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Alpha Teknova (TKNO): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,368,829FY2023
- $932,301FY2024
- $2,357,886FY2025
CEO total pay was $2,357,886 in fiscal 2025, up from $932,301 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $582,992 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $1,420,100
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gunstream | $582,992 | $0 | $0 | $1,420,100 | $340,614 | $0 | $14,180 | $2,357,886 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Matthew Lowell | 431,713 | 0 | 0 | 612,742 | 151,338 | 0 | 16,180 | 1,211,973 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Damon Terrill | 429,050 | 0 | 0 | 497,129 | 133,693 | 0 | 16,180 | 1,076,052 |
| General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gunstream | $2,357,886 | $932,301 | $1,368,829 | ↑ +1,425,585 |
| Matthew Lowell | 1,211,973 | 591,500 | 733,715 | ↑ +620,473 |
| Damon Terrill | 1,076,052 | 570,898 | — | ↑ +505,154 |
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
The company's compensation program is designed to attract and retain highly-talented individuals by providing a fixed base salary, an annual cash bonus tied to defined financial and company performance goals, and long-term equity incentives that align executive interests with stockholders by driving growth in stock price and long-term value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | AON |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 6,186 | — | $26,600 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 19,833 | — | 8,167 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 19,833 | — | 8,167 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 23,125 | — | 6,875 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 25,509 | — | 7,584 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 28,710 | — | 11,822 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 35,386 | — | 14,572 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 57,500 | — | 23,678 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 57,500 | — | 23,678 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 61,093 | — | 25,157 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 67,447 | — | 20,053 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 82,013 | — | 33,771 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 167,708 | — | 69,059 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 174,337 | — | 26,600 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 196,833 | — | 26,600 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 231,719 | — | 81,936 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 886,879 | — | 81,936 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha J. DemskiIndependent · Audit | $67,500 | $0 | $120,019 | — | — | $187,519 |
| Brett RobertsonIndependent · Audit | 65,000 | 0 | 120,019 | — | — | 185,019 |
| Alexander VosIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 60,000 | 0 | 120,019 | — | — | 180,019 |
| Irene DavisIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Stephen GunstreamEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| J. Matthew MackowskiIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Alexander HerzickNot independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Paul GrossmanNot independent · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $54,300 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $192,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $192,500 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Alpha Teknova as a peer
Companies that benchmark against TKNO
1 company names TKNO as a compensation peer
Each company listed discloses TKNO in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named TKNO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Teknova, Inc. | 2025 | Stephen Gunstream | $582,992 | $0 | $1,420,100 | $340,614 | $2,357,886 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (14 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, Stephen Gunstream. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 26. As printed: 2,357,886. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Matthew Lowell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,211,973. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Damon Terrill. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,076,052. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Martha J. Demski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 187,519. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Brett Robertson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alexander Vos. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,019. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Irene Davis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen Gunstream. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, J. Matthew Mackowski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alexander Herzick. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Paul Grossman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 192,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 192,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Alpha Teknova, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Alpha Teknova, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,357,886. View filing ↗