What they were paid
Designer Brands Director Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $125,000 | $165,000 | $0 | $0 | $290,000 |
| FY2024 | $63,519 | $146,014 | $0 | $0 | $209,533 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Designer Brands Inc. DEF 14A filed May 7, 2026, accession 0001319947-26-000032, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Designer Brands Inc. filed document, accession 0001319947-26-000032. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed May 7, 2026.
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$290,000 John W. Atkinson, FY2026 total director compensation
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Data as of May 7, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2026Designer Brands pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer and $165,000 in Stock Units.
Committees
FY2026 · as the proxy prints themAudit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance
The rest of the Designer Brands board
FY2026 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah L. Ferrée | Director | — |
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