CEO Andy Heyward was paid $1,141,189 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 6.1% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001683168-26-006962 ↗): 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.
$1,141,189 ↑ Andy Heyward total, FY2025 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 97.76% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Heyward | $659,583 | $165,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $316,606 | $1,141,189 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Jaffa | 452,906 | 50,000 | 474,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,563 | 982,219 |
| Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Brian Parisi | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,219 | 360,219 |
| Chief Financial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Heyward | $1,141,189 | $1,075,384 | $1,476,984 | ↑ +65,805 |
| Michael Jaffa | 982,219 | 508,364 | 478,190 | ↑ +473,855 |
| Brian Parisi | 360,219 | 359,281 | 135,050 | ↑ +938 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Heyward | CEO | $1,141,189 |
| Brian Parisi | CFO | $360,219 |
| Michael A. Jaffa | COO | — |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomopoulos | Independent Director | $105,918 |
| Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham | Independent Director | $44,028 |
| Henry Sicignano III | Independent Director | $117,000 |
| Joseph Gray Davis | Independent Director | — |
| Lynne Segall | Independent Director | $61,110 |
| Margaret Loesch | Independent Director | $45,972 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jaffa | RSU | 2025-11-14 | — | — | 750,000 | — | — |
| Brian Parisi | RSU | 2026-01-01 | — | — | 500,000 | — | — |
Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Heyward | PSU | 843,750 | — | $607,500 |
| Michael Jaffa | RSU | 750,000 | — | 540,000 |
| Brian Parisi | RSU | 11,667 | — | 8,400 |
The Company's executive compensation program is designed to provide a fixed base salary reflecting skill and responsibility, reward achievement of pre-determined performance measures through bonus compensation, and align executives' interests with long-term stockholder value through equity-based incentive awards that promote retention and stock ownership.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017-07-25 | 2,750,140 | 62,998 | 9,335 | 97.76% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017-07-25 | 97.76%a |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote.”.
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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Sicignano IIIIndependent · Departed during FY | $20,000 | $97,000 | — | — | $0 | $117,000 |
| Anthony ThomopoulosIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee | 21,459 | 21,459 | — | — | 63,000 | 105,918 |
| Lynne SegallIndependent · Nominating Committee · Not standing for re-election | 30,555 | 30,555 | — | — | 0 | 61,110 |
| Margaret LoeschIndependent · Nominating Committee (Chair) · Educational Committee · Not standing for re-election | 22,986 | 22,986 | — | — | 0 | 45,972 |
| Dr. Cynthia Turner-GrahamIndependent · Educational Committee (Chair) | 22,014 | 22,014 | — | — | 0 | 44,028 |
| Joseph "Gray" DavisIndependent · Audit Committee | 19,514 | 19,514 | — | — | 0 | 39,028 |
| Jeffrey SchlesingerIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Partial-year service | 6,459 | 6,459 | — | — | 0 | 12,918 |
| Andy HeywardEmployee director · Board Chair · Nominating | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stefan PiëchNot independent · Departed during FY · Partial-year service | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| David NeumanNot independent · Educational · Partial-year service · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $10,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $142,987 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $219,987 |
| All other compensation | $63,000 |
| Total cost of the board | $425,974 |
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 | Kartoon Studios | 2025 | Andy Heyward | $659,583 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,141,189 |
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.
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.
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, Andy Heyward | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,141,189. Filing ↗machine: span 222551–222560 |
| 2 | Section 01, Michael Jaffa | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 982,219. Filing ↗machine: span 226273–226280 |
| 3 | Section 01, Brian Parisi | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 360,219. Filing ↗machine: span 230027–230034 |
| 4 | Section 03, Michael Jaffa RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 248501–248508 |
| 5 | Section 03, Brian Parisi RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Henry Sicignano III | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 117,000. Filing ↗machine: span 407144–407151 |
| 7 | Section 08, Anthony Thomopoulos | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 105,918. Filing ↗machine: span 409658–409665 |
| 8 | Section 08, Lynne Segall | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 61,110. Filing ↗machine: span 408811–408817 |
| 9 | Section 08, Margaret Loesch | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 45,972. Filing ↗machine: span 407985–407991 |
| 10 | Section 08, Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 44,028. Filing ↗machine: span 410498–410504 |
| 11 | Section 08, Joseph "Gray" Davis | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 39,028. Filing ↗machine: span 406296–406302 |
| 12 | Section 08, Jeffrey Schlesinger | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 12,918. Filing ↗machine: span 411340–411346 |
| 13 | Section 08, Andy Heyward | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Stefan Piëch | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, David Neuman | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2017 vote | Form 8-K | 2017-07-25 | 0001683168-17-001854 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.76%. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 18 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 142,987 + equity 219,987 + all other 63,000 = 425,974, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 425,974 |
| 19 | Kartoon Studios (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001683168-26-006962 | CEO total compensation as printed in Kartoon Studios's own proxy. As printed: 1,141,189. Filing ↗machine: span 222551–222560 |
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