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Aci Worldwide Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACIW · Elkhorn, NE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Thomas Warsop III
Median of the other named officers
$2,716,093
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 2, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 23, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 2, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Thomas Warsop III: $12,152,420 → $14,999,961 (23.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.3% → 96.7% (1.4 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 142:1 → 157:1 (10.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Aci Worldwide's chief executive and what were they paid?
Thomas Warsop III, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $14,999,961 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $12,152,420 reported for fiscal 2024, Warsop III's total was 23.4% higher.
What was Aci Worldwide's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Aci Worldwide's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aspen Technology, Inc., Bottomline Technologies, Cass Information Systems, Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Everi Holdings, among others.
What is Aci Worldwide's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 157:1, against median employee compensation of $95,668.

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
Odilon Almeida
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott Behrens
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ram K. Puppala
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Alessandro Silva
Chief Revenue Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Evanthia Aretakis
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jeremy M. Wilmot
Former Chief Product Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Guerra
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Warsop III
Interim CEO
Served on an interim basis
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Warsop III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Behrens
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Guerra
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alessandro Silva
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Abraham Kuruvilla
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Warsop III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Behrens
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Abraham Kuruvilla
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Alessandro Silva
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Guerra
Former Chief Product Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Warsop III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Leibrock
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Scott Behrens
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Abraham Kuruvilla
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ronald Shultz
General Manager, ACI Speedpay
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alessandro Silva
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Erich Litch
General Manager of Payment Software
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Abraham KuruvillaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Abraham KuruvillaRSU◇——◇——◇
Alessandro SilvaRSU◇——◇——◇
Alessandro SilvaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alessandro SilvaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Erich J. LitchRSU◇——◇——◇
Erich J. LitchPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert W. LeibrockRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert W. LeibrockRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald C. ShultzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ronald C. ShultzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ronald C. ShultzRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott W. BehrensRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott W. BehrensRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott W. BehrensPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott W. BehrensPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. Warsop IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas W. Warsop IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas W. Warsop IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Alessandro SilvaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ronald ShultzRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Abraham KuruvillaRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas Warsop IIIPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robert LeibrockRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott BehrensRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Erich LitchPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Abraham Kuruvilla
Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Alessandro Silva
Former Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Erich Litch
General Manager of Payment Software · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Robert Leibrock
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Ronald Shultz
General Manager, ACI Speedpay · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Scott Behrens
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Thomas Warsop III
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adalio T. Sanchez
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Charles E. Peters Jr
◇◇————◇
Samir M. Zabaneh
◇◇————◇
Mary P. Harman
◇◇————◇
Juan A. Benitez
◇◇————◇
Janet O. Estep
◇◇————◇
Katrinka B. McCallum
◇◇————◇
Todd R. Ford
◇◇————◇
Didier R. Lamouche
◇◇————◇
Kimberly deBeers and Thomas W. Warsop III served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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 2025
  • Aspen Technology, Inc. AZPN
  • Bottomline Technologies symbol not shown
  • Cass Information Systems CASS
  • Euronet Worldwide, Inc. EEFT
  • Everi Holdings EVRI
  • Jack Henry & Associates JKHY
  • Manhattan Associates, Inc. MANH
  • NCR Atleos NATL
  • NCR Corporation VYX
  • Open Text Corporation OTEX
  • Paya Holdings Inc. PAYA
  • Paymentus Holdings PAY
  • Paysign PAYS
  • Progress Software Corporation PRGS
  • Q2 Holdings QTWO
  • Repay Holdings RPAY
  • RingCentral, Inc. RNG
  • Sabre Corporation SABR
  • SPS Commerce SPSC
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. SSNC
  • Synchronoss Technologies SNCR
  • Verint Systems VRNT
  • Viavi Solutions VIAV
  • WEX Inc. WEX
  • Xperi Inc. XPER
  • Zuora ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 11, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 14, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 14, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-253825
  2. 0001193125-26-162572
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-134174
  4. 0001193125-25-086263
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0000935036-24-000021
  6. 0001193125-24-104829
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-160693
  8. 0001193125-23-104233
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-169259
  10. 0000935036-21-000041
  11. 0001193125-20-165674
  12. 0001193125-19-170253
  13. 0001193125-18-195612
  14. 0001193125-17-208196
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-626525
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Aci Worldwide discloses

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

Aspen Technology, Inc.Cass Information SystemsEuronet Worldwide, Inc.Everi HoldingsJack Henry & AssociatesManhattan Associates, Inc.NCR AtleosNCR CorporationPaymentus HoldingsPaysignProgress Software CorporationQ2 HoldingsRepay HoldingsRingCentral, Inc.Sabre CorporationSPS CommerceSS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.Synchronoss TechnologiesVerint SystemsViavi SolutionsWEX Inc.Xperi Inc.Zuora

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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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