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Fiscal year 2025

Matthew Desch — FY2025 total compensation $9,013,522

Matthew Desch is Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM). The company reported total compensation of $9,013,522 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$1,047,509
Bonus$0
Stock awards$7,612,082
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$330,620
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$23,311
Total$9,013,522

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 Iridium Communications Inc. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001418819-26-000022.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$1,047,509$0$7,612,082$0$330,620$0$23,311$9,013,522
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$1,020,694$0$7,594,319$0$559,065$0$23,154$9,197,232
FY2023Chief Executive Officer$981,033$0$7,571,432$0$301,687$0$163,121$9,017,273

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Iridium Communications Inc..

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$11,496,694
Difference from that median$-2,483,172
Percentile within the disclosed peer group29th
Peers with a disclosed figure14

Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Iridium Communications Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.

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The other named executive officers of Iridium Communications Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Matthew Desch this pageChief Executive Officer$9,013,522
Suzanne McBrideChief Operations Officer$3,882,683
Kathleen MorganChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,201,900
Scott ScheimreifExecutive Vice President, Government Programs$2,177,794
Vincent O’NeillChief Financial Officer$2,173,574

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Iridium Communications Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

Matthew Desch's compensation sits inside Iridium Communications Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) compensation brief