Lifetime Brands Executive Compensation (FY25)
LCUT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Robert Kay | Latest say-on-pay support = June 22, 2026 |
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 22, 2026
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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 — Robert Kay: $3,907,942 → $3,038,451 (22.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 85.2% → 97.6% (12.4 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Lifetime Brands' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Robert Kay, Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,038,451 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,907,942 reported for fiscal 2024, Kay's total was 22.2% lower.
What was Lifetime Brands' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.6% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 22, 2026.
Which companies are in Lifetime Brands' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Helen of Troy Limited, iRobot Corporation, JAKKS Pacific and Johnson Outdoors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Kay Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Siegel President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Siegel Chairman of our Board, Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laurence Winoker Executive Vice President -Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Siegel President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laurence Winoker Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Kay Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Siegel President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laurence Winoker Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Kay Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Siegel President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laurence Winoker Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Siegel | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Daniel Siegel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Laurence Winoker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Laurence Winoker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert Kay | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Kay | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kay | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Daniel Siegel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Laurence Winoker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 J. Regan Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey Siegel Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey H. Evans | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Cherrie Nanninga | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rachael A. Jarosh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bruce G. Pollack | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Veronique Gabai-Pinsky | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Schnabel | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Craig Phillips | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel Siegel 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Common Stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. HBB
- Helen of Troy Limited HELE
- iRobot Corporation IRBT
- JAKKS Pacific JAKK
- Johnson Outdoors Inc. JOUT
- Lands’ End, Inc. LE
- Movado Group, Inc. MOV
- Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM
- Solo Brands DTC
- Superior Group of Companies SGC
- The Buckle, Inc. BKE
- Unifi, Inc. UNFI
- Universal Electronics Inc. UEIC
- Vera Bradley, Inc. VRA
- YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 22, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 20, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 22, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 23, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 24, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 25, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 27, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 28, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 22, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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202 figures on this page: 192 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000874396-26-000026Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-177145DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
- 0000874396-25-000005Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-25-096696
- 0001628280-24-029205
- 0001628280-23-023203Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-122241
- 0001628280-22-017935Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-21-012880Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-20-009988Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-19-186032Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-18-209648Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-17-211662
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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}
}