CEO Derek Graham was paid $283,053 in fiscal year 2024, ↓ down 22.7% from fiscal year 2023 (SEC filing 0001753926-25-001907 ↗): 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.
$283,053 ↓ Derek Graham total, FY2024 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Graham | $238,621 | — | — | $24,336 | $0 | — | $20,096 | $283,053 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Simon Brewer | 193,846 | — | — | 40,560 | 0 | — | 0 | 234,406 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate 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 | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Graham | $283,053 | $366,047 | $221,625 | ↓ −82,994 |
| Simon Brewer | 234,406 | — | — | — |
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 | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Graham | CEO | $283,053 |
| Simon Brewer | CFO | $234,406 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Whaley | Independent Director | $36,400 |
| Eric L. Robinson | Independent Director | $70,200 |
| Larry R. Hendricks | Independent Director | $36,400 |
| Lisa B. Higley | Director | $58,500 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Brewer | Option | 6,667 | 7.35 | — |
| Derek Graham | Option | 4,000 | 7.35 | — |
| Derek Graham | Option | 667 | 15.15 | — |
The Compensation Committee believes that it is most appropriate to determine base salaries with a focus on the market practices for similarly situated officers at comparable companies as adjusted to reflect the individual officer’s performance during the preceding year. Cash bonuses and long-term incentives are better able to reflect our company’s performance as measured by financial metrics and are well-suited to motivate officers to achieve specific performance goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-29 | 1,203,662 | 0 | 0 | 100% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-11-16 | 13,428,891 | 991,785 | 24,173 | 93.12% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-12-30 | 13,388,606 | 86,267 | 11,450 | 99.36% | Passed |
| 2018 | 2018-10-25 | 4,485,757 | 172,320 | 16,332 | 96.3% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-04-27 | 3,285,513 | 301,279 | 84,635 | 91.6% | Passed |
| 2016 | 2016-06-08 | 4,245,523 | 298,222 | 54,908 | 93.44% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-29 | 100%a |
| 2022 | 2022-11-16 | 93.12%b |
| 2019 | 2019-12-30 | 99.36%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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric L. RobinsonIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating (Chair) · Special Transaction · Compensation | $70,200 | — | $0 | — | $0 | $70,200 |
| Lisa B. HigleyNot independent | 58,500 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 58,500 |
| Larry R. HendricksIndependent · Special Transaction | 36,400 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 36,400 |
| Bruce WhaleyIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating · Special Transaction | 36,400 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 36,400 |
| Youngsun ParkIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric BoehnkeNot independent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $201,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $201,500 |
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 | CLEARONE INC | 2024 | Derek Graham | $238,621 | — | $24,336 | $0 | $283,053 |
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.
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| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Derek Graham | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 283,053. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Simon Brewer | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 234,406. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 08, Eric L. Robinson | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 70,200. Filing ↗machine: span 268763–269066 |
| 4 | Section 08, Lisa B. Higley | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 58,500. Filing ↗machine: span 265903–266206 |
| 5 | Section 08, Larry R. Hendricks | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,400. Filing ↗machine: span 259587–259890 |
| 6 | Section 08, Bruce Whaley | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,400. Filing ↗machine: span 271619–271922 |
| 7 | Section 08, Youngsun Park | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Eric Boehnke | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-12-30 | 0001753926-25-001997 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 100% (votes for as printed: 1,203,662). Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2022 vote | Form 8-K | 2022-11-18 | 0001753926-22-001488 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.12% (votes for as printed: 13,428,891). Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 06, 2019 vote | Form 8-K | 2020-01-02 | 0001437749-20-000045 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.36% (votes for as printed: 13,388,606). Filing ↗ |
| 12 | 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) |
| 13 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 201,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 201,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 201,500 |
| 14 | CLEARONE INC (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-17 | 0001753926-25-001907 | CEO total compensation as printed in CLEARONE INC's own proxy. As printed: 283,053. Filing ↗ |