Karen Williams compensation by year
Global Business Travel Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $477,400 | $644,520 |
| Bonus | $199,733 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,749,993 | $1,627,638 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $685,929 | $715,418 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $8,928 | $42,394 |
| Total | $3,121,983 | $3,029,970 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Global Business Travel Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-022942, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 200,847 | $1,536,480 | — |
| RSU | 157,276 | $1,203,161 | — |
| PSU | 77,464 | $592,600 | — |
| RSU | 59,361 | $454,112 | — |
| RSU | 23,511 | $179,859 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Global Business Travel Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 2, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Sale | — | 20,000 | $9.43 | 548,257 |
| 2026-07-01 | Tax withholding | — | 27,900 | $9.39 | 568,257 |
| 2026-06-08 | Sale | — | 10,000 | $9.35 | 596,157 |
The 3 most recent of 3 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Global Business Travel discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | — | $3,966,212 | — | $3,966,212 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $644,520 | $2,000,789 | $13,224 | $4,018,471 |
| Disability | $644,520 | $2,000,789 | $13,224 | $4,018,471 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,289,040 | $3,966,212 | $19,836 | $7,279,546 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Global Business Travel Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Global Business Travel’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Abbott | Chief Executive Officer | $10,027,752 |
| Andrew Crawley | President | $4,311,799 |
| Eric J. Bock | Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Compliance and Corporate Secretary | $3,950,470 |
| Karen Williams · this page | Chief Financial Officer | $3,029,970 |
| John David Thompson | Chief Technology Officer | $2,578,194 |
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