Blue Bird Executive Compensation (FY25)
BLBD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 21, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 11, 2026
4 filings cited on this page
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Philip Horlock → John Wyskiel
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Blue Bird's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for John Wyskiel, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,432,264 in fiscal 2025.
What was Blue Bird's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Blue Bird's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Astec Industries Inc., Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Douglas Dynamics, Inc., Federal Signal Corp. and NFI Group Inc., among others.
What is Blue Bird's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 135:1, against median employee compensation of $74,230.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Horlock Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Razvan Radulescu Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ted Scartz SVP and General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Horlock Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Razvan Radulescu Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ted Scartz SVP and General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Horlock Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Wyskiel Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Razvan Radulescu Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ted Scartz SVP and General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wyskiel | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John Wyskiel | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John Wyskiel | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Philip Horlock | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Philip Horlock | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | OPTION | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | OPTION | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Razvan Radulescu | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | OPTION | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | OPTION | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ted Scartz | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Scartz | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Razvan Radulescu | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John Wyskiel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Grimm Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Blaufuss | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin Penn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julie Fream | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dan Thau | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon J. Newman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward T. Hightower | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John F. Wyskiel and Philip Horlock 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.
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 | ◇ |
| 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.
Stock ownership guideline: The settlement date for the RSUs awarded prior to implementation of the Director Stock Ownership Guidelines for fiscal 2025 was the earlier of the date when the director’s service terminates, or consummation of a change in control of the Company.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Astec Industries Inc. ASTE
- Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. CVGI
- Douglas Dynamics, Inc. PLOW
- Federal Signal Corp. FSS
- NFI Group Inc. symbol not shown
- Thor Industries Inc. THO
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 11, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | March 8, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | March 4, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Blue Bird disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Blue Bird sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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171 figures on this page: 168 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
168 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001589526-26-000013Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-26-002269CEO Pay Ratio · FISCAL 2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End Table · and 1 more section
- 0001589526-23-000030Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001589526-20-000038
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Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
From $1,200 for the board report; $2,400 for both.
4 filings cited on this page
Method: intel.velarion.ai/methodology
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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
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}
}