James Kessler compensation by year
RB GLOBAL Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $322,115 | $516,667 | $575,000 | $781,250 | $850,000 | $952,055 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,500,000 | $1,184,596 | $916,000 | $10,212,124 | $11,775,480 | $17,816,348 |
| Option awards | $500,009 | $1,125,019 | $838,710 | $2,943,875 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $439,000 | $524,051 | $1,086,106 | $1,816,875 | $1,684,934 | $2,250,788 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $42,610 | $70,359 | $109,052 | $174,201 | $344,493 | $532,667 |
| Total | $3,803,734 | $3,420,692 | $3,524,868 | $15,928,325 | $14,654,908 | $21,551,858 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: RB GLOBAL INC. DEF 14A filed March 19, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-010430, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the RB GLOBAL INC. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-010430. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 19, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 209,519 | $21,553,182 | — |
| PSU | 140,634 | $14,467,016 | — |
| PSU | 119,871 | $12,331,100 | — |
| RSU | 46,880 | $4,822,495 | — |
| RSU | 26,639 | $2,740,350 | — |
| RSU | 17,461 | $1,796,191 | — |
| Option | 55,660 | — | $58.09 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in RB GLOBAL INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 19, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Grant or award derivative | — | 53 | $0.00 | 733 |
| 2026-09-17 | Grant or award derivative | — | 123 | $0.00 | 747 |
| 2026-09-17 | Grant or award derivative | — | 186 | $0.00 | 318 |
| 2026-06-18 | Grant or award derivative | — | 132 | $0.00 | 132 |
| 2026-06-18 | Grant or award derivative | — | 37 | $0.00 | 680 |
| 2026-06-18 | Grant or award derivative | — | 88 | $0.00 | 624 |
The 6 most recent of 6 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments RB GLOBAL discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,950,000 | $58,000,635 | $56,493 | $64,394,628 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Retirement | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $8,565,825 | $0 | $8,565,825 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $7,671,801 | $0 | $7,671,801 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,950,000 | $38,326,339 | $28,246 | $43,229,585 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in RB GLOBAL INC.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
RB GLOBAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Kessler · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $21,551,858 |
| Eric Guerin | Chief Financial Officer | $5,411,628 |
| Jeff Jeter | Former Chief Revenue Officer | $5,142,519 |
| Nancy King | Former Chief Technology Officer | $4,476,645 |
| Steve Lewis | Chief Operations Officer | $3,378,084 |
| Darren Watt | Chief Legal Officer | $1,787,940 |
| Jen Schmit | Chief People Officer | $1,312,361 |
Board service
RB GLOBAL board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: RB GLOBAL pays directors a $310,000 cash retainer. As stated in RB GLOBAL's FY2025 proxy.
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