Global Business Travel Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
GBTG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 20, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2023 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 — Paul Abbott: $18,259,503 → $10,027,752 (45.1% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Global Business Travel Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Paul Abbott, Chief Executive Officer, came to $10,027,752 in fiscal 2025. Abbott's total moved 45.1% lower from the $18,259,503 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Global Business Travel Group's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 99.7% support at the meeting held May 13, 2026.
Which companies are in Global Business Travel Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., CBIZ, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Conduent Incorporated, among others.
What is Global Business Travel Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 210:1, against median employee compensation of $47,815.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Abbott Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric J. Bock Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Compliance and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patricia Huska Chief People Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Crawley President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Williams Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Martine Gerow Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Abbott Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Crawley President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric J. Bock Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Compliance and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Williams Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John David Thompson Chief Technology 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Crawley | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Andrew Crawley | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Eric J. Bock | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Eric J. Bock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John David Thompson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John David Thompson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Karen Williams | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Karen Williams | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Abbott | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric J. Bock | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Karen Williams | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John David Thompson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Andrew Crawley | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Abbott | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Gregory (Greg) O'Hara | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James Bush | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan Ward | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathleen Winters | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raymond Donald Joabar | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alexander Drummond | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eric Hart | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gloria Guevara | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mohammed Saif S.S. Al Sowaidi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ugo Arzani | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Itai Wallach | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Faisal Bin Saoud Al-Thani | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Abbott 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 | ◇ |
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
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. BFH
- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR
- CBIZ, Inc. CBZ
- Choice Hotels International, Inc. CHH
- Conduent Incorporated CNDT
- CSG Systems International, Inc. CSGS
- ExlService Holdings, Inc. EXLS
- Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
- KBR, Inc. KBR
- Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation VAC
- Paychex, Inc. PAYX
- Sabre Corporation SABR
- Travel + Leisure Co. symbol not shown
- Tripadvisor, Inc. TRIP
- TTEC Holdings, Inc. TTEC
- Twilio Inc. TWLO
- WEX Inc. WEX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 13, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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200 figures on this page: 198 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-036003
- 0001628280-26-0229422025 Summary Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
- 0001820872-24-0000122023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001104659-23-069936
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Peers Global Business Travel Group discloses
The companies named in GBTG's own disclosed peer group.
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.CBIZ, Inc.Choice Hotels International, Inc.Conduent IncorporatedCSG Systems International, Inc.ExlService Holdings, Inc.Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.Hyatt Hotels CorporationKBR, Inc.Marriott Vacations Worldwide CorporationPaychex, Inc.Sabre CorporationTripadvisor, Inc.TTEC Holdings, Inc.Twilio Inc.WEX 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
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}
}