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Superior Group of Companies Executive Compensation (FY25)
SGC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Michael Benstock | Latest say-on-pay support = May 8, 2025 |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing: May 29, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Benstock: $5,080,138 → $2,750,208 (45.9% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Superior Group of Companies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Benstock, Chief Executive Officer, received $2,750,208 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Benstock's total was 45.9% lower than the $5,080,138 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Superior Group of Companies' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 88.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 8, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Himelstein President, BAMKO, LLC | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Benstock Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dominic Leide President, The Office Gurus | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Philip Koosed Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Demott Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Koempel Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Benstock Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jake Himelstein President, Branded Products | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Koempel Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Benstock Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jake Himelstein President, Branded Products | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Koempel Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Benstock Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jake Himelstein President, Branded Products | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Koempel President 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Himelstein | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Michael Koempel | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 2023 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Benstock | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/4/2027 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2028 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/2/2027 | |
| Jake Himelstein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2028 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/4/2027 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/2/2027 | |
| Mike Koempel | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2028 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/2/2027 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Jake Himelstein
President, Branded Products · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Michael Benstock
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as announced by the company
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
Michael Koempel
President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Mellini Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Venita Fields | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Loreen Spencer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Todd Siegel | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan Lattmann | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrew D. Demott Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director 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 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
- Name and symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 8, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 13, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 3, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 6, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Michael Benstock (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $2,750,208 (base salary $1,004,230) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001437749-26-009335, filed 2026-03-23]What this page does not include
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163 figures on this page: 159 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-009335Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-25-015425Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-24-009110
- 0001437749-24-004351EX-10.31
- 0001437749-23-008695
- 0001437749-22-012298Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-21-025023EX-10.23
- 0001437749-19-008861Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-16-031166Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-25-009466
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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}
}