Douglas Howe is Chief Executive Officer of Designer Brands Inc. (DBI). The company reported total compensation of $7,919,728 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,213,154 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,116,655 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $575,363 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $14,556 |
| Total | $7,919,728 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Designer Brands Inc. filed May 7, 2026, accession 0001319947-26-000032.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,213,154 | $0 | $6,116,655 | $0 | $575,363 | $0 | $14,556 | $7,919,728 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,200,000 | $0 | $3,666,654 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,099 | $4,882,753 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Designer Brands Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,854,729 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,935,001 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 46th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Designer Brands Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Howe this page | Chief Executive Officer | $7,919,728 |
| Jay Schottenstein | Executive Chairman | $6,410,223 |
| Deborah Ferrée | Vice Chair and Chief Product Officer | $4,034,574 |
| Deborah Ferré | Vice Chair and Chief Product Officer | $4,034,574 |
| Andrea O'Donnell | Executive Vice President, President, Brands | $2,203,635 |
| Jared Poff | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer | $1,705,152 |
| Mark Haley | Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Interim Principal Financial Officer | $991,044 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Designer Brands Inc. compensation brief.
Douglas Howe's compensation sits inside Designer Brands Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.