Leif Pedersen compensation by year
Certara Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $406,850 | $427,193 | $444,281 | $458,350 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,154,286 | $1,532,907 | $1,415,897 | $1,199,743 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $209,528 | $162,120 | $180,822 | $214,993 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $9,150 | $19,800 | $15,624 | $16,739 |
| Total | $1,779,814 | $2,142,020 | $2,056,624 | $1,889,825 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Certara, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 3, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039372, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 113,919 | $1,003,626 | — |
| RSU | 73,672 | $649,050 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Certara, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
15 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 3, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 68,348 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-05-11 | Grant or award derivative | — | 68,348 | $0.00 | 68,348 |
| 2026-05-11 | Grant or award derivative | — | 111,111 | $0.00 | 111,111 |
| 2026-05-11 | Grant or award derivative | — | 74,074 | $0.00 | 74,074 |
| 2026-04-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 15,188 | $0.00 | 30,378 |
| 2026-04-01 | Tax withholding | — | 3,534 | $5.70 | 84,955 |
| 2026-04-01 | Tax withholding | — | 3,699 | $5.70 | 110,045 |
| 2026-04-01 | Grant or award | — | 14,510 | $0.00 | 88,489 |
The 8 most recent of 15 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 →
Certara’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Feehery | Former Chief Executive Officer | $6,491,387 |
| John Gallagher III | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,723,851 |
| Robert Aspbury | President, Certara Predictive Technologies | $2,025,868 |
| Leif Pedersen · this page | President, Chief Commercial Officer | $1,889,825 |
| Adrian McKemey | President, Certara Drug Development Solutions | $1,855,823 |
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