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 STGW 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 STGW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Penn | $1,260,000 | $0 | $5,563,730 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $398,241 | $7,221,971 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||||||
| Jay Leveton | 800,000 | 0 | 1,540,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,624 | 2,364,698 |
| President | ||||||||
| Frank Lanuto | 650,000 | 205,000 | 1,208,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31,339 | 2,095,055 |
| Executive Vice President, Finance | ||||||||
| Ryan Greene | 625,000 | 205,000 | 470,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,515 | 1,324,307 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | 343,655 | 87,819 | 251,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500,012 | 1,182,598 |
| Former Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
| Peter McElligott | 437,500 | 100,000 | 243,264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24,624 | 805,388 |
| General Counsel | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Penn | $7,221,971 | $7,261,550 | $8,419,102 | −39,579 |
| Jay Leveton | 2,364,698 | 2,360,781 | 2,390,966 | +3,917 |
| Frank Lanuto | 2,095,055 | 2,055,076 | 2,134,778 | +39,979 |
| Ryan Greene | 1,324,307 | 1,291,351 | 1,394,207 | +32,956 |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | 1,182,598 | 829,388 | 988,248 | +353,210 |
| Peter McElligott | 805,388 | 738,694 | 1,005,501 | +66,694 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley J. Gross | Director | 2026-05-04 | D | 2,163,790 | $6 | $13,073,619 | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| Mark Jeffery Penn | Director | 2026-05-13 | A | 20,000 | 6 | 117,600 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Charlene Barshefsky | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Wade Oosterman | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eli Samaha | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Desirée Rogers | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Irwin D. Simon | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Rodney Slater | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brandt Vaughan | Director | 2026-06-11 | A | 22,970 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brandt Vaughan | Director | 2026-07-01 | A | 2,355 | 7 | 17,498 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eli Samaha | Director | 2026-07-01 | A | 2,691 | 7 | 19,994 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lanuto | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 120,500 | 150,626 | — | 180,751 | $930,869 |
| Peter McElligott | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 16,870 | — | 104,257 |
| Mark Penn | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 566,837 | 708,547 | — | 850,256 | 4,378,820 |
| Jay Leveton | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 128,534 | 160,668 | — | 192,801 | 992,928 |
| Ryan Greene | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 44,344 | 55,430 | — | 66,516 | 342,557 |
| Peter McElligott | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 17,994 | 22,493 | — | 26,991 | 139,007 |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | PSU | 2025-03-07 | 21,368 | 26,711 | — | 32,053 | 165,074 |
| Jay Leveton | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 88,535 | — | 547,146 |
| Frank Lanuto | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 44,959 | — | 277,847 |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 13,922 | — | 86,038 |
| Ryan Greene | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 20,750 | — | 128,235 |
| Mark Penn | RSU | 2025-03-07 | — | — | 191,733 | — | 1,184,910 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lanuto | $277,847 | $930,869 | $0 | 77.0% |
| Peter McElligott | 104,257 | 139,007 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Mark Penn | 1,184,910 | 4,378,820 | 0 | 78.7% |
| Jay Leveton | 547,146 | 992,928 | 0 | 64.5% |
| Ryan Greene | 128,235 | 342,557 | 0 | 72.8% |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | 86,038 | 165,074 | 0 | 65.7% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McElligott | RSU | 16,870 | — | $82,494 |
| Mark Penn | SAR | 1,500,000 | 8.27 | — |
| Frank Lanuto | RSU | 44,959 | — | 218,850 |
| Jay Leveton | PSU | 476,078 | — | 2,328,021 |
| Frank Lanuto | PSU | 459,098 | — | 2,244,989 |
| Jay Leveton | RSU | 88,535 | — | 432,936 |
| Peter McElligott | PSU | 68,558 | — | 335,249 |
| Ryan Greene | RSU | 20,750 | — | 101,468 |
| Mark Penn | RSU | 191,733 | — | 937,574 |
| Mark Penn | SAR | 75,000 | 6.79 | — |
| Vincenzo DiMaggio | PSU | 50,713 | — | 247,987 |
| Mark Penn | PSU | 2,159,601 | — | 10,560,449 |
| Ryan Greene | PSU | 168,947 | — | 826,151 |
Aligning pay with financial performance as a meaningful component of total compensation; Providing total compensation capable of attracting, motivating and retaining executives of outstanding talent; Focusing our executives on achieving key objectives critical to implementing the Company's business strategy and achieving financial performance goals; and Safeguarding the Company's business interests, including protection from adverse activities by executives.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | None |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-11 | 213,503,614 | 3,763,867 | 291,216 | 98.14% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-12 | 244,013,294 | 4,843,070 | 196,277 | 97.98% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 237,415,785 | 1,245,622 | 276,953 | 99.36% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-14 | 266,035,944 | 494,320 | 391,413 | 99.67% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-14 | 269,754,664 | 6,961,521 | 140,414 | 97.43% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-06-07 | 42,399,152 | 1,928,926 | 0 | 95.65% | 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 | 2026-06-11 | 98.14%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-12 | 97.98%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 99.36%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on this proposal and will have the same effect as negative votes.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on this proposal and will have the same effect as negative votes.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on this proposal and will have the same effect as negative votes.”.
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) | 56 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $7,221,971 |
| Median employee compensation | $129,770 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin D. SimonIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Human Resources and Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $155,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $305,000 |
| Wade OostermanIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 100,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 |
| Desirée RogersIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 95,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245,000 |
| Rodney SlaterIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 90,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240,000 |
| Eli SamahaIndependent · Audit | 80,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230,000 |
| Charlene BarshefskyIndependent · Audit | 80,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230,000 |
| Brandt VaughanIndependent | 70,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,000 |
| Bradley J. GrossIndependent · Human Resources and Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark J. PennEmployee director · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $150,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 10,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $670,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,050,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,720,000 |
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 | Stagwell | 2025 | Mark Penn | $1,260,000 | $5,563,730 | $0 | $0 | $7,221,971 |
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, Mark Penn | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 7,221,971. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 348255–348264 |
| 2 | Section 01, Jay Leveton | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 2,364,698. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c41 · span 360288–360297 |
| 3 | Section 01, Frank Lanuto | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 2,095,055. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c41 · span 384346–384355 |
| 4 | Section 01, Ryan Greene | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 1,324,307. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c41 · span 372302–372311 |
| 5 | Section 01, Vincenzo DiMaggio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 1,182,598. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c41 · span 408401–408410 |
| 6 | Section 01, Peter McElligott | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 27. As printed: 805,388. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c41 · span 396357–396364 |
| 7 | Section 03, Frank Lanuto PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r8 · c35 · span 483155–483162 |
| 8 | Section 03, Peter McElligott RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r11 · c27 · span 493214–493220 |
| 9 | Section 03, Mark Penn PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r2 · c35 · span 461495–461504 |
| 10 | Section 03, Jay Leveton PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r4 · c35 · span 468719–468726 |
| 11 | Section 03, Ryan Greene PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r6 · c35 · span 475935–475942 |
| 12 | Section 03, Peter McElligott PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r10 · c35 · span 490376–490383 |
| 13 | Section 03, Vincenzo DiMaggio PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r12 · c35 · span 497598–497605 |
| 14 | Section 03, Jay Leveton RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r5 · c27 · span 471532–471538 |
| 15 | Section 03, Frank Lanuto RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r9 · c27 · span 485968–485974 |
| 16 | Section 03, Vincenzo DiMaggio RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r13 · c27 · span 500411–500417 |
| 17 | Section 03, Ryan Greene RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r7 · c27 · span 478773–478779 |
| 18 | Section 03, Mark Penn RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r3 · c27 · span 464335–464342 |
| 19 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 56 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 08, Irwin D. Simon | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 305,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r6 · c17 · span 194256–194263 |
| 21 | Section 08, Wade Oosterman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 250,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r3 · c17 · span 187534–187541 |
| 22 | Section 08, Desirée Rogers | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r4 · c17 · span 189732–189739 |
| 23 | Section 08, Rodney Slater | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r7 · c17 · span 196473–196480 |
| 24 | Section 08, Eli Samaha | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r5 · c17 · span 192062–192069 |
| 25 | Section 08, Charlene Barshefsky | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r1 · c17 · span 183142–183149 |
| 26 | Section 08, Brandt Vaughan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r8 · c17 · span 198782–198789 |
| 27 | Section 08, Bradley J. Gross | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c17 · span 185315–185322 |
| 28 | Section 08, Mark J. Penn | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 02, Bradley J. Gross 2026-05-04 | Form 4 | 2026-05-05 | 0001447253-26-000003 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 02, Mark Jeffery Penn 2026-05-13 | Form 4 | 2026-05-13 | 0001104659-26-060252 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 02, Charlene Barshefsky 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073618 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 02, Wade Oosterman 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073619 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 02, Eli Samaha 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073622 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 02, Desirée Rogers 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073621 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 02, Irwin D. Simon 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073623 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 02, Rodney Slater 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073624 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 37 | Section 02, Brandt Vaughan 2026-06-11 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073625 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 38 | Section 02, Brandt Vaughan 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-02 | 0001104659-26-080366 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 39 | Section 02, Eli Samaha 2026-07-01 | Form 4 | 2026-07-02 | 0001104659-26-080360 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 40 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 0001104659-26-073512 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.14% (votes for as printed: 213,503,614). Filing ↗ |
| 41 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-17 | 0001104659-25-060304 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.98% (votes for as printed: 244,013,294). Filing ↗ |
| 42 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-14 | 0001104659-24-071817 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.36% (votes for as printed: 237,415,785). Filing ↗ |
| 43 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 44 | 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 |
| 45 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 670,000 + equity 1,050,000 + all other 0 = 1,720,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,720,000 |
| 46 | Stagwell (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-28 | 0001104659-26-050360 | CEO total compensation as printed in Stagwell's own proxy. As printed: 7,221,971. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 348255–348264 |