Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (KD)

Martin Schroeter

A named executive officer of Kyndryl in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2021 to FY2026. 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, FY2026

$21,766,355

FY2025: $15,803,726

1st of 8 named executive officers at Kyndryl by FY2026 total.

8 named officers on file for Kyndryl, FY2026

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed June 16, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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Martin Schroeter compensation by year

Kyndryl Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Kyndryl reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2021FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Salary$962,122$1,000,000$1,075,000$1,175,000$1,325,000
Bonus$300,000$0$0$0$0
Stock awards$18,849,141$10,500,025$10,500,025$11,500,025$18,000,025
Option awards$4,198,987$0$0$0$0
Non-equity incentive$2,000,000$2,000,000$3,483,442$2,782,562$2,154,360
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0$0
All other$66,912$155,321$602,814$346,139$286,970
Total$26,377,162$13,655,346$15,661,281$15,803,726$21,766,355

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A filed June 16, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-025446, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-025446. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed June 16, 2026.

$26.4M
$13.7M
$15.7M
$15.8M
$21.8M
FY21
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
SalaryBonusNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2026 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
PSU247,420$3,246,150—
RSU162,791$2,135,818—
PSU148,214$1,944,568—
RSU137,435$1,803,147—
RSU114,045$1,496,270—
RSU86,553$1,135,575—

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

2 Form 4 lines since the FY2026 proxy (filed June 16, 2026)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-08-01Tax withholding—44,186$13.482,404,900
2026-08-01Tax withholding—35,081$13.482,369,819

The 2 most recent of 2 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 Kyndryl discloses, by trigger · FY2026
TriggerCash severanceAccelerated equityBenefits continuationTotal as disclosed
Involuntary termination without cause$5,054,360$0$49,771$5,191,631
Retirement$0$4,434,993$0$4,434,993
Death$0$14,173,457$0$14,173,457
Change in control and involuntary termination$12,687,500$14,173,457$49,771$26,998,228
Disability$0$14,173,457$0$14,173,457

Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.

Kyndryl’s named executive officers, FY2026

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2026 total
Martin Schroeter · this pageChairman and Chief Executive Officer$21,766,355
Elly KeinanGroup President$20,513,519
David WyshnerFormer Chief Financial Officer$8,123,961
Edward SeboldFormer General Counsel and Secretary$4,627,042
Harsh ChughInterim Chief Financial Officer$4,512,901
Maryjo CharbonnierFormer Chief Human Resources Officer$2,897,386
Vineet KhuranaFormer Senior Vice President and Global Controller$2,721,805
Mark RingesInterim General Counsel and Secretary$2,151,641

Board service

Kyndryl board · FY2022–FY2026

How this board is paid

Company policy: Kyndryl pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $240,000 in RSUs. As stated in Kyndryl's FY2026 proxy.

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