Richard Pops is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Alkermes plc. (ALKS). The company reported total compensation of $7,915,081 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,250,769 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $5,020,812 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,626,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $17,500 |
| Total | $7,915,081 |
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 Alkermes plc. filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-143977.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $1,250,769 | $0 | $0 | $5,020,812 | $1,626,000 | $0 | $17,500 | $7,915,081 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $1,144,631 | — | $4,157,121 | $3,852,539 | $1,144,631 | — | $15,250 | $0 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $1,105,923 | — | $3,101,695 | $3,463,250 | $1,161,220 | — | $14,500 | $0 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $1,073,712 | $0 | $2,551,714 | $3,489,121 | $912,655 | $0 | $14,500 | $8,041,702 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Alkermes plc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,462,970 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,547,888 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 12th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Alkermes plc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Pops this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | $7,915,081 |
| Blair Jackson | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer; Former Interim Principal Financial Officer | $4,030,905 |
| Joshua Reed | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $3,797,074 |
| Craig Hopkinson | Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer | $3,617,908 |
| David Gaffin | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary | $3,470,083 |
| C. Todd Nichols | Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $2,790,694 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Alkermes plc. compensation brief.
Richard Pops's compensation sits inside Alkermes plc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.