Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen Kelley, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.2M in 2025, up 28% from $8.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 840:1, on median employee pay of $13,320.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.2M+28% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
840:1median $13,320
CEO pay in equity
75%$8.4M in awards
Revenue growth
21%Grew revenue year-over-year
CEO target bonus
125%As percentage of base salary

How Kelley was paid

$11.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards75%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen KelleyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$11,187,208
Paul OldhamExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,793,983
Eduardo Bernal AcebedoExecutive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer$3,952,581
Elizabeth VonneExecutive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary$2,550,703
John DonagheyExecutive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer$2,905,588

What changed and why

  • 21%Advanced Energy grew revenue by 21% to the second-highest level in company history during 2025.
  • $11.2MCEO total compensation increased to $11,187,208 in 2025 compared to $8,761,961 in 2024.
  • Data Center Computing revenue more than doubled for the year driven by artificial intelligence demand.
  • The ratio of the annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 840 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.