William Staples compensation by year
GitLab Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $92,500 | $600,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $38,897,496 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $92,248 | $447,060 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $39,082,244 | $1,047,060 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: GitLab, Inc. DEF 14A filed May 1, 2026, accession 0001653482-26-000085, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the GitLab, Inc. filed document, accession 0001653482-26-000085. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed May 1, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 286,761 | $10,030,900 | — |
| RSU | 254,898 | $8,916,332 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in GitLab, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
4 Form 4 lines since the FY2026 proxy (filed May 1, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Purchase | 10b5-1 | 2,677 | $46.62 | 735,080 |
| 2026-09-15 | Tax withholding | — | 26,425 | $49.25 | 732,403 |
| 2026-06-30 | Purchase | 10b5-1 | 4,188 | $29.36 | 758,828 |
| 2026-06-17 | Tax withholding | — | 26,425 | $28.31 | 754,640 |
The 4 most recent of 4 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments GitLab discloses, by trigger · FY2026| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $600,000 | $0 | $32,024 | $992,024 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $900,000 | $18,947,232 | $48,036 | $21,155,268 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in GitLab, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
GitLab’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Steward | Chief Revenue Officer | $13,553,423 |
| Brian Robins | Former Chief Financial Officer | $5,989,318 |
| Sabrina Farmer | Former Chief Technology Officer | $4,075,134 |
| Robin Schulman | Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary | $3,393,625 |
| James Shen | Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $1,708,201 |
| William Staples · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,047,060 |
| Jessica Ross | Chief Financial Officer | $185,852 |
| Sivaprasad Padisetty | Chief Technology Officer | $30,935 |
Board service
GitLab board · FY2023–FY2026How this board is paid
Company policy: GitLab pays directors a $35,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in equity. As stated in GitLab's FY2026 proxy.
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