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Zura Bio (ZURA): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$1,742,295Former CEO Robert Lisicki · source
CEO pay ratio3:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,659,601FY2024
  • $1,742,295FY2025

CEO total pay was $1,742,295 in fiscal 2025, down from $6,659,601 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $624,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $1,118,295

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Zura Bio in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert Lisicki (Former Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Zura Bio in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,742,295.
What is Zura Bio's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Zura Bio's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 3:1.
How much does Zura Bio spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Zura Bio reported total board compensation of $445,632 for fiscal 2025.

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
Robert Lisicki$624,000$0$0$1,118,295$0$0$0$1,742,295
Former Chief Executive Officer
Kim Davis486,359312,0000474,087008,8441,281,291
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Eric Hyllengren230,30395,0000711,3120011,8751,048,490
Former Chief Financial Officer
Kiran Nistala468,334213,4050331,415009,4141,022,568
Chief Medical Officer and Head of 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Robert Lisicki$1,742,295$6,659,601—↓ −4,917,306
Kim Davis1,281,2911,795,6514,867,284↓ −514,360
Eric Hyllengren1,048,490———
Kiran Nistala1,022,5682,530,97514,769↓ −1,508,407

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

We seek to align pay for performance and consider, among other factors, compensation for comparable positions in the market, the historical compensation levels of our named executive officers, individual performance as compared to our expectations and objectives, our desire to motivate our named executive officers to achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our shareholders, and a long-term commitment to our company.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Kim DavisOption60,2441.2—
Kiran NistalaOption167,7093.98—
Kiran NistalaOption178,1253.38—
Robert LisickiOption225,0003.98—
Kim DavisRSU246,191—1,290,041
Kim DavisOption262,5003.38—
Robert LisickiOption312,5003.98—
Kiran NistalaOption341,7001.2—
Kim DavisOption488,8001.2—
Robert LisickiOption656,2503.38—
Eric HyllengrenOption672,0001.3—
Robert LisickiOption1,153,0001.2—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Amit MunshiIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation$79,000$0$42,131—$0$121,131
Steven SchochIndependent · Audit (Chair)56,000042,131—098,131
Sandeep KulkarniEmployee director55,550042,131—097,681
Neil GrahamIndependent · Nominating and Governance (Chair) · Departed during FY54,577042,131—096,708
Jennifer JarrettIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance50,450042,131—092,581
Arnout Ploos van AmstelIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Departed during FY49,676042,131—091,807
Someit SidhuIndependent46,676042,131—088,807
Dan BeckerIndependent · Compensation (Chair)31,857041,591—073,448
Parvinder ThiaraIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development21,84600—021,846
Robert LisickiEmployee director · Departed during FY—————0
Ajay NirulaIndependent · Compensation · Research and Development · Newly elected——————
Mark EisnerIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)16,000 / 12,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guidelineThis Option and any rights to Class A Ordinary Shares or other property in connection with this Option are subject to terms and conditions of the Company's Clawback Policy and Share Ownership Guidelines

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$445,632
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$445,632

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

Peer group, and who names Zura Bio as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ZURA

No companies currently name ZURA as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

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
1Zura Bio2025Robert Lisicki$624,000$0$1,118,295$0$1,742,295

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.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)3 : 1
CEO total compensation$10,750,338
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (20 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, Robert Lisicki. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 31. As printed: 1,742,295. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kim Davis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,281,291. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Eric Hyllengren. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,048,490. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kiran Nistala. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,022,568. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2024-03-28. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 3 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Amit Munshi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 121,131. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steven Schoch. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,131. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sandeep Kulkarni. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,681. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Neil Graham. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 96,708. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jennifer Jarrett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 92,581. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Arnout Ploos van Amstel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 91,807. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Someit Sidhu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,807. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Dan Becker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,448. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Parvinder Thiara. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 21,846. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert Lisicki. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ajay Nirula. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mark Eisner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. 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 445,632 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 445,632, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Zura Bio (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Zura Bio's own proxy. As printed: 1,742,295. View filing ↗
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