C. Brent Smith is President & Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (PDM). The company reported total compensation of $5,757,342 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $710,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,766,342 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,250,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $31,000 |
| Total | $5,757,342 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. filed March 18, 2026, accession 0001174947-26-000393.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $710,000 | $0 | $3,766,342 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $31,000 | $5,757,342 |
| FY2024 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $0 | $3,739,478 | $0 | $1,236,480 | $0 | $23,000 | $5,698,958 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $0 | $5,377,972 | $0 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $22,748 | $7,150,720 |
| FY2022 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $2,478,040 | $0 | $877,500 | $0 | $20,748 | $4,026,288 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | — | $2,040,930 | — | $900,000 | — | $19,748 | $3,560,678 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $600,000 | $1,974,037 | $0 | $19,686 | $0 | $0 | $3,193,723 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $499,007 | — | $3,781,716 | — | $895,000 | — | $19,156 | $5,194,879 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,922,230 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,164,888 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 23rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| C. Brent Smith this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $5,757,342 |
| Sherry Rexroad | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | $2,161,043 |
| George Wells | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | $1,820,561 |
| Christopher Kollme | EVP, Investments | $1,290,348 |
| Laura Moon | EVP & Chief Accounting Officer | $908,826 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. compensation brief.
C. Brent Smith's compensation sits inside Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.