Amyris CEO John Melo's 2018 pay jumps 383% to $9.6M
Amyris reports 2018 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: October 10, 2019
Amyris reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on October 10, 2019.
In 2018, five Amyris executives received on average a compensation package of $3.3M, a 296% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Amyris
John Melo, Chief Executive Officer, received $9.6M in total, which increased by 383% compared to 2017. 53% of Melo's compensation, or $5.1M, was in option awards. Melo also received $192K in bonus, $166K in non-equity incentive plan, $600K in salary, $3.6M in stock awards, as well as $997 in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $121,378 at Amyris. Therefore, the ratio of John Melo's pay to the median employee pay was 79 to one.
Kathleen Valiasek, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $2M, which increased by 130% compared to previous year. 50% of the compensation package, or $1M, was in stock awards.
Eduardo Alvarez, Chief Operating Officer, earned $2M in 2018, a 342% increase compared to previous year.
Joel Cherry, President, Research and Development, received $1.8M in 2018, which increases by 151% compared to 2017.
Nicole Kelsey, General Counsel, earned $1.2M in 2018, a 126% increase compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on October 10, 2019.