Stephen Beard is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Covista Inc. (CVSA). The company reported total compensation of $17,244,988 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $13,999,529 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,905,625 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $339,834 |
| Total | $17,244,988 |
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 Covista Inc. filed October 2, 2025, accession 0001104659-25-096070.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $13,999,529 | $0 | $1,905,625 | $0 | $339,834 | $17,244,988 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $600,020 | $0 | $1,033,340 | $461,377 | $619,200 | $0 | $87,943 | $2,801,880 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Covista Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,151,396 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $12,093,592 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 92nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Covista Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Beard this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $17,244,988 |
| Michael Betz | President, Walden University & Chief Digital Officer | $2,594,901 |
| Robert Phelan | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,015,327 |
| Douglas Beck | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Institutional Support Services | $1,651,847 |
| Scott Liles | President Medical & Veterinary | $1,619,698 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Covista Inc. compensation brief.
Stephen Beard's compensation sits inside Covista Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.