Chief Executive Officer and Chairman · Stagwell, Inc. (STGW)

Mark Penn

A named executive officer of Stagwell in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2019 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$7,221,971

FY2024: $7,261,550

1st of 6 named executive officers at Stagwell by FY2025 total.

6 named officers on file for Stagwell, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed April 28, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-07.

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Mark Penn compensation by year

Stagwell Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Stagwell reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$591,346$750,000$833,333$1,060,000$1,260,000$1,260,000$1,260,000
Bonus$750,000$825,000$2,310,000$0$500,000$0$0
Stock awards$1,899,975$134,673$3,572,040$5,388,179$5,873,953$5,618,697$5,563,730
Option awards$1,600,000$0$3,455,000$0$501,000$0$0
Non-equity incentive$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
All other$72,084$86,008$1,862,648$296,559$284,149$382,853$398,241
Total$4,913,405$1,795,681$12,033,021$6,744,738$8,419,102$7,261,550$7,221,971

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Stagwell, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 28, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-050360, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Stagwell, Inc. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-050360. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 28, 2026.

$4.9M
$1.8M
$12.0M
$6.7M
$8.4M
$7.3M
$7.2M
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
PSU2,159,601$10,560,449—
RSU191,733$937,574—
Option75,000—$6.79

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Stagwell, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

14 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 28, 2026)
current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-11-01Exercise or conversion—500,000$8.2723,534,990
2026-11-01Disposition to the issuer—500,000$10.4723,034,990
2026-11-01Exercise or conversion derivative—500,000$0.000
2026-10-29Exercise or conversion—500,000$8.2723,534,990
2026-10-29Disposition to the issuer—500,000$9.9523,034,990
2026-10-29Exercise or conversion derivative—500,000$0.00500,000
2026-08-09Exercise or conversion derivative—75,000$0.00150,000
2026-08-09Exercise or conversion—500,000$8.2723,534,990

The 8 most recent of 14 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 Stagwell discloses, by trigger · FY2025
TriggerCash severanceAccelerated equityBenefits continuationTotal as disclosed
Involuntary termination without cause$5,066,019$7,074,774$23,466$12,164,259
Death—$11,498,023—$11,498,023
Disability—$11,498,023—$11,498,023
Change in control and involuntary termination$5,066,019$11,498,023$23,466$16,587,508

Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Stagwell, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.

Stagwell’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Mark Penn · this pageChief Executive Officer and Chairman$7,221,971
Jay LevetonPresident$2,364,698
Frank LanutoExecutive Vice President, Finance$2,095,055
Ryan GreeneChief Financial Officer$1,324,307
Vincenzo DiMaggioFormer Chief Accounting Officer$1,182,598
Peter McElligottGeneral Counsel$805,388

Board service

Stagwell board · FY2021–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: Stagwell pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in RSUs. As stated in Stagwell's FY2025 proxy.

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