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NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 15 peer CEOs
CEO pay, last three years
- $7,277,656FY2024
- $2,623,617FY2025
CEO total pay was $2,623,617 in fiscal 2025, down from $7,277,656 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $1,000,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
James Peck · CEOMichael Burwell · CFOShaun Zitting · Chief Human Resources OfficerSteen Lomholt-Thomsen · CCOTracey Massey · COOCharlotte Simonelli · Independent DirectorChristopher Egan · DirectorChristopher Pike · Independent DirectorDavid Rawlinson · Independent DirectorElizabeth Lempres · Independent DirectorGabriela Weiss · DirectorJulien Lo · DirectorRacquel Harris Mason · Independent DirectorSamuel Allen Hamood · Independent Director
Frequently asked questions
Who was the highest-paid executive at NIQ Global Intelligence in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Tracey Massey (Former Chief Operating Officer) was the highest-paid executive at NIQ Global Intelligence in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $12,013,006.
How does NIQ Global Intelligence's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, James Peck's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of NIQ Global Intelligence's disclosed peer group.
What is NIQ Global Intelligence's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, NIQ Global Intelligence's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 100:1.
How did shareholders vote on NIQ Global Intelligence's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.79% of shareholders supported NIQ Global Intelligence's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does NIQ Global Intelligence spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, NIQ Global Intelligence reported total board compensation of $1,398,068 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.
Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Massey | $1,000,000 | $0 | $10,012,374 | $0 | $957,000 | $0 | $43,632 | $12,013,006 |
| Former Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Burwell | 690,385 | 600,000 | 7,000,007 | 0 | 609,000 | 0 | 36,217 | 8,935,608 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | 514,975 | 0 | 3,551,502 | 0 | 448,028 | 0 | 151,263 | 4,665,768 |
| Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Shaun Zitting | 465,000 | 0 | 1,854,690 | 0 | 404,550 | 0 | 38,500 | 2,762,739 |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | ||||||||
| James Peck | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,522,500 | 0 | 101,117 | 2,623,617 |
| Chief Executive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Massey | $12,013,006 | $2,067,232 | — | ↑ +9,945,774 |
| Michael Burwell | 8,935,608 | 1,491,910 | — | ↑ +7,443,698 |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | 4,665,768 | — | — | — |
| Shaun Zitting | 2,762,739 | 1,069,234 | — | ↑ +1,693,505 |
| James Peck | 2,623,617 | 7,277,656 | — | ↓ −4,654,039 |
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
Our executive compensation programs are intended to align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders by rewarding performance and driving long-term value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | — |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Burwell | RSU | 2025-08-20 | — | — | 405,093 | — | $7,000,007 |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | RSU | 2025-08-20 | — | — | 202,546 | — | 3,499,995 |
| Shaun Zitting | RSU | 2025-08-20 | — | — | 32,407 | — | 559,993 |
| Tracey Massey | RSU | 2025-08-20 | — | — | 254,630 | — | 4,400,006 |
| Tracey Massey | PSU | 2025-05-21 | — | 173,701 | 130,258 | — | 5,612,367 |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | PSU | 2025-02-06 | — | 1,498 | 1,126 | — | 51,507 |
| Shaun Zitting | PSU | 2025-05-21 | — | 40,047 | 30,070 | — | 1,294,697 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Burwell | $7,000,007 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | 3,499,995 | 51,507 | 0 | 1.5% |
| Shaun Zitting | 559,993 | 1,294,697 | 0 | 69.8% |
| Tracey Massey | 4,400,006 | 5,612,367 | 0 | 56.1% |
% 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
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | RSU | 1,967 | — | $32,436 |
| Shaun Zitting | RSU | 32,407 | — | 534,391 |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | RSU | 43,701 | — | 720,629 |
| Shaun Zitting | RSU | 70,117 | — | 1,156,229 |
| Shaun Zitting | RSU | 145,072 | — | 2,392,237 |
| Steen Lomholt-Thomsen | RSU | 202,546 | — | 3,339,984 |
| Tracey Massey | RSU | 245,844 | — | 4,053,968 |
| Tracey Massey | RSU | 254,630 | — | 4,198,849 |
| Tracey Massey | RSU | 303,959 | — | 5,012,284 |
| James Peck | PSU | 306,169 | — | 5,048,727 |
| Michael Burwell | RSU | 331,919 | — | 5,473,344 |
| Michael Burwell | RSU | 405,093 | — | 6,679,984 |
| James Peck | PSU | 5,216,845 | — | 86,025,774 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Allen HamoodIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | $90,125 | $461,066 | — | — | $0 | $551,191 |
| Elizabeth LempresIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 123,913 | 329,996 | — | — | 0 | 453,909 |
| Charlotte SimonelliIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 146,603 | 0 | — | — | 3,968 | 150,571 |
| David RawlinsonIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 121,141 | 0 | — | — | 3,294 | 124,435 |
| Racquel Harris MasonIndependent · Audit | 117,962 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 117,962 |
| Gabriela WeissNot independent · Compensation | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| James PeckEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Julien LoNot independent · Compensation | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher PikeIndependent · Audit | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher EganNot independent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $90,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 25,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $450,000 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $599,744 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $791,062 |
| All other compensation | $7,262 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,398,068 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names NIQ Global Intelligence as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NIQ
No companies currently name NIQ as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.KBR KBR, Inc.FCN FTI Consulting, Inc. Thomson Reuters CorporationBR Broadridge Financial Solution, Inc.FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc.DUN Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.GPN Global Payments Inc.MSCI MSCI Inc.TRU TransUnionEFX Equifax Inc.MORN Morningstar, Inc.CSX CoStar Group, Inc.RELX RELX PlcIT Gartner, Inc.
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 | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 2026 | Sanoke Viswanathan | $980,769 | $22,708,861 | $22,000,063 | $3,235,290 | $62,046,674 |
| 2 | Msci Inc. | 2025 | Henry A. Fernandez | 1,000,000 | 4,380,024 | 25,220,304 | 1,346,950 | 33,320,590 |
| 3 | Equifax Inc. | 2025 | Mark Begor | 1,500,000 | 14,993,110 | 3,420,130 | 2,737,634 | 23,420,134 |
| 4 | Global Payments Inc. | 2025 | Cameron Bready | 1,050,000 | 12,129,964 | 4,002,022 | 2,903,553 | 20,307,392 |
| 5 | Gartner, Inc. | 2025 | Eugene Hall | 985,185 | 11,619,477 | 4,979,932 | 1,483,655 | 19,226,580 |
| 6 | Broadridge Financial Solution, Inc. | 2026 | Timothy Gokey | 1,109,245 | 6,737,573 | 7,905,295 | 1,933,465 | 19,130,826 |
| 7 | TransUnion | 2025 | Christopher Cartwright | 1,058,250 | 12,665,149 | 0 | 2,852,447 | 16,731,398 |
| 8 | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 2025 | Lee Shavel | 1,000,000 | 8,800,086 | 2,199,881 | 1,500,000 | 13,540,847 |
| 9 | CoStar Group, Inc. | 2025 | Stephen Angel | 386,364 | 5,385,342 | 5,248,065 | 513,863 | 11,711,612 |
| 10 | KBR, Inc. | 2025 | Stuart Bradie | 1,310,308 | 4,879,034 | 0 | 5,227,132 | 11,614,552 |
| 11 | FTI Consulting, Inc. | 2025 | Steven Gunby | 1,000,000 | 7,450,943 | 0 | 1,805,152 | 10,273,735 |
| 12 | Morningstar, Inc. | 2025 | Kunal Kapoor | 650,000 | 6,251,743 | 0 | 2,150,577 | 9,070,695 |
| 13 | NIQ Global Intelligence | 2025 | James Peck | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,522,500 | 2,623,617 |
| — | Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Relx Plc | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIQ Global Intelligence | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian |
| Broadridge Financial Solution, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · Options 50 | No | FW Cook |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | 76% | PSU 60 · Option 20 · RSU 20 | No | Pay Governance, LLC |
| Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Equifax Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25 | Yes — TSR | FW Cook |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | not disclosed | Option 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| FTI Consulting, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer |
| Gartner, Inc. | 119.6% | PSU 70 · Options 30 | No | Exequity |
| Global Payments Inc. | 138.3% | PSU 50 · Option 25 · Restricted Stock 25 | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook |
| KBR, Inc. | 113.1% | PSU 66 · RSU 33 | Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Morningstar, Inc. | 111.4% | MSU 75 · RSU 25 | No | Pay Governance LLC |
| Msci Inc. | 96.21% | not disclosed | Yes — Absolute TSR CAGR | Semler Brossy |
| Relx Plc | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| TransUnion | 154.0% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | FW Cook |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20 | Yes — Relative TSR versus S&P 500 Index constituents | FW Cook |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-21 | 253,515,628 | 3,094,187 | 83,174 | 98.79% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-21 | 98.79%a |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3—Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (Ordinary Resolution) The affirmative vote of the holders of ordinary shares representing a majority of the votes cast on the matter is required to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026. || Abstentions: Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal No.”.
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) | 100 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $2,623,617 |
| Median employee compensation | $26,305 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (40 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, Tracey Massey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 12,013,006. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Burwell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 8,935,608. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Steen Lomholt-Thomsen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 4,665,768. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Shaun Zitting. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 2,762,739. View filing ↗
- Section 01, James Peck. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 32. As printed: 2,623,617. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Burwell RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Steen Lomholt-Thomsen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Shaun Zitting RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Tracey Massey RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Tracey Massey PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Steen Lomholt-Thomsen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Shaun Zitting PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 100 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Samuel Allen Hamood. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 551,191. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Elizabeth Lempres. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 453,909. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Charlotte Simonelli. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,571. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Rawlinson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 124,435. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Racquel Harris Mason. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 117,962. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gabriela Weiss. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James Peck. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Julien Lo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Christopher Pike. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Christopher Egan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.79% (votes for as printed: 253,515,628). 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 599,744 + equity 791,062 + all other 7,262 = 1,398,068, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- FactSet Research Systems Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-26. CEO total compensation as printed in FactSet Research Systems Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 62,046,674. View filing ↗
- Msci Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Msci Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 33,320,590. View filing ↗
- Equifax Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Equifax Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 23,420,134. View filing ↗
- Global Payments Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Global Payments Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 20,307,392. View filing ↗
- Gartner, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Gartner, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,226,580. View filing ↗
- Broadridge Financial Solution, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Broadridge Financial Solution, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,130,826. View filing ↗
- TransUnion, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in TransUnion's own proxy. As printed: 16,731,398. View filing ↗
- Verisk Analytics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Verisk Analytics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,540,847. View filing ↗
- CoStar Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-30. CEO total compensation as printed in CoStar Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,711,612. View filing ↗
- KBR, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-30. CEO total compensation as printed in KBR, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,614,552. View filing ↗
- FTI Consulting, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in FTI Consulting, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,273,735. View filing ↗
- Morningstar, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Morningstar, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,070,695. View filing ↗
- NIQ Global Intelligence (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in NIQ Global Intelligence's own proxy. As printed: 2,623,617. View filing ↗