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Genesco Executive Compensation (FY26)

GCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Mimi Vaughn
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 21, 2026

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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Mimi Vaughn: $5,185,437 → $4,444,023 (14.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 90.6% → 88.5% (2.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Genesco's chief executive and what were they paid?
Mimi Vaughn, Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, received $4,444,023 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Vaughn's total moved 14.3% lower from the $5,185,437 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Genesco's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 88.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 21, 2026 for fiscal 2026.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mimi Vaughn
Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Parag Desai
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott Becker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mimi Vaughn
Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Gray
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Journeys Global Retail Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Parag Desai
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Becker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cassandra Harris
Former Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mimi Vaughn
Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Gray
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Journeys Global Retail Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cassandra Harris
Former Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Parag Desai
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Becker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Mimi VaughnOption◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott BeckerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Parag DesaiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Cassandra HarrisRSU◇◇——
Andrew GrayRSU◇◇——
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◇
Lead independent director 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.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 26, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 23, 2022=◇◇◇
2021July 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 25, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 27, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 28, 2018=◇◇◇
2017June 22, 2017=◇◇◇
2016June 23, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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131 figures on this page: 120 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
120 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-312503
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001193125-26-271251
  3. 0000950170-25-090855
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-121346
    Director Compensation
  5. 0000950170-24-078431
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-23-029855
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000950170-22-012117
    ITEM 5.07. submission of matters to vote of security holders.
  8. 0001193125-21-221455
    ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
  9. 0001564590-20-031267
    ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
  10. 0000018498-19-000034
    ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
  11. 0000018498-18-000030
    ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
  12. 0000018498-17-000022
    Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Company s Executive Compensation
  13. 0000018498-16-000083
    ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
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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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