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Kronos Bio (KRON): executive pay, fiscal 2023

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Kronos Bio, Inc. no longer files a proxy statement; its last pay data is FY2023.

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CEO total pay$1,761,537CEO Norbert Bischofberger · source
Say-on-pay support97.4%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers12th pct.Of 24 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,796,660FY2022
  • $1,761,537FY2023

CEO total pay was $1,761,537 in fiscal 2023, down from $2,796,660 in fiscal 2022.

FY2023: salary $580,000 · bonus $0 · option awards $849,337

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Kronos Bio, Inc. in fiscal 2023?
As disclosed, Norbert Bischofberger (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Kronos Bio, Inc. in fiscal 2023, with total compensation of $1,761,537.
How does Kronos Bio, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Norbert Bischofberger's total compensation ranked at the 12th percentile of Kronos Bio, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Kronos Bio, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.4% of shareholders supported Kronos Bio, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Kronos Bio, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2023?
As disclosed, Kronos Bio, Inc. reported total board compensation of $448,559 for fiscal 2023.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Norbert Bischofberger$580,000$0—$849,337$319,000$0$13,200$1,761,537
President and Chief Executive Officer
Barbara Kosacz470,00045,000290,324310,008188,00003,1331,306,466
Former Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Jorge DiMartino475,00027,300286,347305,762190,00002,2751,286,684
Former Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Clinical Development

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2023 totalFY2022 totalFY2021 totalΔ FY2022→2023
Norbert Bischofberger$1,761,537$2,796,660—↓ −1,035,123
Barbara Kosacz1,306,466———
Jorge DiMartino1,286,6841,757,367—↓ −470,683

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation program is intended to incentivize the achievement of critical strategic priorities and align executive interests with stockholders. The program aims to attract and retain talented executives, create incentives for long-term stockholder value creation, and differentiate compensation based on individual performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPearl Meyer and Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2023

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Norbert BischofbergerRSU2024-02-15——270,339—$291,966

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Norbert Bischofberger$291,966$0$00.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Norbert BischofbergerRSU14,150—$17,688
Barbara KosaczOption26,18430.94—
Barbara KosaczRSU35,734—44,668
Jorge DiMartinoRSU40,200—50,250
Barbara KosaczRSU41,876—77,350
Barbara KosaczOption43,3347.08—
Jorge DiMartinoOption48,7507.08—
Jorge DiMartinoOption50,22730.94—
Norbert BischofbergerOption74,29730.78—
Jorge DiMartinoRSU137,008—171,260
Barbara KosaczRSU138,911—173,639
Jorge DiMartinoOption162,6982.09—
Barbara KosaczOption164,9582.09—
Norbert BischofbergerOption216,6677.3—
Jorge DiMartinoOption379,8002.53—
Norbert BischofbergerOption451,9382.09—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Arie Belldegrun, M.D., FACSIndependent · Not standing for re-election$82,395$0$34,802—$0$117,197
Katherine Vega StultzIndependent · Not standing for re-election36,387069,288—0105,675
Roger D. Dansey, M.DIndependent29,868067,647—097,515
Elena Ridloff, CFAIndependent · Not standing for re-election55,00016,77317,401—089,174
Taiyin Yang, Ph.DIndependent53,896034,802—088,698
Roshawn BluntIndependent · Not standing for re-election45,000034,802—079,802
David M. TanenNot independent · Not standing for re-election40,000034,804—074,804
Joshua KazamNot independent · Not standing for re-election40,000034,802—074,802
Marianne De Backer, Ph.DIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY25,240034,802—060,042
Otellla Stampacchia, Ph.DIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY12,00000—012,000
Otella StampacchiaIndependent12,00000—012,000
Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.DEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$335,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 8,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2023
Cash retainers and fees$431,786
Equity awards (grant-date value)$16,773
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$448,559

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Kronos Bio as a peer

Companies that benchmark against KRON

1 company names KRON as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name KRON as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2023

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Scholar Rock Holding Corporation2025David Hallal$637,500$22,518,500$7,624,988$452,293$33,300,927
2Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2025Michael Metzger754,3002,021,9653,454,360848,5887,089,213
3Rapt Therapeutics, Inc.2024Brian Wong630,00005,927,297416,0006,979,539
4Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.2025Arthur Sands674,58405,166,196510,0006,374,138
5Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.2025David Chang724,0002,409,5372,588,329400,0106,136,093
6AnaptysBio, Inc.2025Daniel Faga706,0111,592,0013,345,653465,9686,133,943
7iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.2024Michel Detheux628,68404,965,264421,0146,085,657
8Replimmune Group, Inc.2026Sushil Patel700,0003,376,0031,448,325315,0005,845,982
9Kura Oncology, Inc.2025Troy Wilson700,00003,297,250630,0004,735,016
10IGM Biosciences, Inc.2023Fred Schwarzer646,797868,0501,336,743355,7383,207,328
11Nkarta, Inc.2025Paul Hastings674,384236,2501,711,957344,9472,978,038
12C4 Therapeutics, Inc.2025Andrew Hirsch694,925710,730848,007573,3132,940,975
13ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.2025Jason Lettmann724,50001,447,488298,8562,470,844
14Verastem, Inc.2025Daniel Paterson674,0001,161,6610489,3242,349,975
15Gossamer Bio, Inc.2025Faheem Hasnain649,64901,392,006254,8002,300,455
16Kronos Bio, Inc.2023Norbert Bischofberger580,000—849,337319,0001,761,537
17Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.2024Michael Huber632,500133,635518,044322,5751,613,754
18Prelude Therapeutics, Incorporated2025Krishna Vaddi615,4410412,744309,4651,348,000
—Gritstone bio, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Surface Oncology, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Ambrx Biopharma Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—TCR2 Therapeutics, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Rain Oncology, Inc.——————not in coverage universe

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Kronos Bio, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer and Partners, LLC
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosedOption 55 · RSU 25 · PSU 20not disclosedCompensia
ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia
Ambrx Biopharma Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
AnaptysBio, Inc.110%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards
C4 Therapeutics, Inc.120%not disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer
Gossamer Bio, Inc.65%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards
Gritstone bio, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
IGM Biosciences, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedRadford
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Kura Oncology, Inc.150%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosedOption 75 · RSU 25not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Nkarta, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon Consulting, Inc.
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosedOption 60 · RSU 40not disclosedAon plc
Prelude Therapeutics, Incorporatednot disclosedOption 100not disclosedCompensia
Rain Oncology, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Rapt Therapeutics, Inc.120%Option 100not disclosedAon plc/Radford
Replimmune Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoPearl Meyer
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Scholar Rock Holding Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedNoPay Governance
Surface Oncology, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.150%Options 34 · PSU 33 · RSU 33Yes — Company's three-year total shareholder return (TSR) as measured against the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index components TSRsAon
TCR2 Therapeutics, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Verastem, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20242024-06-2526,529,573708,3792,612,45297.4%Passed
20232023-06-2226,887,653351,8801,580,28398.71%Passed
20212021-06-22—————

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20242024-06-2597.4%a
20232023-06-2298.71%b
20212021-06-22—c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (40 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Norbert Bischofberger. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “2023 Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,761,537. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Barbara Kosacz. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “2023 Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,306,466. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jorge DiMartino. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “2023 Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,286,684. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Norbert Bischofberger RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Arie Belldegrun, M.D., FACS. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 117,197. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Katherine Vega Stultz. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 105,675. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Roger D. Dansey, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,515. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Elena Ridloff, CFA. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 89,174. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Taiyin Yang, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,698. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Roshawn Blunt. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 79,802. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David M. Tanen. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 74,804. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joshua Kazam. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 74,802. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Marianne De Backer, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,042. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Otellla Stampacchia, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 12,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Otella Stampacchia. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 12,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-27. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.4% (votes for as printed: 26,529,573). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-06-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.71% (votes for as printed: 26,887,653). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2021 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2021-06-24. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 431,786 + equity 16,773 + all other 0 = 448,559, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Scholar Rock Holding Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Scholar Rock Holding Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 33,300,927. View filing ↗
  • Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,089,213. View filing ↗
  • Rapt Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-14. CEO total compensation as printed in Rapt Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,979,539. View filing ↗
  • Nurix Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,374,138. View filing ↗
  • Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,136,093. View filing ↗
  • AnaptysBio, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-29. CEO total compensation as printed in AnaptysBio, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,133,943. View filing ↗
  • iTeos Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,085,657. View filing ↗
  • Replimmune Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Replimmune Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,845,982. View filing ↗
  • Kura Oncology, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Kura Oncology, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,735,016. View filing ↗
  • IGM Biosciences, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-26. CEO total compensation as printed in IGM Biosciences, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,207,328. View filing ↗
  • Nkarta, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Nkarta, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,978,038. View filing ↗
  • C4 Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in C4 Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,940,975. View filing ↗
  • ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,470,844. View filing ↗
  • Verastem, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Verastem, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,349,975. View filing ↗
  • Gossamer Bio, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Gossamer Bio, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,300,455. View filing ↗
  • Kronos Bio, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Kronos Bio, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,761,537. View filing ↗
  • Mersana Therapeutics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,613,754. View filing ↗
  • Prelude Therapeutics, Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Prelude Therapeutics, Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 1,348,000. View filing ↗