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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Executive Compensation (FY25)

WH · Parsippany, NJ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
309 figures on this page: 301 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Geoffrey Ballotti, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $13,551,700 in fiscal 2025, and Ballotti's total moved 2.5% lower from the $13,895,064 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 140:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $96,598. Shareholders recorded 85.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Boyd Gaming Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Dine Brands Global, Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Geoffrey Ballotti
Median of the other named officers
$2,601,502
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Geoffrey Ballotti: $13,895,064 → $13,551,700 (2.5% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 150:1 → 140:1 (6.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Geoffrey Ballotti, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $13,551,700 in fiscal 2025. Ballotti's total moved 2.5% lower from the $13,895,064 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 85.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Boyd Gaming Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc., Dine Brands Global, Inc., Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., among others.
What is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 140:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $96,598.

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
Geoffrey Ballotti
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Allen
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cash
General Counsel Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Strickland
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lisa Checchio
Former Chief Marketing Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Monica Melancon
———————— not reported
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey Ballotti
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Allen
Former Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cash
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Strickland
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Monica Melancon
Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lisa Checchio
Former Chief Marketing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey Ballotti
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lisa Checchio
Former Chief Marketing Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michele Allen
Former Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cash
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Strickland
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Monica Melancon
Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey Ballotti
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michele Allen
Former Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Paul Cash
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Strickland
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Monica Melancon
Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kurt Albert
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Geoffrey BallottiRSU◇——◇——◇
Geoffrey BallottiPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kurt AlbertPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kurt AlbertRSU◇——◇——◇
Kurt AlbertRSU◇——◇——◇
Michele AllenPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Michele AllenRSU◇—————◇
Michele AllenPSU◇—————◇
Michele Allen————————
Michele AllenRSU◇——◇——◇
Monica MelanconRSU◇——◇——◇
Monica Melancon————————
Monica MelanconPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Paul CashPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Paul CashRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott StricklandRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott StricklandPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
Kurt AlbertRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Geoffrey BallottiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Scott StricklandPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Michele AllenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Monica MelanconRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James E. Buckman
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Stephen P. Holmes
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Bruce B. Churchill
◇◇———◇◇
Pauline D.E. Richards
◇◇———◇◇
Ronald L. Nelson
◇◇———◇◇
Myra J. Biblowit
◇◇———◇◇
Mukul V. Deoras
◇◇———◇◇
Alexandra A. Jung
◇◇———◇◇
Geoffrey A. Ballotti 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◇
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 stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x cash retainer or 2.5x total retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD
  • Choice Hotels International, Inc. CHH
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN
  • Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT
  • Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
  • Jack in the Box, Inc. JACK
  • Marriott International, Inc. MAR
  • Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation VAC
  • Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. RHP
  • The Wendy's Company WEN
  • Travel + Leisure Co. TNL
  • TripAdvisor, Inc. TRIP
  • Vail Resorts, Inc. MTN
  • Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 19, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 14, 2019=◇◇◇

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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309 figures on this page: 301 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
301 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-021771
  2. 0001722684-26-000050
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · and 4 more sections
  3. 0001722684-25-000019
  4. 0001722684-25-000010
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-24-021365
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001213900-24-022349
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001140361-23-023910
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-014281
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001140361-22-018846
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001104659-21-065990
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001104659-20-060906
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-19-030059
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Wyndham Hotels & Resorts discloses

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

Boyd Gaming CorporationChoice Hotels International, Inc.Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.Hyatt Hotels CorporationMarriott International, Inc.Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.Travel + Leisure Co.TripAdvisor, Inc.Vail Resorts, Inc.Wynn Resorts, Limited

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Cite this data
APA
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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