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Richardson Electronics Executive Compensation (FY26)

RELL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Edward Richardson
Latest say-on-pay support
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October 4, 2016

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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Edward Richardson: $1,623,147 → $1,673,651 (3.1% higher)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Richardson Electronics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Edward Richardson was paid $1,673,651 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Richardson's total moved 3.1% higher from the $1,623,147 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Richardson Electronics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 85.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held October 4, 2016 for fiscal 2016.

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
Edward Richardson
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wendy Diddell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Peloquin
Executive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jens Ruppert
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Ben
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Richardson
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wendy Diddell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Ben
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Peloquin
Executive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Jens Ruppert
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Richardson
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wendy Diddell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Peloquin
Executive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Robert Ben
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Jens Ruppert
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Richardson
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wendy Diddell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Ben
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Peloquin
Executive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Jens Ruppert
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Richardson
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wendy Diddell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Peloquin
Executive Vice President Power and Microwave Technologies Group
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Robert Ben
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jens Ruppert
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Edward J. RichardsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jens F. RuppertOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert J. BenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Wendy S. DiddellOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jens RuppertOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Robert BenOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Gregory PeloquinOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Wendy DiddellOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Edward RichardsonOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul J. Plante
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Jacques Belin
◇◇————◇
Robert Kluge
◇◇————◇
James Benham
◇◇————◇
Kenneth Halverson
◇◇————◇
Wendy S. Diddell and Edward J. Richardson 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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
2016October 4, 2016=◇◇◇
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241 figures on this page: 240 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
240 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000355948-26-000010
    Fiscal Year 2026 Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan Based Awards for Fiscal 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  2. 0000950170-25-111119
    Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001387131-16-007189
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a 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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