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Fiscal year 2023 · Filings through 2026-04-24

Enviva, LLC (EVA)

CEO Glenn Nunziata was paid $2,213,456 in fiscal year 2023, the 1st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001592057-24-000036 ↗): 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.

$5,888,938
John Keppler total, FY2023
(Former Executive Chairman) (5) — highest-paid officer; CEO Glenn Nunziata: $2,213,456
1st
CEO (Glenn Nunziata) pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
84.41%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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- Glenn Nunziata (Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), FY2023 total compensation $2,213,456 (base salary $253,425) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001592057-24-000036, filed 2024-10-03]

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2023

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Keppler$281,096$0$2,783,852$0$0$0$2,823,990$5,888,938
(Former Executive Chairman) (5)
Thomas Meth750,00002,708,14400012,4783,470,622
(President)
Mark Coscio425,00002,081,7340008,7672,515,501
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Glenn Nunziata253,42501,950,00200010,0292,213,456
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
John-Paul Taylor375,00001,722,2130008,9482,106,161
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Shai Even324,87701,597,672000154,0602,076,609
(Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) (6)
Jason Paral383,28801,282,23300010,3201,675,841
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, 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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2023 totalFY2022 totalFY2021 totalΔ FY2022→2023
John Keppler$5,888,938$4,330,359$6,205,730↑ +1,558,579
Thomas Meth3,470,6221,847,8031,804,332↑ +1,622,819
Mark Coscio2,515,501———
Glenn Nunziata2,213,456———
John-Paul Taylor2,106,161———
Shai Even2,076,6093,448,3922,191,676↓ −1,371,783
Jason Paral1,675,841———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against EVA
No companies currently name EVA as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Thomas MethRSU52,335—$52,126
Thomas MethPSU21,100—21,016
Glenn NunziataRSU298,622—297,428
Shai EvenRSU48,771—48,576
Jason ParalPSU7,443—7,413
Jason ParalRSU65,745—65,482
Jason ParalRSU94,043—93,667
Mark CoscioPSU5,841—5,818
Mark CoscioRSU70,819—70,536
Jason ParalPSU5,609—5,587
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The 2023 executive compensation program was designed to attract, retain, reward, and motivate high-performing executive leadership by tying compensation to financial and operating performance goals, with a substantial portion of at-risk, performance-based compensation aligned with long-term shareholder value creation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20232023-06-1546,269,7878,545,75483,61284.41%Passed
20202020-10-18—————

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.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20232023-06-1584.41%a
20202020-10-18—b

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. 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.

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Director compensation — fiscal year 2023

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Ralph AlexanderIndependent · Board Chair · Lead Independent Director · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Finance$293,750$293,938———$587,688
Janet S. WongIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance152,250157,498———309,748
John C. Bumgarner JrIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)149,625157,498———307,123
Eva T. ZlotnickaIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · HSSE (Chair) · Finance147,000157,498———304,498
Jim H. DerryberryNot independent131,250157,498———288,748
Martin N. DavidsonIndependent · HSSE131,250157,498———288,748
Jeffrey W. UbbenNot independent · Departed during FY131,250157,498———288,748
Gary L. WhitlockIndependent · Audit · Finance (Chair)131,250157,498———288,748
Gerrit L. Lansing JrIndependent · Compensation · HSSE · Finance131,250157,498———288,748
Pierre F. Lapeyre JrIndependent · Compensation · Finance131,2500———131,250
David M. LeuschenNot independent131,2500———131,250
Glenn T. NunziataEmployee director—————0
Thomas MethEmployee director · Finance—————0
John K. KepplerIndependent · Finance · Departed during FY——————
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$131,250
Annual equity retainer$157,500
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)21,000 / 18,375 / 15,750
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2023
Cash retainers and fees$1,661,375
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,553,922
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$3,215,297

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

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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2023

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

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Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Enviva, LLC names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Enviva, LLC.

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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
1Cheniere Energy, Inc.2025Jack Fusco$1,765,385$19,291,784$0$4,569,600$25,647,769
2Ingredion Incorporated2025James Zallie1,290,9296,509,2371,999,9642,185,98012,932,234
3Ingevity Corporation2025David Li810,6858,500,0862,000,0071,293,60012,839,719
4Darling Ingredients, Inc.2025Randall Stuewe1,284,2316,681,03001,328,1129,402,554
5Rayonier Inc.2025Mark McHugh800,0003,058,12001,475,0015,457,716
6Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.2025De Lyle Bloomquist1,000,0002,649,97501,363,4385,138,573
7Green Plains Inc.2025Chris Osowski476,8082,234,9980686,0003,497,755
8Ameresco, Inc.2025George Sakellaris1,500,000155,1001,385,99903,339,804
9Clearway Energy, Inc.2025Craig Cornelius02,899,181002,899,181
10Enviva, LLC2023Glenn Nunziata253,4251,950,002002,213,456
—Mercer International Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Brookfield Renewable Corporation——————not in coverage universe

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Enviva, LLCnot disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Ameresco, Inc.95%not disclosedNoFW Cook
Brookfield Renewable Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Cheniere Energy, Inc.160%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — ATSRMeridian
Clearway Energy, Inc.123%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — Relative TSRPay Governance
Darling Ingredients, Inc.70%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Green Plains Inc.98%PSU 50 · RSA 50NoPay Governance
Ingevity Corporationnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
Ingredion Incorporated112.5%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Meridian
Mercer International Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederick W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Rayonier Inc.147.5%not disclosedYes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)FW Cook

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Enviva, LLC in fiscal 2023?
As disclosed, John Keppler ((Former Executive Chairman) (5)) was the highest-paid executive at Enviva, LLC in fiscal 2023, with total compensation of $5,888,938.
How does Enviva, LLC's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Glenn Nunziata's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Enviva, LLC's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Enviva, LLC's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 84.41% of shareholders supported Enviva, LLC's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Enviva, LLC spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2023?
As disclosed, Enviva, LLC reported total board compensation of $3,215,297 for fiscal 2023.

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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Source register

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.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, John KepplerDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,888,938. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c42 · span 3591927–3591936
2Section 01, Thomas MethDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,470,622. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c42 · span 3570012–3570021
3Section 01, Mark CoscioDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,515,501. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c42 · span 3579017–3579026
4Section 01, Glenn NunziataDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,213,456. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 3565478–3565487
5Section 01, John-Paul TaylorDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,106,161. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c42 · span 3587625–3587634
6Section 01, Shai EvenDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,076,609. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c42 · span 3601154–3601163
7Section 01, Jason ParalDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,675,841. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c42 · span 3583317–3583326
8Section 08, Ralph AlexanderDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 587,688. Filing ↗machine: span 3892098–3892235
9Section 08, Janet S. WongDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 309,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3906508–3906645
10Section 08, John C. Bumgarner JrDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 307,123. Filing ↗machine: span 3893643–3893780
11Section 08, Eva T. ZlotnickaDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 304,498. Filing ↗machine: span 3908202–3908339
12Section 08, Jim H. DerryberryDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3896853–3896990
13Section 08, Martin N. DavidsonDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3895158–3895295
14Section 08, Jeffrey W. UbbenDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3903485–3903622
15Section 08, Gary L. WhitlockDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3904998–3905135
16Section 08, Gerrit L. Lansing JrDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,748. Filing ↗machine: span 3898396–3898533
17Section 08, Pierre F. Lapeyre JrDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 131,250. Filing ↗machine: span 3900096–3900233
18Section 08, David M. LeuschenDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 131,250. Filing ↗machine: span 3901791–3901928
19Section 08, Glenn T. NunziataDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 08, Thomas MethDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
21Section 08, John K. KepplerDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
22Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-06-150001104659-23-071610Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.41% (votes for as printed: 46,269,787). Filing ↗
23Section 06, 2020 voteForm 8-K2020-10-190001592057-20-000023Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
24Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
25Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 1,661,375 + equity 1,553,922 + all other 0 = 3,215,297, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 3,215,297
26Cheniere Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070001193125-26-144572CEO total compensation as printed in Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 25,647,769. Filing ↗machine: t411 · r3 · c27 · span 1229633–1229643
27Ingredion Incorporated, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-080001046257-26-000151CEO total compensation as printed in Ingredion Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 12,932,234. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c17 · span 1721497–1721507
28Ingevity Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-170001104659-26-029507CEO total compensation as printed in Ingevity Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,839,719. Filing ↗
29Darling Ingredients, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-190001193125-26-116042CEO total compensation as printed in Darling Ingredients, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,402,554. Filing ↗machine: t222 · r3 · c27 · span 972629–972638
30Rayonier Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010000052827-26-000054CEO total compensation as printed in Rayonier Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,457,716. Filing ↗machine: span 727732–727741
31Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-300001140361-26-011995CEO total compensation as printed in Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,138,573. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c28 · span 1113828–1113837
32Green Plains Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001309402-26-000050CEO total compensation as printed in Green Plains Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,497,755. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 1098236–1098245
33Ameresco, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001628280-26-026695CEO total compensation as printed in Ameresco, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,339,804. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c39 · span 713614–713623
34Clearway Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-240001104659-26-033918CEO total compensation as printed in Clearway Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,899,181. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c53 · span 1183724–1183733
35Enviva, LLC (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-10-030001592057-24-000036CEO total compensation as printed in Enviva, LLC's own proxy. As printed: 2,213,456. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 3565478–3565487
36Section 10a, Green Plains Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001309402-26-000050Green Plains Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Darling Ingredients, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-116042Darling Ingredients, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-25-011207Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Rayonier Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0000052827-26-000054Rayonier Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Ingevity Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-029507Ingevity Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Ameresco, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-26-026695Ameresco, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Ingredion Incorporated reciprocityDEF 14A—0001046257-26-000151Ingredion Incorporated's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Cheniere Energy, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-144572Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗
44Section 10a, Clearway Energy, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-033918Clearway Energy, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Enviva, LLC. Filing ↗

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