Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis

ZD· Transportation and Utilities· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock -35.3% in FY2025

Vivek Shah is the CEO of Ziff Davis and was paid $11.8M in FY2025 (Dec), down 7%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $58
CEO pay is from each Ziff Davis proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives4

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  1. 1Vivek ShahFY2025
  2. 2Bret RichterFY2025
  3. 3Jeremy D. RossenFY2025
  4. 4Lori TansleyFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Ziff Davis paid its 4 named executives $20.3M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Vivek Shah was paid $11.8M of that.

Name
Vivek ShahPresident & Chief Executive Officer
Bret RichterChief Financial Officer
Jeremy D. RossenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Lori TansleyChief Accounting Officer

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers16

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The FY2024 (Dec) proxy of Ziff Davis names 16 peer companies for pay. Among Ziff Davis and these peers, CEO pay was 4th highest of 11 and total shareholder return was 6th highest of 11.

4th highest of 11in Ziff Davis and its pay peers, FY2024 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$298.9K$15.7M

6th highest of 11in Ziff Davis and its pay peers, FY2024 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$20$111,110

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board8

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  • Sarah FayChair · 7 yr on the boardIndependentZiff Davis’ Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Scott C. TaylorDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentZiff Davis’ Audit, Ziff Davis’ Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Trace HarrisDirector · 4 yr on the boardIndependentEnvironmental, Social, and Governance, Ziff Davis’ Audit—Paid as an executive
  • Jana BarstenDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentZiff Davis’ Audit—Paid as an executive
  • Kirk McDonaldDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentEnvironmental, Social, and Governance, Ziff Davis’ Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Neville RayDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentEnvironmental, Social, and Governance, Ziff Davis’ Compensation—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Ziff Davis CEO pay rose 648% to $12.7M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Ziff Davis CAO pay rose 276% to $1.1M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Ziff Davis General counsel pay rose 14% to $2.6M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Ziff Davis General counsel pay rose 26% to $2.3M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Ziff Davis CFO pay fell 24% to $4.8M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Ziff Davis CFO pay rose 95% to $6.4M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Board
    Neville Ray joined the board of Ziff Davis. Neville Ray sits on no other public board.
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  8. Board
    Kirk McDonald joined the board of Ziff Davis. Kirk McDonald sits on no other public board.
    3
  9. Board
    Jana Barsten joined the board of Ziff Davis. Jana Barsten sits on no other public board.
    3

Filings6

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Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 26, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 24, 2026FY2025
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 27, 2025FY2024
Annual report10-KFeb 25, 2025FY2024
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 27, 2024FY2023
Annual report10-KFeb 26, 2024FY2023
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