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Cinemark Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

CNK · Plano, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Sean Gamble
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Sean Gamble: $9,820,030 → $10,815,407 (10.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.0% → 98.9% (0.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 967:1 → 923:1 (4.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cinemark Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Sean Gamble was paid $10,815,407 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,820,030 reported for fiscal 2024, Gamble's total was 10.1% higher.
What was Cinemark Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cinemark Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Bloomin Brands, Inc., Brinker International, Inc., Cedar Fair, L.P. and Cineplex, Inc, among others.
What is Cinemark Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 923:1, against median employee compensation of $11,718.

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
Sean Gamble
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Cavalier
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Thomas
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Valmir Fernandes
President – Cinemark
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Gamble
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Cavalier
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Melissa Thomas
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Valmir Fernandes
President – Cinemark
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Gamble
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Cavalier
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Thomas
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Valmir Fernandes
President – Cinemark
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Wanda Gierhart
Chief Marketing & Content Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Gamble
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melissa Thomas
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Cavalier
Executive Vice President –General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Valmir Fernandes
President – Cinemark
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Wanda Gierhart
Chief Marketing & Content Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Melissa ThomasPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Melissa ThomasRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael CavalierRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael CavalierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean GambleRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean GamblePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Valmir FernandesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Valmir FernandesRSU◇——◇——◇
Wanda GierhartRSU◇——◇——◇
Wanda GierhartPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
Valmir FernandesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Melissa ThomasPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sean GamblePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael CavalierRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Melissa Thomas
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michael Cavalier
Executive Vice President –General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sean Gamble
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Valmir Fernandes
President – Cinemark · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos Sepulveda
◇◇————◇
Nancy Loewe
◇◇————◇
Nina Vaca
◇◇————◇
Darcy Antonellis
◇◇————◇
Steven Rosenberg
◇◇————◇
Benjamin Chereskin
◇◇————◇
Mark Zoradi
◇◇————◇
Enrique Senior
◇◇————◇
Kevin Mitchell
◇◇————◇
Raymond Syufy
◇◇————◇
Sean Gamble 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($400,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. AMC
  • Bloomin Brands, Inc. BLMN
  • Brinker International, Inc. EAT
  • Cedar Fair, L.P. symbol not shown
  • Cineplex, Inc symbol not shown
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
  • IMAX Corporation IMAX
  • Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. LGF.A
  • Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV
  • The Madison Square Garden Co. symbol not shown
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. WH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 26, 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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Citations

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287 figures on this page: 276 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
276 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-224314
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-138033
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-075328
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-049327
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0000950170-24-061964
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-24-040155
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-149310
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-093162
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2022 · Summary Compensation Table for 2022
  9. 0001140361-22-020599
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-173361
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-152758
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-159216
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-176271
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-188672
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-607769
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cinemark Holdings discloses

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

Bloomin Brands, Inc.Brinker International, Inc.Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.Hyatt Hotels CorporationIMAX CorporationLions Gate Entertainment Corp.Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

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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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