Gold.com Executive Compensation (FY25)
GOLD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): November 13, 2025
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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 — Gregory Roberts: $6,988,581 → $1,287,246 (81.6% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 77.9% → 76.4% (1.5 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Gold.com's chief executive and what were they paid?
Gregory Roberts was paid $1,287,246 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,988,581 reported for fiscal 2024, Roberts' total was 81.6% lower.
What was Gold.com's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 76.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 12, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Gold.com's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes B. Riley Financial, Inc., Beyond, Inc., BGC Group, Inc., Carvana Co. and Enova International, Inc., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Roberts Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thor Gjerdrum President | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Simpson-Taylor Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Aquilino Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carol Meltzer Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Roberts Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thor Gjerdrum President | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Simpson-Taylor Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carol Meltzer Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Aquilino Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thor Gjerdrum President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Roberts Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Aquilino Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Simpson-Taylor Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carol Meltzer Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Aquilino | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Thor Gjerdrum | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Aquilino | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Thor Gjerdrum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beverley Lepine | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey D. Benjamin Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Monique Sanchez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kendall Saville | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jess M. Ravich | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John U. Moorhead | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ellis Landau | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carol Meltzer, Gregory N. Roberts and Michael R. Wittmeyer 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.
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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance 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
- B. Riley Financial, Inc. RILY
- Beyond, Inc. symbol not shown
- BGC Group, Inc. BGC
- Carvana Co. CVNA
- Enova International, Inc. ENVA
- EZCORP, Inc. EZPW
- FirstCash Holdings, Inc. FCFS
- GreenDot Corporation GDOT
- IG Group Holdings plc symbol not shown
- Liquidity Services, Inc. LQDT
- Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. OPY
- PC Connection, Inc. CNXN
- Regional Management Corp. RM
- Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX
- StoneX Group Inc. SNEX
- The Lovesac Company LOVE
- World Acceptance Corporation WRLD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | November 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 13, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | November 15, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | October 27, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | October 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | October 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | October 30, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Gold.com disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Gold.com sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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131 figures on this page: 124 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
124 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-25-279535Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-25-227657Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-127429Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000950170-23-065143Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000950170-22-0206782) Advisory Vote on Fiscal Year 2022 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
- 0001564590-21-0539942) Advisory Vote on Fiscal Year 2021 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
- 0001564590-20-0500032) Advisory Vote on Fiscal Year 2020 Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
- 0001591588-19-000040Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Gold.com discloses
The companies named in GOLD's own disclosed peer group.
B. Riley Financial, Inc.BGC Group, Inc.Carvana Co.Enova International, Inc.EZCORP, Inc.FirstCash Holdings, Inc.GreenDot CorporationLiquidity Services, Inc.Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.PC Connection, Inc.Regional Management Corp.Stitch Fix, Inc.StoneX Group Inc.The Lovesac CompanyWorld Acceptance Corporation
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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}
}