Hervé Sedky compensation by year
Emerald Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $472,500 | $472,500 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $1,171,123 |
| Option awards | $5,524,923 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $41,943 | $0 | $367,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $7,950 | $7,950 | $7,950 |
| Total | $6,224,816 | $1,130,450 | $2,669,073 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Emerald Holding, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149591, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Emerald Holding, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-149591. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 283,565 | $1,267,536 | — |
| RSU | 67,529 | $301,853 | — |
| Option | 2,008,002 | — | $3.81 |
| Option | 246,076 | — | $5.26 |
| Option | 210,000 | — | $6.00 |
| Option | 210,000 | — | $8.00 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Emerald Holding, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Emerald discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $650,000 | $2,894,669 | $20,198 | $3,932,367 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $650,000 | $1,085,291 | $20,198 | $2,122,989 |
| Death | — | $1,085,291 | — | $1,452,791 |
| Disability | — | $1,085,291 | — | $1,452,791 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $2,894,669 | — | $2,894,669 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Emerald Holding, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Emerald’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Issa Jouaneh | President, Connections | $3,476,000 |
| Hervé Sedky · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $2,669,073 |
| David Doft | Chief Financial Officer | $1,981,930 |
Board service
Emerald board · FY2023How this board is paid
Company policy: Emerald pays directors a $65,000 cash retainer and $75,000 in equity. As stated in Emerald's FY2023 proxy.
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