CEO Kyle Clark was paid $15,859,072 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 1396.1% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001140361-26-017861 ↗): 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.
$15,859,072 ↑ Kyle Clark total, FY2025 | — CEO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Clark | $653,476 | $5,132,000 | $7,822,572 | $2,251,024 | — | — | — | $15,859,072 |
| Director, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
| Herman Cueto | 371,204 | 875,000 | 204,256 | 3,433,084 | — | — | — | 4,883,544 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Brian Dunkiel | 427,298 | 350,000 | 651,788 | 1,422,718 | — | — | — | 2,851,804 |
| Chief Legal Officer, Vice President, and Secretary | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Clark | $15,859,072 | $1,060,000 | — | ↑ +14,799,072 |
| Herman Cueto | 4,883,544 | — | — | — |
| Brian Dunkiel | 2,851,804 | 410,000 | — | ↑ +2,441,804 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Dunkiel | General Counsel | $2,851,804 |
| Kyle Clark | CEO | $15,859,072 |
| Herman Cueto | CFO | $4,883,544 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Gowder | Director | — |
| Chuck Davis | Chair of the Board | — |
| Dean Kamen | Independent Director | — |
| Dr. David Churchill | Director | — |
| Francesco Capretti | Independent Director | — |
| General (RET) James McConville | Independent Director | $348,372 |
| John E. Abele | Independent Director | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Cueto | RSU | 74,441 | — | $372,241 |
| Kyle Clark | RSU | 28,894 | — | 43,341 |
| Kyle Clark | RSU | 797,646 | — | 1,861,178 |
| Herman Cueto | RSU | 6,381 | — | 14,889 |
| Brian Dunkiel | RSU | 176,387 | — | 400,844 |
| Brian Dunkiel | RSU | 20,362 | — | 46,273 |
| Brian Dunkiel | RSU | 77,997 | — | 177,250 |
| Kyle Clark | RSU | 244,379 | — | 570,219 |
| Kyle Clark | RSU | 217,623 | — | 507,788 |
| Brian Dunkiel | RSU | 106,351 | — | 241,685 |
Our compensation philosophy is designed to attract, retain, and motivate executive talent by aligning their interests with those of our shareholders through a mix of fixed base salary, discretionary cash bonuses, and long-term equity incentives that vest over time and are subject to performance milestones.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-11 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2026-06-11 | —a |
a. 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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John SlatteryIndependent · Newly elected | — | $6,518,772 | — | — | $1,083,332 | $7,602,104 |
| General (RET) James McConvilleIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee | — | — | 348,372 | — | — | 348,372 |
| Dr. David ChurchillEmployee director · Governance | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Amy GowderNot independent · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Francesco CaprettiIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle ClarkEmployee director · Nominating Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dean KamenIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| John E. AbeleIndependent · Nominating Corporate Governance Committee | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck DavisIndependent · Board Chair · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating Corporate Governance Committee | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Michael StoneIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dr. Martine A. RothblattIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 40,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $6,518,772 |
| All other compensation | $1,083,332 |
| Total cost of the board | $7,602,104 |
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 | BETA Technologies | 2025 | Kyle Clark | $653,476 | $7,822,572 | $2,251,024 | — | $15,859,072 |
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, Kyle Clark | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 15,859,072. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Herman Cueto | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,883,544. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Brian Dunkiel | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,851,804. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 08, John Slattery | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 7,602,104. Filing ↗machine: span 486768–486957 |
| 5 | Section 08, General (RET) James McConville | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 348,372. Filing ↗machine: span 472882–473065 |
| 6 | Section 08, Dr. David Churchill | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Amy Gowder | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Francesco Capretti | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Kyle Clark | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Dean Kamen | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, John E. Abele | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Chuck Davis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Michael Stone | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Dr. Martine A. Rothblatt | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-15 | 0001628280-26-043215 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | 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) |
| 17 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 0 + equity 6,518,772 + all other 1,083,332 = 7,602,104, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 7,602,104 |
| 18 | BETA Technologies (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001140361-26-017861 | CEO total compensation as printed in BETA Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 15,859,072. Filing ↗ |