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Genesco Executive Compensation (FY26)
GCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ Mimi Vaughn | Latest say-on-pay support = 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.
Which companies are in Genesco's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Caleres, Inc., Chico’s FAS Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corporation and Designer Brands Inc., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mimi Vaughn Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mario Gallione Senior Vice President and President of the Journeys Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Parag Desai Senior Vice President Chief Strategy and Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas George Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mimi Vaughn Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mario Gallione Senior Vice President and President of the Journeys Group | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Danny Ewoldsen Senior Vice President and President of the | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Parag Desai Senior Vice President Chief Strategy and Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas George Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mimi Vaughn Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mario Gallione Former Senior Vice President and President of the Journeys Group 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 | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Ewoldsen Senior Vice President and President of Johnston & Murphy | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas George Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas George 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 | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Cassandra Harris Former Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew I. Gray | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Andrew I. Gray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Cassandra E. Harris | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Cassandra E. Harris | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mimi E. Vaughn | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mimi E. Vaughn | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Parag D. Desai | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Parag D. Desai | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott E. Becker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott E. Becker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimi Vaughn | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Andrew Gray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Parag Desai | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Cassandra Harris | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Scott Becker | 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 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory A. Sandfort Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mary E. Meixelsperger | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John F. Lambros | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joanna Barsh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carolyn Bojanowski | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Angel R. Martinez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thurgood Marshall Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew M. Bilunas | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mimi E. Vaughn 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 | ◇ |
| 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.
Fiscal 2026
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF
- Caleres, Inc. CAL
- Chico’s FAS Inc. symbol not shown
- Deckers Outdoor Corporation DECK
- Designer Brands Inc. DBI
- Express, Inc. AXP
- Shoe Carnival, Inc. CCL
- Skechers USA, Inc. SKX
- The Buckle, Inc. BKE
- The Cato Corporation CATO
- Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN
- Wolverine World Wide, Inc. WWW
- Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | July 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | June 26, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 27, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 22, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 23, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | July 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 25, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 27, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 28, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 22, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 23, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Mimi Vaughn (Chair of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer), FY2026 total compensation $4,444,023 (base salary $1,025,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-271251, filed 2026-06-15]What this page does not include
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256 figures on this page: 245 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-312503
- 0001193125-26-271251Director Compensation
- 0000950170-25-090855
- 0001193125-25-121346
- 0000950170-24-078431Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-141291
- 0000950170-23-029855Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-142978
- 0000950170-22-012117ITEM 5.07. submission of matters to vote of security holders.
- 0001193125-21-221455ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001564590-20-031267ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000018498-19-000034ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000018498-18-000030ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000018498-17-000022Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Company s Executive Compensation
- 0000018498-16-000083ITEM 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}
}