Companies Kustom Entertainment, Inc
Kustom Entertainment (KUST): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $161,660FY2024
- $421,542FY2025
CEO total pay was $421,542 in fiscal 2025, up from $161,660 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $256,216 · bonus $150,000 · stock awards $0 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Ross | $256,216 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,326 | $421,542 |
| Chairman, CEO and President | ||||||||
| Peng Han | 259,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,567 | 267,952 |
| COO | ||||||||
| Thomas Heckman | 125,646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,122 | 128,768 |
| CFO, Treasurer 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.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Ross | $421,542 | $161,660 | — | ↑ +259,882 |
| Peng Han | 267,952 | 150,541 | — | ↑ +117,411 |
| Thomas Heckman | 128,768 | 54,808 | — | ↑ +73,960 |
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 executive compensation plan is based on attracting and retaining qualified professionals who possess the skills and leadership necessary to enable the Company to achieve earnings and profitability growth to satisfy its stockholders. The Company creates incentives for executives to achieve both corporate and individual performance objectives using performance-based compensation programs, considering all forms of the compensation package in total.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | false |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy C. RichieIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Governance (Chair) | $157,000 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $157,000 |
| D. Duke DaughteryIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 105,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 105,000 |
| Charles M. AndersonIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 54,167 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54,167 |
| Stanton E. RossEmployee director · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $316,167 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $316,167 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Kustom Entertainment as a peer
Companies that benchmark against KUST
No companies currently name KUST 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 | Kustom Entertainment, Inc | 2025 | Stanton Ross | $256,216 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $421,542 |
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 (10 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, Stanton Ross. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 421,542. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Peng Han. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 267,952. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Thomas Heckman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 128,768. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Leroy C. Richie. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 157,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, D. Duke Daughtery. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 105,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Charles M. Anderson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 54,167. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stanton E. Ross. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 316,167 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 316,167, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Kustom Entertainment, Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Kustom Entertainment, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 421,542. View filing ↗