CEO Stephen Gunstream was paid $2,357,886 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 152.9% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-167248 ↗): 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.
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gunstream | $582,992 | $0 | $0 | $1,420,100 | $340,614 | $0 | $14,180 | $2,357,886 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Matthew Lowell | 431,713 | 0 | 0 | 612,742 | 151,338 | 0 | 16,180 | 1,211,973 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Damon Terrill | 429,050 | 0 | 0 | 497,129 | 133,693 | 0 | 16,180 | 1,076,052 |
| General Counsel and Chief Compliance 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gunstream | $2,357,886 | $932,301 | — | ↑ +1,425,585 |
| Matthew Lowell | 1,211,973 | 591,500 | — | ↑ +620,473 |
| Damon Terrill | 1,076,052 | 570,898 | — | ↑ +505,154 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses TKNO 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 TKNO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Herzick | Director | — |
| Alexander Vos | Independent Director | $180,019 |
| Brett Robertson | Independent Director | $185,019 |
| Irene Davis | Independent Director | — |
| J. Matthew Mackowski | Independent Director | — |
| Martha J. Demski | Independent Director | $187,519 |
| Paul Grossman | Chair of the Board | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 167,708 | — | $69,059 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 82,013 | — | 33,771 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 61,093 | — | 25,157 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 57,500 | — | 23,678 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 57,500 | — | 23,678 |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 67,447 | — | 20,053 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 35,386 | — | 14,572 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 28,710 | — | 11,822 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 19,833 | — | 8,167 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 19,833 | — | 8,167 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 25,509 | — | 7,584 |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 196,833 | — | — |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 23,125 | — | 6,875 |
| Damon Terrill | RSU | 174,337 | — | — |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 886,879 | — | — |
| Stephen Gunstream | RSU | 231,719 | — | — |
| Matthew Lowell | RSU | 6,186 | — | — |
The company's compensation program is designed to attract and retain highly-talented individuals by providing a fixed base salary, an annual cash bonus tied to defined financial and company performance goals, and long-term equity incentives that align executive interests with stockholders by driving growth in stock price and long-term value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | AON |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha J. DemskiIndependent · Audit | $67,500 | $0 | $120,019 | — | — | $187,519 |
| Brett RobertsonIndependent · Audit | 65,000 | 0 | 120,019 | — | — | 185,019 |
| Alexander VosIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 60,000 | 0 | 120,019 | — | — | 180,019 |
| Irene DavisIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Stephen GunstreamEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| J. Matthew MackowskiIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Alexander HerzickNot independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Paul GrossmanNot independent · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $192,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $192,500 |
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 | Alpha Teknova | 2025 | Stephen Gunstream | $582,992 | $0 | $1,420,100 | $340,614 | $2,357,886 |
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, Stephen Gunstream | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,357,886. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Matthew Lowell | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,211,973. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Damon Terrill | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,076,052. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 08, Martha J. Demski | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 187,519. Filing ↗machine: span 303943–304152 |
| 5 | Section 08, Brett Robertson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. Filing ↗machine: span 311269–311478 |
| 6 | Section 08, Alexander Vos | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,019. Filing ↗machine: span 313109–313318 |
| 7 | Section 08, Irene Davis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Stephen Gunstream | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, J. Matthew Mackowski | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Alexander Herzick | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Paul Grossman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. 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 192,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 192,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 192,500 |
| 14 | Alpha Teknova (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-167248 | CEO total compensation as printed in Alpha Teknova's own proxy. As printed: 2,357,886. Filing ↗ |