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Aaron's Company Executive Compensation (FY23)

AAN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023

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Chief executive, fiscal 2023
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Douglas Lindsay
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 15, 2024
What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Douglas Lindsay: $5,908,963 → $5,779,365 (2.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.9% → 84.4% (11.5 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Aaron's Company's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Douglas Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer, came to $5,779,365 in fiscal 2023. Compared with the $5,908,963 reported for fiscal 2022, Lindsay's total was 2.2% lower.
What was Aaron's Company's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2023, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 84.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 15, 2024.
Which companies are in Aaron's Company's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Big Lots, Inc., Conn's, Inc., Credit Acceptance Corporation, CURO Group Holdings Corp. and Encore Capital Group, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Lindsay
Chief Executive Officer
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Stephen Olsen
President
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C. Kelly Wall
Chief Financial Officer
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Rachel George
EVP -- General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Lindsay
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephen Olsen
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
C. Kelly Wall
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rachel George
EVP -- General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Russell Falkenstein
EVP - Chief Operating Officer, Lease-to-Own
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2023 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Rachel GeorgeOption◇—◇3/6/2033
Option◇—◇3/2/2031
Option◇—◇2/25/2032
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Russell FalkensteinOption◇—◇3/6/2033
Option◇—◇2/25/2032
Option◇—◇3/2/2031
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C. Kelly WallOption◇—◇3/6/2033
Option◇—◇2/25/2032
Option◇—◇3/2/2031
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Stephen OlsenOption◇—◇3/6/2033
Option◇—◇2/25/2032
Option◇—◇3/2/2031
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Douglas LindsayOption◇—◇3/6/2033
Option◇—◇2/25/2032
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Option◇—◇3/2/2031
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2023
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John W. Robinson III
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Hubert L. Harris Jr
Lead independent director
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Kelly H. Barrett
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Timothy A. Johnson
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Walter G. Ehmer
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Laura N. Bailey
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Marvonia P. Moore
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Kristine K. Malkoski
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Wangdali C. Bacdayan
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Douglas A. Lindsay served on the board in fiscal 2023 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
  • Big Lots, Inc. BIG
  • Conn's, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation CACC
  • CURO Group Holdings Corp. CURO
  • Encore Capital Group, Inc. ECPG
  • Enova International, Inc. ENVA
  • FirstCash Holdings, Inc. FCFS
  • Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. HVT
  • La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB
  • Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI
  • OneMain Holdings, Inc. OMF
  • PROG Holdings, Inc. PRG
  • Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. SBH
  • Sleep Number Corporation SNBR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2020August 25, 2021=◇◇◇
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206 figures on this page: 202 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
202 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001821393-24-000078
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  2. 0001821393-24-000056
    2023 Summary Compensation Table · Non-Employee Director Compensation in 2023 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2023 Fiscal Year-End
  3. 0001821393-23-000036
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  4. 0001821393-22-000059
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  5. 0001821393-21-000097
    ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
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Peers Aaron's Company discloses

The companies named in AAN's own disclosed peer group.

Big Lots, Inc.Credit Acceptance CorporationCURO Group Holdings Corp.Encore Capital Group, Inc.Enova International, Inc.FirstCash Holdings, Inc.Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.La-Z-Boy IncorporatedOllie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OneMain Holdings, Inc.PROG Holdings, Inc.Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.Sleep Number Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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