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8x8 Executive Compensation (FY26)

EGHT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Samuel Wilson
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August 3, 2026
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): August 3, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Samuel Wilson: $2,240,142 → $2,495,614 (11.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is 8x8's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Samuel Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,495,614 in fiscal 2026. Compared with the $2,240,142 reported for fiscal 2025, Wilson's total was 11.4% higher.
What was 8x8's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 3, 2026.
Which companies are in 8x8's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Bandwidth, Blackbaud, Digital Turbine, Domo and Five9, 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
David Sipes
Chief Executive Officer (former)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dejan Deklich
former Chief Innovation Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephanie Garcia
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Zinn
Chief Legal Officer (former)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Sipes
Chief Executive Officer (former)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Zinn
Chief Legal Officer (former)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suzanne Seandel
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laurence Denny
Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Kraus
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Kraus
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Laurence Denny
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suzy Seandel
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Kraus
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Laurence Denny
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Suzy Seandel
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Kraus
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laurence Denny
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suzy Seandel
Chief Accounting 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Hunter MiddletonPSU◇◇◇———◇
Hunter MiddletonRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin KrausPSU◇◇◇———◇
Kevin KrausRSU◇——◇——◇
Laurence DennyPSU◇◇◇———◇
Laurence DennyRSU◇——◇——◇
Samuel WilsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Samuel WilsonPSU◇◇◇———◇
Suzy SeandelPSU◇◇◇———◇
Suzy SeandelRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Samuel WilsonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kevin KrausRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Hunter MiddletonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Laurence DennyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Suzy SeandelRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Hunter Middleton
Chief Product Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kevin Kraus
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Laurence Denny
Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Samuel Wilson
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Suzy Seandel
Chief Accounting Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Elizabeth Theophille
◇◇———◇◇
Jaswinder Pal Singh
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Todd Ford
◇◇————◇
Monique Bonner
◇◇————◇
Andrew Burton
◇◇————◇
Alison Gleeson
◇◇————◇
John Pagliuca
◇◇————◇
Samuel Wilson served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Bandwidth BAND
  • Blackbaud BLKB
  • Digital Turbine APPS
  • Domo DOMO
  • Five9 FIVN
  • LivePerson LPSN
  • ON24 ONTF
  • Ooma OOMA
  • Rimini Street RMNI
  • Ring Central symbol not shown
  • Sprout Social SPT
  • Upland Software UPLD
  • Verint Systems VRNT
  • Vimeo VMEO
  • Weave Communications WEAV
  • Yext YEXT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023August 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022July 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021July 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020August 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019August 10, 2020=◇◇◇
2018August 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017August 7, 2018=◇◇◇
2016August 10, 2017=◇◇◇

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359 figures on this page: 348 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
348 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001023731-26-000102
  2. 0001023731-26-000089
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · FISCAL 2026 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE · Fiscal 2026 Director Compensation Table · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001023731-25-000061
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001023731-25-000051
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001023731-24-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001023731-24-000061
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001023731-23-000110
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001023731-23-000081
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0001023731-22-000124
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001023731-22-000089
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  11. 0001023731-21-000186
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001023731-20-000123
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001023731-19-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001136261-18-000217
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001136261-17-000189
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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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