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Telos Executive Compensation (FY25)

TLS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John B. Wood
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — John B. Wood: $18,082,345 → $2,848,275 (84.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 92.9% → 97.0% (4.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 158:1 → 24:1 (84.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Telos' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for John B. Wood, Chairman, President and CEO, came to $2,848,275 in fiscal 2025. Wood's total was 84.2% lower than the $18,082,345 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Telos' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Telos' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A10 Networks, Inc, Agilysys, Inc., Backblaze, Inc., Couchbase, Inc. and Crexendo, Inc., among others.
What is Telos' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 24:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $119,301.

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
John Wood
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Emmett Wood
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Griffin
Chief Information Security Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Wood
Chairman, President and CEO
◇———◇—◇◇
Mark Bendza
Executive V.P. and CFO
◇———◇—◇◇
Mark Griffin
Executive V.P., Security Solutions
◇———◇—◇◇
E. Hutchinson Robbins
Executive V.P., General Counsel
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Wood
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Bendza
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Griffin
Executive Vice President, Security Solutions
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Malcolm Cooke
Vice President, Chief Information Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John B. Wood
Chairman, President and CEO
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark D. Griffin
Executive Vice President, Security Solutions
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Bendza
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
E. Hutchinson Robbins
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
◇—◇———◇◇
Malcolm G. Cooke
Vice President, Chief Information Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Hutch RobbinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John WoodPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Malcolm G. CookePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark BendzaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark GriffinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Mark GriffinPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Malcolm CookeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John WoodPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark BendzaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Hutch RobbinsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
E. Hutchinson Robbins
Executive Vice President, General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
John B. Wood
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Malcolm G. Cooke
Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Mark Bendza
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Mark D. Griffin
Executive Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Borland
◇◇————◇
Fredrick D. Schaufeld
◇◇————◇
Brad Jacobs
◇◇————◇
Bonnie Carroll
◇◇————◇
Derrick D. Dockery
◇◇————◇
John W. Maluda
◇◇————◇
John B. Wood 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◇
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.
Fiscal 2025
  • A10 Networks, Inc ATEN
  • Agilysys, Inc. AGYS
  • Backblaze, Inc. BLZE
  • Couchbase, Inc. BASE
  • Crexendo, Inc. CXDO
  • Digimarc Corporation DMRC
  • Domo, Inc. DOMO
  • eGain Corporation EGAN
  • Mitek Systems, Inc. MITK
  • OneSpan, Inc. OSPN
  • PROS Holdings, Inc. PRO
  • Red Violet, Inc. RDVT
  • SoundThinking, Inc. SSTI
  • Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. SNCR
  • Veritone, Inc. VERI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2016May 11, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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194 figures on this page: 189 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
189 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000320121-26-000016
  2. 0001140361-26-011725
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000320121-25-000023
  4. 0001140361-25-010966
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000320121-24-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-018919
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000320121-23-000034
  8. 0001140361-23-014240
  9. 0000320121-17-000018
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Peers Telos discloses

The companies named in TLS's own disclosed peer group.

A10 Networks, IncAgilysys, Inc.Backblaze, Inc.Couchbase, Inc.Crexendo, Inc.Digimarc CorporationDomo, Inc.eGain CorporationMitek Systems, Inc.OneSpan, Inc.PROS Holdings, Inc.Red Violet, Inc.SoundThinking, Inc.Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.Veritone, Inc.

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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}
}
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