James Kessler is Chief Executive Officer of RB Global Inc. (RBA). The company reported total compensation of $21,551,858 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $952,055 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $17,816,348 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,250,788 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $532,667 |
| Total | $21,551,858 |
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 RB Global Inc. filed March 19, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-010430.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $952,055 | $0 | $17,816,348 | $0 | $2,250,788 | $0 | $532,667 | $21,551,858 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $11,775,480 | $0 | $1,684,934 | $0 | $344,493 | $14,654,908 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $781,250 | $0 | $10,212,124 | $2,943,875 | $1,816,875 | $0 | $174,201 | $15,928,325 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $575,000 | — | $916,000 | $838,710 | $1,086,106 | — | $109,052 | $3,524,868 |
| FY2021 | President & Chief Operating Officer | $516,667 | — | $1,184,596 | $1,125,019 | $524,051 | — | $70,359 | $3,420,692 |
| FY2020 | President & Chief Operating Officer | $322,115 | — | $2,500,000 | $500,009 | $439,000 | — | $42,610 | $3,803,734 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for RB Global Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $17,592,584 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $3,959,274 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 69th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group RB Global Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full RB Global Inc. compensation brief.
James Kessler's compensation sits inside RB Global Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.