Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon McGregor | $553,980 | $0 | $354,540 | $0 | $545,800 | $0 | $22,900 | $1,477,220 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Robert Olander | 368,305 | 0 | 126,540 | 0 | 272,100 | 0 | 22,900 | 789,845 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Auste Graham | 369,320 | 0 | 109,062 | 0 | 272,900 | 0 | 21,000 | 772,282 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
| Todd Benton | 355,115 | 5,000 | 126,540 | 0 | 262,400 | 0 | 22,900 | 771,955 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| James Sneed | 367,885 | 0 | 109,062 | 0 | 271,800 | 0 | 22,900 | 771,647 |
| Chief Commercial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon McGregor | $1,477,220 | — | — | — |
| Robert Olander | 789,845 | — | — | — |
| Auste Graham | 772,282 | — | — | — |
| Todd Benton | 771,955 | — | — | — |
| James Sneed | 771,647 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon McGregor | PSU | 2025-03-31 | 31,100 | 155,500 | 155,500 | 311,000 | $177,270 |
| James Sneed | PSU | 2025-03-31 | 9,567 | 47,834 | 47,834 | 95,668 | 54,531 |
| Auste Graham | PSU | 2025-03-31 | 9,567 | 47,834 | 47,834 | 95,668 | 54,531 |
| Robert Olander | PSU | 2025-03-31 | 11,100 | 55,500 | 55,500 | 111,000 | 63,270 |
| Todd Benton | PSU | 2025-03-31 | 11,100 | 55,500 | 55,500 | 111,000 | 63,270 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon McGregor | $0 | $177,270 | $0 | 100.0% |
| James Sneed | 0 | 54,531 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Auste Graham | 0 | 54,531 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Robert Olander | 0 | 63,270 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Todd Benton | 0 | 63,270 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon McGregor | PSU | 311,000 | — | $895,680 |
| Bryon McGregor | RSU | 156,331 | — | 450,233 |
| Bryon McGregor | RSU | 155,500 | — | 447,840 |
| Todd Benton | PSU | 111,000 | — | 319,680 |
| Robert Olander | PSU | 111,000 | — | 319,680 |
| Bryon McGregor | PSU | 104,064 | — | 299,704 |
| Auste Graham | PSU | 95,668 | — | 275,524 |
| Bryon McGregor | RSU | 42,500 | — | 122,400 |
| James Sneed | PSU | 95,668 | — | 275,524 |
| Todd Benton | RSU | 55,831 | — | 160,793 |
| Robert Olander | RSU | 55,831 | — | 160,793 |
| Todd Benton | RSU | 55,500 | — | 159,840 |
| Robert Olander | RSU | 55,500 | — | 159,840 |
| Bryon McGregor | RSU | 51,000 | — | 146,880 |
| Auste Graham | RSU | 48,012 | — | 138,275 |
| James Sneed | RSU | 48,012 | — | 138,275 |
| Auste Graham | RSU | 47,834 | — | 137,762 |
| James Sneed | RSU | 47,834 | — | 137,762 |
| Todd Benton | PSU | 37,064 | — | 106,744 |
| Robert Olander | PSU | 37,064 | — | 106,744 |
| Auste Graham | RSU | 36,550 | — | 105,264 |
| James Sneed | RSU | 36,550 | — | 105,264 |
| Auste Graham | PSU | 32,160 | — | 92,621 |
| James Sneed | PSU | 32,160 | — | 92,621 |
| Robert Olander | RSU | 19,890 | — | 57,283 |
| Todd Benton | RSU | 12,750 | — | 36,720 |
| Robert Olander | RSU | 12,750 | — | 36,720 |
The compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate key executives by aligning their interests with stockholders and incentivizing the attainment of short- and long-term financial and business goals. The Committee supports a pay-for-performance philosophy within a structure that is competitive, internally equitable, and responsible, ensuring total compensation reflects company and individual performance.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | NaN% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pay Governance |
| Clawback policy | The company has a legacy clawback policy requiring recoupment of incentive compensation awarded or paid after March 29, 2018, in the event of a financial restatement regardless of cause. Additionally, the company adopted a compensation recovery policy as required by Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act, requiring recovery of erroneously received incentive-based compensation on or after October 2, 2023, in the event of an accounting restatement. |
| Anti-hedging | The insider trading policy prohibits all employees, officers, and directors from engaging in any short sale of Alto Ingredients securities, as well as any transaction involving puts, calls, collars, forward sales contracts, warrants, or other options on Alto Ingredients securities. |
| Anti-pledging | Executive officers are restricted from pledging Alto Ingredients securities as collateral for a loan. |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-23 | 25,740,806 | 1,044,080 | 752,375 | 96.1% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-25 | 20,574,474 | 7,267,671 | 474,935 | 73.9% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-20 | 26,055,415 | 9,024,331 | 217,420 | 74.27% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-22 | 31,475,018 | 6,076,809 | 184,316 | 83.82% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-23 | 16,331,462 | 15,654,754 | 418,640 | 51.06% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-17 | 17,197,391 | 7,901,149 | 268,335 | 68.52% | Passed |
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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-23 | 96.1%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-25 | 73.9%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-20 | 74.27%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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 14 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $1,477,220 |
| Median employee compensation | $102,867 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert E. NathanNot independent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | $106,346 | $61,949 | — | — | — | $168,295 |
| Maria G. GrayIndependent · Audit · ESG/Sustainability · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Compensation (Chair) | 100,000 | 46,199 | — | — | — | 146,199 |
| Dianne S. NuryIndependent · Audit · ESG/Sustainability · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Compensation | 100,000 | 46,199 | — | — | — | 146,199 |
| Alan R. TankIndependent · Audit · ESG/Sustainability (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected | 38,077 | 46,199 | — | — | — | 84,276 |
| Jeremy T. BezdekIndependent · Departed during FY | 29,423 | 46,199 | — | — | — | 75,622 |
| Douglas L. KietaIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Departed during FY | 55,385 | — | — | — | — | 55,385 |
| Michael D. KandrisNot independent · Departed during FY | 36,923 | — | — | — | — | 36,923 |
| Bryon T. McGregorEmployee director · ESG/Sustainability | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $46,199 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $466,154 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $246,745 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $712,899 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Alto Ingredients | 2025 | Bryon McGregor | $553,980 | $354,540 | $0 | $545,800 | $1,477,220 |
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Bryon McGregor | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 1,477,220. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c28 · span 730481–730490 |
| 2 | Section 01, Robert Olander | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 789,845. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c28 · span 740115–740122 |
| 3 | Section 01, Auste Graham | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 772,282. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c28 · span 744810–744817 |
| 4 | Section 01, Todd Benton | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 771,955. Filing ↗machine: span 735359–735366 |
| 5 | Section 01, James Sneed | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 771,647. Filing ↗machine: r17 · c28 · span 749501–749508 |
| 6 | Section 03, Bryon McGregor PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 03, James Sneed PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 03, Auste Graham PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 03, Robert Olander PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 03, Todd Benton PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards – 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 14 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Gilbert E. Nathan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 168,295. Filing ↗machine: span 248669–248676 |
| 13 | Section 08, Maria G. Gray | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 146,199. Filing ↗machine: span 249831–249838 |
| 14 | Section 08, Dianne S. Nury | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 146,199. Filing ↗machine: span 249239–249246 |
| 15 | Section 08, Alan R. Tank | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 84,276. Filing ↗machine: span 250387–250393 |
| 16 | Section 08, Jeremy T. Bezdek | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,622. Filing ↗machine: span 250980–250986 |
| 17 | Section 08, Douglas L. Kieta | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 55,385. Filing ↗machine: span 251267–251273 |
| 18 | Section 08, Michael D. Kandris | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,923. Filing ↗machine: span 251863–251869 |
| 19 | Section 08, Bryon T. McGregor | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-23 | 0001213900-26-071111 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.1% (votes for as printed: 25,740,806). Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-25 | 0001213900-25-057814 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.9% (votes for as printed: 20,574,474). Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-20 | 0001213900-24-054286 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 74.27% (votes for as printed: 26,055,415). Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 24 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 466,154 + equity 246,745 + all other 0 = 712,899, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 712,899 |
| 25 | Alto Ingredients (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001213900-26-050384 | CEO total compensation as printed in Alto Ingredients's own proxy. As printed: 1,477,220. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c28 · span 730481–730490 |