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Zura Bio (ZURA): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $6,659,601FY2024
- $1,742,295FY2025
CEO total pay was $1,742,295 in fiscal 2025, down from $6,659,601 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $624,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $1,118,295
Executives and directors
Frequently asked questions
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Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lisicki | $624,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,118,295 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,742,295 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kim Davis | 486,359 | 312,000 | 0 | 474,087 | 0 | 0 | 8,844 | 1,281,291 |
| Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Former Interim Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Eric Hyllengren | 230,303 | 95,000 | 0 | 711,312 | 0 | 0 | 11,875 | 1,048,490 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Kiran Nistala | 468,334 | 213,405 | 0 | 331,415 | 0 | 0 | 9,414 | 1,022,568 |
| Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lisicki | $1,742,295 | $6,659,601 | — | ↓ −4,917,306 |
| Kim Davis | 1,281,291 | 1,795,651 | 4,867,284 | ↓ −514,360 |
| Eric Hyllengren | 1,048,490 | — | — | — |
| Kiran Nistala | 1,022,568 | 2,530,975 | 14,769 | ↓ −1,508,407 |
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 seek to align pay for performance and consider, among other factors, compensation for comparable positions in the market, the historical compensation levels of our named executive officers, individual performance as compared to our expectations and objectives, our desire to motivate our named executive officers to achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our shareholders, and a long-term commitment to our company.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Davis | Option | 60,244 | 1.2 | — |
| Kiran Nistala | Option | 167,709 | 3.98 | — |
| Kiran Nistala | Option | 178,125 | 3.38 | — |
| Robert Lisicki | Option | 225,000 | 3.98 | — |
| Kim Davis | RSU | 246,191 | — | 1,290,041 |
| Kim Davis | Option | 262,500 | 3.38 | — |
| Robert Lisicki | Option | 312,500 | 3.98 | — |
| Kiran Nistala | Option | 341,700 | 1.2 | — |
| Kim Davis | Option | 488,800 | 1.2 | — |
| Robert Lisicki | Option | 656,250 | 3.38 | — |
| Eric Hyllengren | Option | 672,000 | 1.3 | — |
| Robert Lisicki | Option | 1,153,000 | 1.2 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit MunshiIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation | $79,000 | $0 | $42,131 | — | $0 | $121,131 |
| Steven SchochIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 56,000 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 98,131 |
| Sandeep KulkarniEmployee director | 55,550 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 97,681 |
| Neil GrahamIndependent · Nominating and Governance (Chair) · Departed during FY | 54,577 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 96,708 |
| Jennifer JarrettIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 50,450 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 92,581 |
| Arnout Ploos van AmstelIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Departed during FY | 49,676 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 91,807 |
| Someit SidhuIndependent | 46,676 | 0 | 42,131 | — | 0 | 88,807 |
| Dan BeckerIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | 31,857 | 0 | 41,591 | — | 0 | 73,448 |
| Parvinder ThiaraIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development | 21,846 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 21,846 |
| Robert LisickiEmployee director · Departed during FY | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ajay NirulaIndependent · Compensation · Research and Development · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark EisnerIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 16,000 / 12,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | This Option and any rights to Class A Ordinary Shares or other property in connection with this Option are subject to terms and conditions of the Company's Clawback Policy and Share Ownership Guidelines |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $445,632 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $445,632 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Zura Bio as a peer
Companies that benchmark against ZURA
No companies currently name ZURA 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 | Zura Bio | 2025 | Robert Lisicki | $624,000 | $0 | $1,118,295 | $0 | $1,742,295 |
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
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 3 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $10,750,338 |
| Median employee compensation | — |
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, Robert Lisicki. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 31. As printed: 1,742,295. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kim Davis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,281,291. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Eric Hyllengren. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,048,490. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kiran Nistala. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,022,568. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2024-03-28. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 3 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Amit Munshi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 121,131. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Steven Schoch. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,131. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Sandeep Kulkarni. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,681. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Neil Graham. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 96,708. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jennifer Jarrett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 92,581. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Arnout Ploos van Amstel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 91,807. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Someit Sidhu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,807. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dan Becker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,448. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Parvinder Thiara. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 21,846. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robert Lisicki. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ajay Nirula. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark Eisner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. 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 445,632 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 445,632, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Zura Bio (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Zura Bio's own proxy. As printed: 1,742,295. View filing ↗