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TechTarget Executive Compensation (FY25)
TTGT · Newton, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Gary Nugent | Median of the other named officers $603,938 6 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 11, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ 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 — Gary Nugent: $871,293 → $1,265,629 (45.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 92.5% → 97.1% (4.6 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is TechTarget's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Gary Nugent, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,265,629 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $871,293 reported for fiscal 2024, Nugent's total was 45.3% higher.
What was TechTarget's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in TechTarget's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Cardlytics, Comscore, DoubleVerify, Emerald Holding and Fluent, among others.
What is TechTarget's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 11.4:1, against median employee compensation of $111,374.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Niemiec Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rebecca Kitchens President - Informa TechTarget & General Manager - Brand to Demand | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Cotoia Former TechTarget Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Noreck Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Greg Strakosch Former TechTarget Executive Chairman Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Don Hawk Former Executive Director, Product Innovation Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary Nugent Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Nugent Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Steven Niemiec Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rebecca Kitchens Former President - Informa TechTarget & General Manager - Brand to Demand Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Noreck Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Morelli President & General Manager - Intelligence & Advisory | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Don Hawk Former Executive Director, Product Innovation Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Rennick Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles D. Rennick | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Daniel T. Noreck | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gary Nugent | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Steve Niemiec | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William T. Morelli | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Nugent | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Steven Niemiec | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Daniel Noreck | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| William Morelli | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Charles Rennick | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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.
Daniel Noreck
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Employment agreement · dated January 10, 2024
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Charles Rennick
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary · Terms as announced by the company
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Don Hawk
Former Executive Director, Product Innovation · Severance agreement
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Gary Nugent
Chief Executive Officer · Secondment
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
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Rebecca Kitchens
Former President - Informa TechTarget & General Manager - Brand to Demand · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Steven Niemiec
Chief Revenue Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
William Morelli
President & General Manager - Intelligence & Advisory · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary McDowell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christina Van Houten | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Flaschen | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Perfecto Sanchez | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
M. Sean Griffey | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Don Hawk | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sally Ashford, Stephen A. Carter, Gary Nugent and Patrick Martell 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock Options.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Cardlytics CDLX
- Comscore SCOR
- DoubleVerify DV
- Emerald Holding EEX
- Fluent FLNT
- Forrester Research FORR
- Hackett Group HCKT
- Integral Ad Science Holding IAS
- LiveRamp RAMP
- Magnite MGNI
- ON24 ONTF
- PubMatic PUBM
- SEMrush Holdings SEMR
- Ziff Davis ZD
- ZoomInfo Technologies GTM
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 11, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | July 24, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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- Gary Nugent (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $1,265,629 (base salary $562,500) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-187238, filed 2026-04-28]What this page does not include
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157 figures on this page: 155 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-271292Proposal No. 3 - The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement
- 0001193125-26-187238Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End for 2025 · Pay Ratio Disclosure · and 1 more section
- 0000950170-25-099204Proposal No. 3 - The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers ("Say-on-Pay") as described in the
- 0000950170-25-084302Summary 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}
}