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 ZUMZ 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 ZUMZ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brooks | $735,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,008,089 | $0 | $6,070 | $1,749,159 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||||||
| Christopher Work | 481,000 | 0 | 324,999 | 324,995 | 395,829 | 0 | 4,025 | 1,530,848 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Adam Ellis | 478,000 | 0 | 299,987 | 299,995 | 74,620 | 0 | 328,653 | 1,481,255 |
| President International | ||||||||
| Erin Wendte | 478,000 | 0 | 249,992 | 249,994 | 349,145 | 0 | 3,265 | 1,330,396 |
| Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Chris Visser | 402,000 | 0 | 224,994 | 224,994 | 286,709 | 0 | 5,879 | 1,144,576 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
| Thomas Campion | 335,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,924 | 0 | 4,567 | 578,491 |
| Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brooks | $1,749,159 | $877,260 | $740,081 | +871,899 |
| Christopher Work | 1,530,848 | 1,172,881 | 1,006,340 | +357,967 |
| Adam Ellis | 1,481,255 | 1,429,630 | 1,107,988 | +51,625 |
| Erin Wendte | 1,330,396 | — | — | — |
| Chris Visser | 1,144,576 | 882,520 | 732,157 | +262,056 |
| Thomas Campion | 578,491 | 370,798 | 338,556 | +207,693 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-03 | 13,819,292 | 144,510 | 65,113 | 98.97% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-04 | 14,005,751 | 78,396 | 159,268 | 99.44% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-05 | 14,767,469 | 515,846 | 30,179 | 96.62% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-31 | 16,201,844 | 378,739 | 15,724 | 97.72% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-06-03 | 21,483,224 | 361,807 | 5,222 | 98.34% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-05-31 | 21,818,603 | 262,325 | 13,352 | 98.81% | 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 | 2026-06-03 | 98.97%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-04 | 99.44%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-05 | 96.62%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for any proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for any proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast for any proposal.”.
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) | 185 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $9,472 |
| Annual cash retainer | $70,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $90,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,400 / 19,000 / 16,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
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 | Zumiez | 2025 | Richard Brooks | $735,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,008,089 | $1,749,159 |
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, Richard Brooks | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,749,159. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c24 · span 1108820–1108829 |
| 2 | Section 01, Christopher Work | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,530,848. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c24 · span 1141159–1141168 |
| 3 | Section 01, Adam Ellis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,481,255. Filing ↗machine: r22 · c24 · span 1227238–1227247 |
| 4 | Section 01, Erin Wendte | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,330,396. Filing ↗machine: r19 · c24 · span 1205807–1205816 |
| 5 | Section 01, Chris Visser | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,144,576. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c24 · span 1173477–1173486 |
| 6 | Section 01, Thomas Campion | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 578,491. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 1076506–1076513 |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 185 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1037908–1037911 |
| 8 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-05 | 0001193125-26-258315 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.97% (votes for as printed: 13,819,292). Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-06 | 0001193125-25-136257 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.44% (votes for as printed: 14,005,751). Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-07 | 0001193125-24-157356 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.62% (votes for as printed: 14,767,469). Filing ↗ |
| 11 | 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) |
| 12 | Zumiez (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001193125-26-177072 | CEO total compensation as printed in Zumiez's own proxy. As printed: 1,749,159. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c24 · span 1108820–1108829 |