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Imax Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

IMAX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Richard Gelfond
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Richard Gelfond: $7,981,811 → $8,655,929 (8.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 87:1 → 91:1 (4.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Imax Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Richard Gelfond, Chief Executive Officer and Director, received $8,655,929 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $7,981,811 reported for fiscal 2024, Gelfond's total was 8.4% higher.
What was Imax Corp's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 65.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Imax Corp's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Ambarella, Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Cineplex, Inc., Corsair Gaming, Inc. and Dolby Laboratories, Inc., among others.
What is Imax Corp's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 91:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $95,312.

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
Richard Gelfond
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Megan Colligan
President, IMAX Entertainment and and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Lister
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Welton
President, IMAX Theatres
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natasha Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Sparacio
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Gelfond
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Lister
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Welton
President, IMAX Global Theatres
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natasha Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Gelfond
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Lister
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Welton
President, IMAX Global Theatres
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anne Globe
Chief Marketing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natasha Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Gelfond
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Lister
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Welton
President, IMAX Global Theatres
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anne Globe
Chief Marketing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natasha Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anne GlobePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anne GlobeRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark WeltonRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark WeltonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natasha FernandesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natasha FernandesRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard L. GelfondPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard L. GelfondRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert D. ListerRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert D. ListerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Richard GelfondRSU◇◇——
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Mark WeltonRSU◇◇——
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Robert ListerRSU◇◇——
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Anne GlobeRSU◇◇——
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Natasha FernandesRSU◇◇——
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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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Darren Throop
Board chair
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David W. Leebron
◇◇————◇
Eric A. Demirian
◇◇————◇
Kevin Douglas
◇◇————◇
Michael MacMillan
◇◇————◇
Steve Pamon
◇◇————◇
Dana Settle
◇◇————◇
Jennifer Wong
◇◇————◇
Gail Berman
◇◇————◇
Richard L. Gelfond 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: Share ownership requirements for directors and executives; in 2025, the Company expanded the group of executives subject to our share ownership guidelines to further incentivize their long-term commitment to the Company’s growth and shareholder return.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ambarella, Inc. AMBA
  • Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK
  • Cineplex, Inc. GC
  • Corsair Gaming, Inc. CRSR
  • Dolby Laboratories, Inc. DLB
  • fuboTV Inc. FUBO
  • Harmonic, Inc. HLIT
  • Knowles Corporation KN
  • Officer symbol not shown
  • The Marcus Corporation MCS
  • WildBrain Ltd. symbol not shown
  • Xperi Holding Corporation XPER

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2025=◇◇◇

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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269 figures on this page: 267 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
267 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-042508
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-027220
    2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END · and 1 more section
  3. 0000921582-25-000046
  4. 0000921582-25-000033
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0000950170-23-014821
    2022 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Peers Imax Corp discloses

The companies named in IMAX's own disclosed peer group.

Ambarella, Inc.Cinemark Holdings, Inc.Corsair Gaming, Inc.Dolby Laboratories, Inc.fuboTV Inc.Harmonic, Inc.Knowles CorporationThe Marcus CorporationXperi Holding 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}
}
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