| Joseph Hauser | RSU | 400,000 | — | 7,132,000 |
| David Bailey | RSU | 412,500 | — | 7,354,875 |
| Fred Hite | RSU | 501,000 | — | 8,932,830 |
| Daniel Gerritzen | RSU | 368,000 | — | 6,561,440 |
| Daniel Gerritzen | RSU | 184,000 | — | 3,280,720 |
| Gregory Odle | RSU | 368,000 | — | 6,561,440 |
| Joseph Hauser | RSU | 413,000 | — | 7,363,790 |
| Fred Hite | RSU | 375,750 | — | 6,699,622 |
We design our executive compensation program to align the attraction, motivation and retention of our NEOs with the goal of promoting the interests of our stockholders. In an effort to achieve this balance and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, we seek to ensure that a meaningful portion of our NEOs annual target total direct compensation opportunity is both at-risk and variable in nature.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 75% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | NFP Compensation Consulting |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 1,629,000 | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | —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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 32 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,331,481 |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan W. HughesIndependent · Audit (Chair) | $32,500 | $175,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $208,000 |
| Mark C. ThrodahlNot independent · Board Chair | 27,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203,000 |
| Marie C. InfanteIndependent · Corporate Governance (Chair) | 27,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203,000 |
| Terry SchlotterbackIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 26,250 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201,750 |
| Jimmy D. McDonaldIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | 23,750 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199,250 |
| George S. M. DyerIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance | 22,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198,000 |
| David R. PelizzonIndependent | 22,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198,000 |
| Harald RufIndependent | 22,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198,000 |
| Samuel D. RiccitelliIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Corporate Governance | 22,500 | 175,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198,000 |
| Kelly FischerIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Newly elected | — | 73,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,125 |
| David R. BaileyEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fred L. HiteEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $22,500 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $175,500 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 5,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $227,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,652,625 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,880,125 |
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 | Orthopediatrics | 2025 | David Bailey | $550,000 | $2,445,200 | $0 | $322,281 | $3,331,481 |
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.
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, David Bailey | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,331,481. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 363407–363416 |
| 2 | Section 01, Fred Hite | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,397,186. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c36 · span 370892–370901 |
| 3 | Section 01, Joseph Hauser | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,974,862. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c36 · span 393236–393245 |
| 4 | Section 01, Gregory Odle | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,498,184. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c36 · span 378321–378330 |
| 5 | Section 01, Daniel Gerritzen | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,497,064. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c36 · span 385794–385803 |
| 6 | Section 03, David Bailey PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t14 · r3 · c4 · span 404700–404709 |
| 7 | Section 03, Gregory Odle PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t14 · r5 · c5 · span 407558–407565 |
| 8 | Section 03, Fred Hite PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t14 · r4 · c5 · span 406142–406151 |
| 9 | Section 03, Joseph Hauser PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t14 · r7 · c5 · span 410391–410400 |
| 10 | Section 03, Daniel Gerritzen PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t14 · r6 · c5 · span 408976–408983 |
| 11 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 32 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 411648–411650 |
| 12 | Section 08, Bryan W. Hughes | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r4 · c12 · span 563303–563310 |
| 13 | Section 08, Mark C. Throdahl | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r11 · c12 · span 581286–581293 |
| 14 | Section 08, Marie C. Infante | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r5 · c12 · span 565872–565879 |
| 15 | Section 08, Terry Schlotterback | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 201,750. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r10 · c12 · span 578720–578727 |
| 16 | Section 08, Jimmy D. McDonald | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 199,250. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r6 · c12 · span 568442–568449 |
| 17 | Section 08, George S. M. Dyer | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r2 · c12 · span 558029–558036 |
| 18 | Section 08, David R. Pelizzon | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r7 · c12 · span 571012–571019 |
| 19 | Section 08, Harald Ruf | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r9 · c12 · span 576148–576155 |
| 20 | Section 08, Samuel D. Riccitelli | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r8 · c12 · span 573585–573592 |
| 21 | Section 08, Kelly Fischer | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,125. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r3 · c3 · span 559008–559014 |
| 22 | Section 08, David R. Bailey | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 08, Fred L. Hite | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 02, Daniel Gerritzen 2026-05-13 | Form 4 | 2026-05-14 | 0001425450-26-000038 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 02, Kelly Fischer 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000059 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 02, Jimmy D. McDonald 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000055 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 02, Marie C. Infante 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000054 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 02, George S. M. Dyer 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000052 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 02, Bryan W. Hughes 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000060 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 02, Samuel D. Riccitelli 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000058 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 02, Harald Ruf 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000057 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 02, David R. Bailey 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000056 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 02, Mark C. Throdahl 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000053 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-06-09 | Form 4 | 2026-06-10 | 0001425450-26-000061 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | 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 |
| 37 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 227,500 + equity 1,652,625 + all other 0 = 1,880,125, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,880,125 |
| 38 | Orthopediatrics (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001425450-26-000027 | CEO total compensation as printed in Orthopediatrics's own proxy. As printed: 3,331,481. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 363407–363416 |