Qichao Hu compensation by year
SES AI Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $241,667 | $328,333 | $524,231 | $530,000 | $530,000 | $530,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $7,925,081 | $2,368,201 | $3,043,220 | $1,140,930 |
| Option awards | $6,277 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $125,000 | $166,667 | $361,750 | $477,363 | $424,000 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $54,903 | $184,446 | $93,678 | $152,488 | $102,726 | $250,494 |
| Total | $427,847 | $679,446 | $8,904,740 | $3,528,052 | $4,099,946 | $1,921,424 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SES AI Corp DEF 14A filed October 27, 2026, accession 0001819142-26-000060, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the SES AI Corp filed document, accession 0001819142-26-000060. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 2,100,000 | $3,780,000 | — |
| RSU | 1,186,446 | $2,135,603 | — |
| RSU | 278,945 | $502,101 | — |
| PSU | 9,182 | $16,528 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SES AI Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
SES AI’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Qichao Hu · this page | Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $4,099,946 |
| Jing Nealis | Chief Financial Officer | $1,756,964 |
| Hong Gan | Chief Science Officer | $1,203,497 |
Board service
SES AI board · FY2022–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: SES AI pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in RSUs. As stated in SES AI's FY2024 proxy.
Committees
Nominating/Governance (Chair) · Strategic Investment and Partnership (Chair)
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