James Butman compensation by year
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $720,000 | $741,600 | $444,081 |
| Bonus | $255,830 | $160,186 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,800,351 | $2,192,723 | $2,595,289 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $458,784 | $495,507 | $343,710 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $17,519 | $13,573 | $10,921 |
| All other | $91,943 | $125,546 | $2,094,379 |
| Total | $3,344,427 | $3,729,135 | $5,488,380 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001051512-26-000024, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 175,391 | $7,191,031 | — |
| RSU | 69,084 | $2,832,444 | — |
| RSU | 57,362 | $2,351,842 | — |
| RSU | 34,662 | $1,421,142 | — |
| RSU | 14,283 | $585,603 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Laurent Therivel | Former President and CEO of Array | $9,313,033 |
| James Butman · this page | Former President and CEO of TDS Telecom | $5,488,380 |
| Walter Carlson | President and CEO of TDS | $4,767,544 |
| Kenneth Dixon | President and CEO of TDS Telecom | $4,112,642 |
| Vicki Villacrez | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TDS | $3,389,128 |
| Joseph Hanley | Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development of TDS | $2,197,992 |
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