CEO Mark Reisenauer was paid $1,449,996 in fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001808665-26-000014 ↗): 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.
$1,884,984 Brendan O’Grady total, FY2025 Former President and Chief Executive Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Mark Reisenauer: $1,449,996 | — CEO (Mark Reisenauer) pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | — Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan O’Grady | $721,933 | $0 | $405,900 | $547,529 | $0 | $0 | $209,622 | $1,884,984 |
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Mark Reisenauer | 202,060 | 0 | 458,093 | 784,425 | 0 | 0 | 5,418 | 1,449,996 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Paul Schwichtenberg | 463,233 | 20,000 | 101,475 | 136,878 | 211,325 | 0 | 12,690 | 945,601 |
| President, Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Ajay Patel | 461,100 | 0 | 101,475 | 136,878 | 198,985 | 0 | 22,730 | 921,168 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan O’Grady | $1,884,984 | $3,012,703 | — | ↓ −1,127,719 |
| Mark Reisenauer | 1,449,996 | — | — | — |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | 945,601 | 932,433 | — | ↑ +13,168 |
| Ajay Patel | 921,168 | 952,725 | — | ↓ −31,557 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Reisenauer | RSU | 3,583 | — | $32,498 |
| Ajay Patel | RSU | 8,333 | — | 75,580 |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | Option | 15,111 | 11.9 | — |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | RSU | 1,143 | — | 10,367 |
| Ajay Patel | Option | 12,591 | 12.18 | — |
| Ajay Patel | RSU | 3,333 | — | 30,230 |
| Mark Reisenauer | Option | 66,666 | 12.37 | — |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | Option | 1,258 | 77.7 | — |
| Mark Reisenauer | RSU | 33,333 | — | 302,330 |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | RSU | 8,333 | — | 75,580 |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | RSU | 3,333 | — | 30,230 |
| Ajay Patel | RSU | 1,143 | — | 10,367 |
| Mark Reisenauer | Option | 5,415 | 12.75 | — |
| Ajay Patel | Option | 1,258 | 77.7 | — |
| Ajay Patel | Option | 15,111 | 11.9 | — |
| Paul Schwichtenberg | Option | 12,591 | 12.18 | — |
The Company strives to align executive compensation with business results and stockholder interests by offering a competitive program that allows NEOs to share in financial success. Target total compensation is calibrated to be competitive with a blend of peer group and size-appropriate survey data from the life sciences industry, with a significant portion in long-term incentive compensation to align with stockholder interests.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather L. MasonIndependent · Board Chair · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $111,000 | $43,797 | $33,169 | — | — | $187,966 |
| William T. McKeeIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 93,500 | 43,797 | 33,169 | — | — | 170,466 |
| Sravan K. EmanyIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 90,000 | 43,797 | 33,169 | — | — | 166,966 |
| Sigurd C. KirkIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | 86,500 | 43,797 | 33,169 | — | — | 163,466 |
| David M. StarkIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 61,000 | 43,797 | 33,169 | — | — | 137,966 |
| Mark L. ReisenauerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $215,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $442,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $218,985 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $660,985 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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 | Assertio Holdings | 2025 | Mark Reisenauer | $202,060 | $458,093 | $784,425 | $0 | $1,449,996 |
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.
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.
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, Brendan O’Grady | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 19. As printed: 1,884,984. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c48 · span 280025–280034 |
| 2 | Section 01, Mark Reisenauer | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 19. As printed: 1,449,996. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 274396–274405 |
| 3 | Section 01, Paul Schwichtenberg | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 19. As printed: 945,601. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c48 · span 292728–292735 |
| 4 | Section 01, Ajay Patel | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 19. As printed: 921,168. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c48 · span 286348–286355 |
| 5 | Section 08, Heather L. Mason | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 187,966. Filing ↗machine: span 624172–624510 |
| 6 | Section 08, William T. McKee | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,466. Filing ↗machine: span 628013–628319 |
| 7 | Section 08, Sravan K. Emany | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 166,966. Filing ↗machine: span 626124–626430 |
| 8 | Section 08, Sigurd C. Kirk | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 163,466. Filing ↗machine: span 629897–630203 |
| 9 | Section 08, David M. Stark | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,966. Filing ↗machine: span 631784–632090 |
| 10 | Section 08, Mark L. Reisenauer | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 12 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 442,000 + equity 218,985 + all other 0 = 660,985, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 660,985 |
| 13 | Assertio Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-06 | 0001808665-26-000014 | CEO total compensation as printed in Assertio Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 1,449,996. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 274396–274405 |
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