Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · GLOBE LIFE INC. (GL)

Frank Svoboda

A named executive officer of GLOBE LIFE in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2016 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$9,453,935

FY2024: $8,727,298

1st of 6 named executive officers at Globe Life by FY2025 total.

6 named officers on file for GLOBE LIFE, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed March 19, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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Frank Svoboda compensation by year

GLOBE LIFE Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as GLOBE LIFE reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$499,692$519,615$539,615$559,538$596,711$590,058$650,000$850,000$900,000$900,000
Bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock awards$607,680$849,860$1,051,200$990,720$1,108,140$1,081,520$1,135,530$2,008,568$2,978,880$3,996,587
Option awards$407,400$706,180$915,200$923,000$945,750$1,170,650$1,432,600$2,015,625$2,432,880$2,014,802
Non-equity incentive$330,000$445,000$450,000$435,000$350,000$410,000$535,000$1,535,000$1,967,580$1,724,310
Pension and deferred compensation$552,832$808,533$215,710$1,276,063$1,323,154$462,324$0$733,218$368,244$728,437
All other$22,706$21,962$36,546$23,537$24,544$28,736$32,036$63,660$79,714$89,799
Total$2,420,310$3,351,150$3,208,271$4,207,858$4,348,299$3,743,288$3,785,166$7,206,071$8,727,298$9,453,935

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.

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.

$2.4M
$3.4M
$3.2M
$4.2M
$4.3M
$3.7M
$3.8M
$7.2M
$8.7M
$9.5M
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU3,709$518,741—
RSU3,500$489,510—
RSU3,370$471,328—
Option55,704—$4.00
Option50,471—$127.43
Option72,000—$128.40
Option31,250—$120.49
Option39,400—$4.00
Option24,499—$3.00

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in GLOBE LIFE INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

23 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 19, 2026)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-06-12Exercise or conversion derivative—10,000$0.000
2026-06-12Exercise or conversion—10,000$100.7464,020.46
2026-06-12Sale—5,634$166.9354,020.46
2026-06-12Sale—4,366$166.3659,654.46
2026-06-11Exercise or conversion—10,000$100.7464,020.46
2026-06-11Exercise or conversion derivative—10,000$0.0010,000
2026-06-11Sale—7,370$165.1354,020.46
2026-06-11Sale—2,630$164.2061,390.46

The 8 most recent of 23 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

GLOBE LIFE’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Frank Svoboda · this pageCo-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$9,453,935
J. Matthew DardenCo-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$9,065,864
Thomas KalmbachExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,184,779
Michael MajorsExecutive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer$3,723,288
R. Brian MitchellExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer$3,654,503
Robert HensleyExecutive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer$2,960,199

Board service

GLOBE LIFE board · FY2022–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: GLOBE LIFE pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in equity. As stated in GLOBE LIFE's FY2025 proxy.

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