President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board · Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI)

Charles Liang

A named executive officer of Super Micro Computer in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2017 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$442

FY2024: $28,095,227

4th of 4 named executive officers at Super Micro Computer by FY2025 total.

4 named officers on file for Super Micro Computer, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed March 3, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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Charles Liang compensation by year

Super Micro Computer Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Super Micro Computer reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$386,212$386,212$386,212$423,346$421,785$1$1$1$1
Bonus$650$0$0$0$3,360$0$0$0$0
Stock awards$0$3,252,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Option awards$0$1,644,005$0$0$11,616,000$0$0$28,094,976$0
Non-equity incentive$0$0$0$875,635$6,057,526$0$0$0$0
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
All other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$250$441
Total$386,862$5,282,217$386,212$1,298,981$18,098,671$1$1$28,095,227$442

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Super Micro Computer, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 3, 2026, accession 0001375365-26-000008, and prior-year filings.

How this page was built: the Super Micro Computer, Inc. filed document, accession 0001375365-26-000008. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 3, 2026.

$387K
$5.3M
$386K
$1.3M
$18.1M
$1
$1
$28.1M
$442
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
Option1,000,000—$45.00

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Super Micro Computer, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

33 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 3, 2026)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-10-27Grant or award derivative—5,453$0.0015,453
2026-10-27Grant or award derivative—10,000$0.0010,000
2026-10-07Sale10b5-1100,000$45.02337,506
2026-09-04Sale10b5-1100,000$40.00437,506
2026-09-03Sale10b5-142,565$36.60594,941
2026-09-03Sale10b5-157,435$37.62537,506
2026-08-17Exercise or conversion derivative—3,650$0.000
2026-08-17Exercise or conversion—3,650—639,476

The 8 most recent of 33 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

Super Micro Computer’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
David WeigandSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer$1,961,333
George KaoFormer Senior Vice President, Operations$1,871,315
Don CleggSenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales$1,337,716
Charles Liang · this pagePresident, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$442

Board service

Super Micro Computer board · FY2022–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: Super Micro Computer pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $255,000 in RSUs or Options. As stated in Super Micro Computer's FY2025 proxy.

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