Innodata (INOD): Rahul Singhal compensation and incentives
Known disclosures as of September 24, 2026; Singhal becomes President & CEO September 30.Current package: $500,000 annual salary plus a performance-dependent bonus target described in the 8-K as at least 75% of salary ($375,000), implying $875,000 target cash at 75%, before benefits and discretionary equity. The bonus is not guaranteed. The August succession filing left existing compensation in place, with no additional director pay; no later CEO-specific revision was found. Sources:
March employment terms,
August succession filing.
2025 reported compensation: $435,750 salary + $867,425 cash bonus (awarded April 2026 for 2025) + $4,399,889 stock-award value =
$5,703,064. The stock figure is grant-date value, not cash received or a recurring guaranteed annual award.
2026 proxy.
December 2025 equity grantPerformance-award payouts vary with results; continued service generally applies.
Grant and vesting disclosures.
Expense versus delivery: Compensation expense is recognized over requisite service periods; financial-performance awards require probable achievement. Shares settle as awards vest. The $4.4 million was not wholly expensed in the grant quarter. Recognized stock compensation reduces GAAP earnings but is added back to adjusted EBITDA.
Accounting policy.
Protection: Qualifying termination generally pays 2× (salary + contract-defined bonus), rising to 3× coincident with/following a change of control, plus specified benefits and equity acceleration. A contractual change of control itself also accelerates equity.
Agreement.
Insider filings exist: Search “Singhal Rahul,” CIK 2096613.
December 22, 2025 Form 4 reports tax withholding;
January 5, 2026 Form 4 reports the 43,179-RSU grant.