Skillsoft Executive Compensation (FY26)
SKIL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2026
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 30, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Ronald Hovsepian: $14,248,107 → $12,425,228 (12.8% lower)
Frequently asked questions
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Who is Skillsoft's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ronald Hovsepian was paid $12,425,228 in total compensation as Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Hovsepian's total was 12.8% lower than the $14,248,107 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Skillsoft's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, the say-on-pay proposal drew 86.3% support at the meeting held June 25, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeffrey Tarr Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Stine Chief Commercial Officer (former) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary Ferrera Chief Financial Officer (former) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Zachary Sims General Manager, Tech & Dev (former) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Apratim Purakayastha Chief Product and Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeffrey Tarr Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard Walker Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Apratim Purakayastha GM, Enterprise Solutions, Chief Product and Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Hovsepian Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Apratim Purakayastha GM, Talent Development Solutions | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard Walker Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Tarr Former Chief Executive Officer and President Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Hovsepian Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Frederick Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Glitzer Chief Revenue 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 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Frederick | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Glitzer | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ronald Hovsepian | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025 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 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Glitzer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ronald Hovsepian | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John Frederick | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helena B. Foulkes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jim Frankola Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lawrence H. Summers | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Karen G. Mills | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael S. Klein | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Peter Schmitt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Arthur Gilliland, Denis Nikolaev, Paul Peake, Fahd Beg and Ronald W. Hovsepian 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | June 25, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | July 17, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | July 17, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Skillsoft disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Written compensation analysis
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133 figures on this page: 130 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
130 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-022146Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-26-015925DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation Table for Fiscal 2026 · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & · Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table · and 2 more sections
- 0001437749-25-023016
- 0001437749-25-018830Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-24-019556Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104659-23-065460Summary Compensation Table
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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}
}