Richard Carnifax is Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Electronics Inc (UEIC). The company reported total compensation of $1,261,190 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $394,125 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $630,851 |
| Option awards | $231,000 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $5,214 |
| Total | $1,261,190 |
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 Universal Electronics Inc filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-147716.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer | $394,125 | $0 | $630,851 | $231,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,214 | $1,261,190 |
| FY2024 | Senior Vice President, Global Operations | $326,925 | $0 | $185,505 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,510 | $522,940 |
| FY2022 | Senior Vice President, Global Operations | $256,600 | $0 | $180,005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,250 | $446,855 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Universal Electronics Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,928,727 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,667,537 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 9th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 22 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Universal Electronics Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Carnifax this page | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer | $1,261,190 |
| Paul Arling | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $818,173 |
| Ramzi Ammari | Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Strategy | $632,140 |
| Bryan Hackworth | Former Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | $555,808 |
| David Chong | Former Executive Vice President, Global Sales | $461,813 |
| Wade Jenke | Chief Financial Officer | $335,167 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Universal Electronics Inc compensation brief.
Richard Carnifax's compensation sits inside Universal Electronics Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.