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 MHH 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 MHH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirav Patel | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,197,450 | $616,932 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $8,814,382 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kannan Sugantharaman | 184,992 | 0 | 0 | 584,700 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 869,692 |
| Chief Financial & Operations Officer | ||||||||
| John Cronin, Jr. | 190,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,000 | 0 | 457,360 | 724,745 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirav Patel | $8,814,382 | — | — | — |
| Kannan Sugantharaman | 869,692 | — | — | — |
| John Cronin, Jr. | 724,745 | — | 450,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-09 | A | 4,000 | $6 | $24,200 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-09 | A | 2,000 | 6 | 12,380 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-15 | A | 3,000 | 7 | 20,520 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-27 | A | 1,000 | 7 | 7,040 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | OPTION | 2025-04-14 | — | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | $344,625 |
| Nirav Patel | OPTION | 2025-01-06 | — | 351,179 | 351,179 | — | 2,916,543 |
| Nirav Patel | OPTION | 2025-01-06 | — | 351,179 | 351,179 | — | 2,280,908 |
| Kannan Sugantharaman | OPTION | 2025-04-14 | — | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | 240,075 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | $0 | $0 | $584,700 | 0.0% |
| Nirav Patel | 0 | 0 | 5,197,451 | 0.0% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | Option | 75,000 | 7.6 | — |
| Nirav Patel | Option | 351,179 | 15.41 | — |
The compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain high-quality executives by providing total compensation that is performance-based and competitive with the markets and industries in which the Company competes for talent. A core objective is to emphasize pay-for-performance by linking compensation levels to shareholder value creation and targeting key financial and operational objectives.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | NaN% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| Clawback policy | The Company has adopted a Claw Back Policy effective December 1, 2023, requiring the recovery of incentive-based compensation in the event of an accounting restatement. The clawback period is the three completed fiscal years preceding the restatement date. The policy complies with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 811 of the NYSE American Company Guide. |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-13 | 9,313,024 | 782,645 | 5,837 | 92.25% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 10,018,858 | 7,209 | 1,768 | 99.93% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 9,613,422 | 509,276 | 3,421 | 94.97% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-10 | 9,671,666 | 427,293 | 3,494 | 95.77% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-11 | 9,887,796 | 20,845 | 4,144 | 99.79% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-12 | 9,628,434 | 147,056 | 43,020 | 98.5% | 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 | 2026-05-13 | 92.25%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 99.93%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 94.97%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “abstain from voting on this 14 Table of Contents matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
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) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John AusuraIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Departed during FY | $79,500 | $65,000 | — | $0 | $110,082 | $254,582 |
| Brenda GalileeIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Departed during FY | 75,000 | 65,000 | — | 0 | 105,763 | 245,763 |
| Vladimir RakIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 72,500 | 65,000 | — | 0 | 0 | 137,500 |
| Arun NayarIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected | 31,250 | 32,500 | — | 0 | 0 | 63,750 |
| Srinivas KandulaIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected | 31,250 | 32,500 | — | 0 | 0 | 63,750 |
| Bonnie K. SmithIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election | 31,250 | 32,500 | — | 0 | 0 | 63,750 |
| Gerhard WatzingerIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 32,500 | 0 | — | 0 | 14,948 | 47,448 |
| Nirav PatelEmployee director · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ashok TrivediNot independent | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek GuptaEmployee director · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil WadhwaniNot independent | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $75,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 10,000 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $353,250 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $292,500 |
| All other compensation | $230,793 |
| Total cost of the board | $876,543 |
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 | Mastech Digital | 2025 | Nirav Patel | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,197,450 | $616,932 | $8,814,382 |
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, Nirav Patel | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 8,814,382. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c22 · span 656887–656896 |
| 2 | Section 01, Kannan Sugantharaman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 869,692. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r5 · c22 · span 678538–678545 |
| 3 | Section 01, John Cronin, Jr. | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 724,745. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r11 · c22 · span 725885–725892 |
| 4 | Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r7 · c17 · span 799310–799317 |
| 5 | Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r4 · c17 · span 780683–780692 |
| 6 | Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r3 · c17 · span 773958–773967 |
| 7 | Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r6 · c17 · span 792590–792597 |
| 8 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-18 | 0001193125-26-112845 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, John Ausura | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,582. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r2 · c19 · span 430829–430836 |
| 10 | Section 08, Brenda Galilee | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,763. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r3 · c19 · span 432169–432176 |
| 11 | Section 08, Vladimir Rak | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,500. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r5 · c19 · span 434958–434965 |
| 12 | Section 08, Arun Nayar | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r6 · c19 · span 436361–436367 |
| 13 | Section 08, Srinivas Kandula | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r7 · c19 · span 437745–437751 |
| 14 | Section 08, Bonnie K. Smith | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r8 · c19 · span 439153–439159 |
| 15 | Section 08, Gerhard Watzinger | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 47,448. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r4 · c19 · span 433582–433588 |
| 16 | Section 08, Nirav Patel | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 08, Ashok Trivedi | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, Vivek Gupta | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 08, Sunil Wadhwani | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001193125-25-076408 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-09 | Form 4 | 2026-04-13 | 0001193125-26-152107 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-09 | Form 4 | 2026-04-13 | 0001193125-26-152107 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-15 | Form 4 | 2026-04-16 | 0001193125-26-159445 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-27 | Form 4 | 2026-04-27 | 0001193125-26-182516 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-18 | 0001193125-26-228451 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.25% (votes for as printed: 9,313,024). Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-19 | 0001193125-25-122458 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.93% (votes for as printed: 10,018,858). Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-05-16 | 0001193125-24-140691 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.97% (votes for as printed: 9,613,422). Filing ↗ |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 353,250 + equity 292,500 + all other 230,793 = 876,543, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 876,543 |
| 29 | Mastech Digital (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mastech Digital's own proxy. As printed: 8,814,382. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c22 · span 656887–656896 |