James Foster is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL). The company reported total compensation of $15,435,220 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,545,636 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $11,601,089 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,182,666 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $105,829 |
| Total | $15,435,220 |
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 Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-037367.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,545,636 | $0 | $11,601,089 | $0 | $2,182,666 | $0 | $105,829 | $15,435,220 |
| FY2023 | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,461,866 | $0 | $9,138,724 | $2,294,372 | $1,130,074 | $0 | $71,887 | $14,096,924 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Charles River Laboratories International, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $15,498,479 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-63,259 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 49th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 34 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Foster this page | Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer | $15,435,220 |
| Birgit Girshick | Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $5,898,392 |
| Joseph LaPlume | Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy | $3,513,345 |
| Victoria Creamer | Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | $3,332,387 |
| Michael Knell | Interim Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Senior Vice President, and Chief Accounting Officer | $2,107,684 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. compensation brief.
James Foster's compensation sits inside Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) compensation brief