James Herbert II compensation by year
Green Plains Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $385,096 |
| Bonus | $75,000 |
| Stock awards | $644,049 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $366,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $30,251 |
| Total | $1,500,396 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Green Plains Inc. DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001309402-26-000050, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Green Plains Inc. filed document, accession 0001309402-26-000050. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 48,388 | $474,202 | — |
| RSU | 48,388 | $474,202 | — |
| PSU | 12,915 | $126,567 | — |
| PSU | 8,656 | $84,829 | — |
| RSU | 8,610 | $84,378 | — |
| RSU | 7,685 | $75,313 | — |
| RSU | 2,885 | $28,273 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Green Plains Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Green Plains discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $200,000 | $1,347,765 | $27,667 | $1,575,432 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,800,000 | $1,347,765 | $41,501 | $3,189,266 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Green Plains Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Green Plains’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Osowski | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,497,755 |
| Todd Becker | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,256,572 |
| Michelle Mapes | Former Interim Principal Executive Officer | $2,148,595 |
| Patrich Simpkins | Former Chief Transformation Officer | $1,714,132 |
| G. Patrich Simpkins Jr. | Former Chief Executive Officer - Fluid Quip (March 2025 - August 2025); Former Chief Transformation Officer (January 2023 - March 2025) | $1,714,132 |
| James Herbert II · this page | Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,500,396 |
| Imre Havasi | Senior Vice President - Head of Trading and Commercial Operations | $1,209,749 |
| Trent Collins | Senior Vice President - Operations | $973,989 |
| Grant Kadavy | Former Executive Vice President Commercial Operations | $865,455 |
| Phil Boggs | Former Chief Financial Officer | $791,175 |
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