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Research Solutions (RSSS): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $640,989FY2025
- $555,921FY2026
CEO total pay was $555,921 in fiscal 2026, down from $640,989 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $433,124 · bonus $99,651 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton Cohen | $340,000 | $212,522 | $188,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,272 | $758,594 |
| Chief Revenue Officer | ||||||||
| Roy Olivier | 433,124 | 99,651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,146 | 555,921 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| David Kutil | 229,312 | 49,167 | 142,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,085 | 436,764 |
| Chief Financial Officer 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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton Cohen | $758,594 | $1,185,428 | — | ↓ −426,834 |
| Roy Olivier | 555,921 | 640,989 | — | ↓ −85,068 |
| David Kutil | 436,764 | 232,778 | — | ↑ +203,986 |
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 Company's executive compensation program reflects a variable pay-for-performance philosophy, utilizing several performance measures to align executive compensation with Company performance and generally seeking to incentivize long-term performance.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kutil | RSU | 3,125 | — | $6,938 |
| David Kutil | RSU | 20,000 | — | 52,200 |
| Sefton Cohen | RSU | 80,000 | — | 425,000 |
| David Kutil | RSU | 204,000 | — | 452,913 |
| Roy Olivier | RSU | 300,000 | — | 384,000 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2026.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $30,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Peer group, and who names Research Solutions as a peer
Companies that benchmark against RSSS
No companies currently name RSSS 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 | Research Solutions | 2026 | Roy Olivier | $433,124 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $555,921 |
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, Sefton Cohen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 758,594. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Roy Olivier. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 555,921. View filing ↗
- Section 01, David Kutil. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 436,764. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Research Solutions (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Research Solutions's own proxy. As printed: 555,921. View filing ↗