Matthew Desch is Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM). The company reported total compensation of $9,013,522 for fiscal year 2025.
| 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.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,047,509 | $0 | $7,612,082 | $0 | $330,620 | $0 | $23,311 | $9,013,522 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,020,694 | $0 | $7,594,319 | $0 | $559,065 | $0 | $23,154 | $9,197,232 |
| FY2023 | Chief 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..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,496,694 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,483,172 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 29th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Iridium Communications Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Desch this page | Chief Executive Officer | $9,013,522 |
| Suzanne McBride | Chief Operations Officer | $3,882,683 |
| Kathleen Morgan | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,201,900 |
| Scott Scheimreif | Executive Vice President, Government Programs | $2,177,794 |
| Vincent O’Neill | Chief 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.
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.