Payments & Financial Infrastructure
Sezzle Executive Compensation (FY24)
SEZL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2024
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 13, 2025
89 figures on this page: 87 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Charles Youakim, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,224,113 in fiscal 2024, and Youakim's total was 14.4% higher than the $1,943,439 reported for fiscal 2023. The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2025 for fiscal 2024. The company reported 3 named executive officers for fiscal 2024. Figures cover fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2024.
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Charles Youakim: $1,943,439 → $2,224,113 (14.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
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Who is Sezzle's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Charles Youakim, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,224,113 in fiscal 2024. Youakim's total was 14.4% higher than the $1,943,439 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Sezzle's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Youakim Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Paradis Executive Director and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Hartje Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Youakim Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Paradis Executive Director and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Hartje 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 2024
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Youakim | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Charles Youakim | OPTION | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Karen Hartje | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Paradis | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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 2024 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Hartje | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Paradis | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Charles Youakim | 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 2024
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Lahiff | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Webster | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mike Cutter | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Purcell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen East | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kyle Brehm | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Paradis and Charles Youakim served on the board in fiscal 2024 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| 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.
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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | June 10, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 31, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Sezzle disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Written compensation analysis
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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.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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89 figures on this page: 87 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
87 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001662991-25-000145Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001662991-25-000081Director Compensation · SEC. THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- 0001662991-22-000020Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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APA
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}
}