Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 27, 2025, Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Mr. Stephen P. Keogh
to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective May 1, 2025.
Stephen P. Keogh, age 58, was most recently Senior Advisor to the Office of President, Aon plc, a position he held from
October 2021 until his retirement in September 2022. Prior to that, commencing June 2019, Mr. Keogh was President of
Aon plc's Commercial Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon. Mr. Keogh brings in excess of thirty-
two years of experience at Aon, where he held positions in operations, finance and accounting, technology, human
resources and executive management. Mr. Keogh is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Chicago
and earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois.
In his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Mr. Keogh will receive the following compensation:
•an initial annual base salary of $600,000 per year;
•an annual bonus for 2024 with a target value of 150% of base salary under the Company's Executive Incentive
Corporate Plan; and
•Subject to approval by the Board of Directors, an initial grant of performance stock units with a grant date fair
value of $2,000,000, vesting on July 1, 2030 (the "Certification Date") upon, and subject to, the attainment of
certain performance-based targets and subject to the NEO’s continued employment through the vesting date (other
than for those exceptions provided in the award agreement). The performance-based metrics that must be met are
the following: (i) achievement of a five-year Organic Revenue Growth Compound Annual Growth Rate
(“CAGR”) target from 2025 through 2029, and (iii) stock price CAGR targets measured from the closing stock
price on March 3, 2025 of the Class A common stock to the average of (a) the volume weighted average price
(“VWAP”) of the Class A common stock for the fourth quarter of 2029.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Keogh and any other person pursuant to which he was
appointed, nor are there any family relationships between him and any director or executive officer of the Company. He
has no direct or indirect interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a)
of Regulation S-K
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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