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Zumiez Executive Compensation (FY25)

ZUMZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Richard Brooks
Median of the other named officers
$1,330,396
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 2026
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 5, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Richard Brooks: $877,260 → $1,749,159 (99.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.4% → 99.0% (0.4 points lower)

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Who is Zumiez's chief executive and what were they paid?
Richard Brooks was paid $1,749,159 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025. Brooks' total was 99.4% higher than the $877,260 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Zumiez's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Zumiez's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Abercrombie & Fitch, Buckle, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cato Corp and Destination XL Group, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Ellis
President International
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Christopher Work
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Richard Brooks
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—————◇◇
Chris Visser
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Thomas Campion
Chairman of the Board
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Ellis
President International
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Work
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Chris Visser
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Richard Brooks
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇———◇—◇◇
Thomas Campion
Chairman of the Board
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Brooks
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇———◇—◇◇
Christopher Work
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adam Ellis
President International
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Erin Wendte
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Chris Visser
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Campion
Chairman of the Board
◇———◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adam C. EllisRSU◇——◇——◇
Adam C. EllisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Chris K. VisserRSU◇——◇——◇
Chris K. VisserOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher C. WorkOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher C. WorkRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Christopher WorkOption◇—◇3/17/2035
Option◇—◇3/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2032
Adam EllisOption◇—◇3/17/2035
Option◇—◇3/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2032
Erin WendteOption◇—◇3/17/2035
Option◇—◇3/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2032
Chris VisserOption◇—◇3/17/2035
Option◇—◇3/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2032
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Travis D. Smith
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Steven P. Louden
◇◇————◇
James P. Murphy
◇◇————◇
Liliana Gil Valletta
◇◇————◇
Carmen R. Bauza
◇◇————◇
Guy M. Harkless
◇◇————◇
Thomas D. Campion and Richard M. Brooks 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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 2026
  • Abercrombie & Fitch ANF
  • Buckle BKE
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW
  • Cato Corp CATO
  • Destination XL Group DXLG
  • Duluth Holdings DLTH
  • Genesco GCO
  • J. Jill JILL
  • Lands' End LE
  • Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings symbol not shown
  • Tilly's TLYS
  • Torrid CURV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2023May 31, 2023=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2017May 31, 2017=◇◇◇

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- Richard Brooks (Chief Executive Officer and Director), FY2025 total compensation $1,749,159 (base salary $735,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-177072, filed 2026-04-24]

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Citations

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205 figures on this page: 199 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
199 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-258315
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-177072
  3. 0001193125-25-136257
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-24-157356
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-23-159488
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-20-162256
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-17-192622
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Zumiez discloses

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

Abercrombie & FitchBuckleBuild-A-Bear WorkshopCato CorpDestination XL GroupDuluth HoldingsGenescoJ. JillLands' EndTilly'sTorrid

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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}
}
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