Lead Independent Director · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX)

Chair, Compensation Committee

Bruce I. Sachs director compensation at Vertex Pharmaceuticals: $615K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Bruce I. Sachs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 2, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Vertex Pharmaceuticals reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$190,000$0$400,130$25,000$615,130
FY2024$178,179$0$400,008$25,000$603,187
FY2021$175,000$0$400,058$10,000$585,058

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0000875320-26-000153, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc filed document, accession 0000875320-26-000153. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.

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$615,130 Bruce I. Sachs, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of April 2, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Vertex Pharmaceuticals pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $400,000 in equity.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance

The rest of the Vertex Pharmaceuticals board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Alan GarberIndependent Director$545,247
Diana McKenzieIndependent Director$552,864
Jennifer SchneiderIndependent Director$537,864
Lloyd CarneyIndependent Director$565,364
Michel LagardeIndependent Director$540,130
Nancy ThornberryIndependent Director$528,247
Sangeeta N. BhatiaIndependent Director$560,364
Suketu UpadhyayIndependent Director$565,864

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