What they were paid
GLOBE LIFE Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $100,000 | $180,033 | $0 | $0 | $280,033 |
| FY2024 | $100,000 | $180,039 | $0 | $0 | $280,039 |
| FY2022 | — | — | — | — | — |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: GLOBE LIFE INC. DEF 14A filed March 19, 2026, accession 0000320335-26-000135, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the GLOBE LIFE INC. filed document, accession 0000320335-26-000135. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 19, 2026.
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$280,033 David A. Rodriguez, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 19, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025GLOBE LIFE pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance
The rest of the GLOBE LIFE board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alice S. Cho | Independent Director | $292,533 |
| Cheryl D. Alston | Independent Director | $305,033 |
| Derek T. Kan | Independent Director | — |
| Frank M. Svoboda | Director | — |
| J. Matthew Darden | Director | — |
| James P. Brannen | Independent Director | $300,033 |
| Linda L. Addison | Lead Independent Director | $325,033 |
| Marilyn A. Alexander | Independent Director | $280,033 |
| Mark A. Blinn | Independent Director | $280,033 |
| Mary E. Thigpen | Independent Director | $315,033 |
| Matthew J. Adams | Independent Director | $247,122 |
| Philip M. Jacobs | Independent Director | $247,122 |
| Sandra L. Phillips | Independent Director | — |
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