Climb Global Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)
CLMB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Dale Foster | Median of the other named officers $866,904 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 2, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 4, 2026
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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 total compensation — Dale Foster: $2,646,747 → $3,016,169 (14.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.2% → 90.4% (6.8 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Climb Global Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Dale Foster, Director and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,016,169 in fiscal 2025. Foster's total was 14.0% higher than the $2,646,747 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Climb Global Solutions' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 90.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026.
Which companies are in Climb Global Solutions' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Aviat Networks, Boxlight Corp., CalAmp Corp., Daktronics and ePlus, among others.
What is Climb Global Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 42:1, against median employee compensation of $71,225.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Foster Director and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Clark Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Bass Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vito Legrottaglie Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Foster Director and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Clark Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Bass Vice President and Chief Alliances Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vito Legrottaglie Former Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Foster Director and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Clark Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Bass Vice President and Chief Alliances Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vito Legrottaglie Former Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Foster Director and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Bass Vice President and Chief Alliances Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Sullivan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Popovich Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vito Legrottaglie Former Vice President and Chief Information Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Clark Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bass | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Dale Foster | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Sullivan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Sullivan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Popovich | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Vito Legrottaglie | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Foster | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Charles Bass | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Timothy Popovich | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Matthew Sullivan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John McCarthy Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andy Bryant | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gerri Gold | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Giovacchini | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kimberly Boren | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Greg Scorziello | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeff Geygan | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles Bass, Dale Foster, Timothy Popovich and Matthew Sullivan 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aviat Networks AVNW
- Boxlight Corp. symbol not shown
- CalAmp Corp. symbol not shown
- Daktronics DAKT
- ePlus PLUS
- Infinera INFN
- PC Connection CNXN
- PowerFleet AIOT
- ScanSource SCSC
- Synchronoss Technologies SNCR
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 2, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 3, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-019483Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Compensation of the Company ’ s Named Executive Officers — The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting and broker non-votes were as
- 0001140361-26-016707
- 0001437749-25-019408Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Compensation of the Company ’ s Named Executive Officers — The final number of votes cast for, against or abstaining from voting and broker non-votes were as
- 0001104659-24-054110
- 0001104659-23-050809
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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}
}