Companies United Parks & Resorts Inc.
United Parks & Resorts (SEAS): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,106,531FY2023
- $1,078,031FY2024
- $4,891,868FY2025
CEO total pay was $4,891,868 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,078,031 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $450,000 · bonus $33,750 · stock awards $4,134,963 · option awards $265,044
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Swanson | $450,000 | $33,750 | $4,134,963 | $265,044 | $0 | $0 | $8,111 | $4,891,868 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Byron Surrett | 250,000 | 5,000 | 1,277,361 | 55,200 | 0 | 0 | 7,618 | 1,595,179 |
| Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks | ||||||||
| Christopher Finazzo | 400,000 | 0 | 1,066,613 | 117,781 | 0 | 0 | 1,085 | 1,585,479 |
| Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Kyle Miller | 250,000 | 5,000 | 1,036,642 | 55,200 | 0 | 0 | 7,738 | 1,354,580 |
| Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks | ||||||||
| James Forrester | 285,000 | 9,120 | 545,570 | 62,945 | 0 | 0 | 7,810 | 910,445 |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
| James Mikolaichik | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 857 | 350,857 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Swanson | $4,891,868 | $1,078,031 | $1,106,531 | ↑ +3,813,837 |
| Byron Surrett | 1,595,179 | 1,000,396 | 948,345 | ↑ +594,783 |
| Christopher Finazzo | 1,585,479 | 5,347,252 | — | ↓ −3,761,773 |
| Kyle Miller | 1,354,580 | — | 944,464 | — |
| James Forrester | 910,445 | 905,635 | 823,600 | ↑ +4,810 |
| James Mikolaichik | 350,857 | 4,656,747 | — | ↓ −4,305,890 |
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 total rewards philosophy is designed to attract, retain, and motivate an outstanding executive team by providing performance-driven pay that balances short-term and long-term incentives. The program emphasizes competitive compensation opportunities and strong alignment with stockholders through a significant equity component, including performance-based annual bonuses and long-term equity awards.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | W.T. Haigh & Company |
| 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 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Forrester | Option | 402 | 53.18 | — |
| Byron Surrett | Option | 531 | 52.96 | — |
| Byron Surrett | Option | 549 | 56.92 | — |
| James Forrester | Option | 626 | 56.92 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 752 | 53.18 | — |
| James Forrester | Option | 933 | 34.33 | — |
| James Forrester | Option | 938 | 53.18 | — |
| James Forrester | Option | 1,062 | 52.96 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 1,171 | 56.92 | — |
| Byron Surrett | Option | 1,239 | 52.96 | — |
| James Forrester | PSU | 1,507 | — | 54,704 |
| James Forrester | Option | 1,540 | 64.94 | — |
| Byron Surrett | Option | 1,540 | 64.94 | — |
| Marc Swanson | Option | 1,692 | 53.18 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 1,747 | 34.33 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 1,755 | 53.18 | — |
| Byron Surrett | PSU | 1,909 | — | 69,297 |
| Kyle Miller | PSU | 1,909 | — | 69,297 |
| James Forrester | Option | 2,180 | 34.33 | — |
| James Forrester | Option | 2,478 | 52.96 | — |
| Marc Swanson | Option | 2,635 | 56.92 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | PSU | 2,820 | — | 102,366 |
| James Forrester | RSU | 3,769 | — | 136,815 |
| Marc Swanson | Option | 3,932 | 34.33 | — |
| Marc Swanson | Option | 3,949 | 53.18 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 4,078 | 34.33 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 4,532 | 52.96 | — |
| James Forrester | PSU | 5,276 | — | 191,519 |
| Byron Surrett | RSU | 5,635 | — | 204,551 |
| Kyle Miller | RSU | 5,635 | — | 204,551 |
| Marc Swanson | PSU | 6,346 | — | 230,360 |
| Christopher Finazzo | RSU | 7,956 | — | 288,803 |
| Marc Swanson | Option | 9,176 | 34.33 | — |
| Marc Swanson | RSU | 9,831 | — | 356,865 |
| Christopher Finazzo | Option | 10,575 | 52.96 | — |
| Christopher Finazzo | PSU | 10,776 | — | 391,169 |
| Marc Swanson | PSU | 16,177 | — | 587,225 |
| James Forrester | RSU | 21,867 | — | 793,772 |
| Christopher Finazzo | RSU | 89,125 | — | 3,235,238 |
| Marc Swanson | RSU | 100,527 | — | 3,649,130 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $110,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $250,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $3,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 35,000 / 30,000 / 30,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Peer group, and who names United Parks & Resorts as a peer
Companies that benchmark against SEAS
3 companies name SEAS as a compensation peer
Each company listed discloses SEAS 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 SEAS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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 | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | 2025 | Marc Swanson | $450,000 | $4,134,963 | $265,044 | $0 | $4,891,868 |
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 (8 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, Marc Swanson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 4,891,868. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Byron Surrett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 1,595,179. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Christopher Finazzo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 1,585,479. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kyle Miller. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 1,354,580. View filing ↗
- Section 01, James Forrester. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 910,445. View filing ↗
- Section 01, James Mikolaichik. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 40. As printed: 350,857. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- United Parks & Resorts Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in United Parks & Resorts Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,891,868. View filing ↗