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LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,517,407FY2023
- $6,983,510FY2024
- $7,036,009FY2025
CEO total pay was $7,036,009 in fiscal 2025, up from $6,983,510 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $690,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $5,793,809
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Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evert Schimmelpennink | $690,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,793,809 | $538,200 | $0 | $14,000 | $7,036,009 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Marc Odrich | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,662,788 | 260,000 | 0 | 14,000 | 2,436,788 |
| Chief Medical Officer | ||||||||
| Shawn Olsson | 467,500 | 0 | 0 | 1,662,788 | 243,100 | 0 | 14,000 | 2,387,388 |
| 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.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evert Schimmelpennink | $7,036,009 | $6,983,510 | $2,517,407 | ↑ +52,499 |
| Marc Odrich | 2,436,788 | 2,039,143 | 920,163 | ↑ +397,645 |
| Shawn Olsson | 2,387,388 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
We believe our compensation program should promote the success of the company and align executive incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Aon |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Olsson | Option | 15,911 | 6.04 | — |
| Marc Odrich | Option | 20,773 | 6.04 | — |
| Marc Odrich | Option | 59,063 | 15.05 | — |
| Shawn Olsson | Option | 59,063 | 15.05 | — |
| Marc Odrich | Option | 80,100 | 26.34 | — |
| Shawn Olsson | Option | 80,100 | 26.34 | — |
| Evert Schimmelpennink | Option | 98,708 | 6.04 | — |
| Evert Schimmelpennink | Option | 267,188 | 15.05 | — |
| Evert Schimmelpennink | Option | 279,100 | 26.34 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff GeorgeIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | $80,000 | $0 | $304,081 | — | $0 | $384,081 |
| Shelley ThunenIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 61,000 | 0 | 304,081 | — | 0 | 365,081 |
| Frederic GuerardIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 59,500 | 0 | 304,081 | — | 0 | 363,581 |
| Zach ScheinerIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 52,500 | 0 | 304,081 | — | 0 | 356,581 |
| Kimberlee C. DrapkinIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | 51,000 | 0 | 304,081 | — | 0 | 355,081 |
| James McCollumIndependent | 40,000 | 0 | 304,081 | — | 0 | 344,081 |
| Evert SchimmelpenninkEmployee director | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 12,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | monitor compliance with any stock ownership guidelines; and |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $344,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $344,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names LENZ Therapeutics as a peer
Companies that benchmark against LENZ
No companies currently name LENZ as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. | 2025 | Evert Schimmelpennink | $690,000 | $0 | $5,793,809 | $538,200 | $7,036,009 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 2025-06-10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2024-03-14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023-07-19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022-06-21 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-12 | —a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-10 | —b |
| 2024 | 2024-03-14 | —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.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (17 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Evert Schimmelpennink. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 7,036,009. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marc Odrich. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,436,788. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Shawn Olsson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,387,388. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jeff George. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 384,081. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Shelley Thunen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 365,081. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frederic Guerard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 363,581. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Zach Scheiner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 356,581. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kimberlee C. Drapkin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 355,081. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James McCollum. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 344,081. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Evert Schimmelpennink. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-03-22. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 344,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 344,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,036,009. View filing ↗