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LanzaTech Global (LNZA): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $8,849,858FY2023
- $5,071,031FY2024
- $642,559FY2025
CEO total pay was $642,559 in fiscal 2025, down from $5,071,031 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $630,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Holmgren | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,559 | $642,559 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Aura Cuellar | 244,646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 359,135 | 603,781 |
| Former President | ||||||||
| Geoff Trukenbrod | 36,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443,165 | 479,550 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Sushmita Koyanagi | 335,038 | 37,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,717 | 384,255 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Zara Summers | 334,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,041 | 344,464 |
| Chief Strategy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Holmgren | $642,559 | $5,071,031 | $8,849,858 | ↓ −4,428,472 |
| Aura Cuellar | 603,781 | 1,229,031 | 1,012,704 | ↓ −625,250 |
| Geoff Trukenbrod | 479,550 | — | — | — |
| Sushmita Koyanagi | 384,255 | — | — | — |
| Zara Summers | 344,464 | — | — | — |
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 are committed to providing a fair and competitive executive compensation and benefits package that will attract, retain and reward all members of our high-performing executive team. We are also committed to providing a total compensation package that ties personal earnings to the attainment of company milestones, and the long-term achievement of our financial and operational goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zara Summers | RSU | 306 | — | $4,211 |
| Zara Summers | RSU | 328 | — | 4,513 |
| Zara Summers | RSU | 366 | — | 5,036 |
| Zara Summers | RSU | 432 | — | 5,944 |
| Zara Summers | RSU | 542 | — | 7,458 |
| Zara Summers | RSU | 764 | — | 10,512 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 1,000 | — | 13,760 |
| Geoff Trukenbrod | RSU | 2,488 | — | 34,235 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 3,246 | — | 44,665 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 4,065 | — | 55,931 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 7,634 | — | 105,038 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 9,842 | — | 135,419 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 10,559 | — | 145,284 |
| Jennifer Holmgren | RSU | 26,000 | — | 357,760 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill FrizzleyIndependent · Departed during FY | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $400,000 |
| Jim MessinaIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair) · Compensation | 107,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 107,500 |
| Nigel GormlyIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Audit | 88,624 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 88,624 |
| Dorri McWhorterIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Audit (Chair) | 85,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 85,000 |
| Barbara Moakler ByrneIndependent · Compensation · Audit | 78,852 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 78,852 |
| Thierry PilenkoIndependent · Compensation | 71,851 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 71,851 |
| Reyad FezzaniIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit | 71,250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 71,250 |
| Gary RieschelIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 43,750 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 43,750 |
| Jennifer Holmgren, Ph.DEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $100,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 7,500 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $946,827 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $946,827 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names LanzaTech Global as a peer
Companies that benchmark against LNZA
2 companies name LNZA as a compensation peer
- FUEL TECH, INC.FTEKFY2025
- Lightwave Logic, Inc.LWLGFY2025
Each company listed discloses LNZA in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named LNZA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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 | LanzaTech Global | 2025 | Jennifer Holmgren | $630,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $642,559 |
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 | 2026-06-23 | 7,337,387 | 242,955 | 3,458 | 96.79% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-28 | 167,537,065 | 64,809,703 | 783,247 | 72.11% | 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.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-23 | 96.79%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-28 | 72.11%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Proposal 3, the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our Common Stock present in person, including by means of remote communication, or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon. || Abstentions: Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the vote for this proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Proposal 3, the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our Voting Stock present in person, including by means of remote communication, or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class (with the Preferred Stock having three votes for each share of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock held by such Holder are convertible, subject to the voting cap described in the Certificate of Designation). || Abstentions: Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the vote for this proposal.”.
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) | 67 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $8,849,858 |
| Median employee compensation | $132,890 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (20 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, Jennifer Holmgren. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 29. As printed: 642,559. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Aura Cuellar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 603,781. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Geoff Trukenbrod. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 479,550. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Sushmita Koyanagi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 384,255. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Zara Summers. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 344,464. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 67 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jill Frizzley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 400,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jim Messina. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 107,500. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nigel Gormly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,624. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dorri McWhorter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Barbara Moakler Byrne. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 78,852. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thierry Pilenko. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,851. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Reyad Fezzani. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,250. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gary Rieschel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 43,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jennifer Holmgren, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-24. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.79% (votes for as printed: 7,337,387). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-07-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 72.11% (votes for as printed: 167,537,065). 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 946,827 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 946,827, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- LanzaTech Global (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in LanzaTech Global's own proxy. As printed: 642,559. View filing ↗