Aeries Technology (AERT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bhisham (Ajay) Khare, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.1M in March 31, 2025.

Filed
February 6, 2026
Annual meeting
March 3, 2026
Pay year
March 31, 2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$4.1MMarch 31, 2025
CEO pay in equity
84%$3.5M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$388,643Includes $1 annual director fee
CEO RSU Awards
$3,459,9042,471,360 RSUs granted
CFO Total Pay
$1,462,074Daniel S. Webb
CTO Total Pay
$1,208,514Unnikrishnan Balakrishnan Nambiar

How Khare was paid

$4.1M in total for March 31, 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 awards84%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bhisham (Ajay) KhareChief Executive Officer$4,105,310
Sudhir Appukuttan PanikasseryFormer Chief Executive Officer$8,043,945
Daniel S. WebbChief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer$1,462,074
Unnikrishnan (Unni) Balakrishnan NambiarChief Technology Officer$1,208,514

What changed and why

  • $4.1MCEO Bhisham (Ajay) Khare received total compensation of $4,105,310 for fiscal 2025, compared to $305,758 in fiscal 2024.
  • $8MFormer CEO Sudhir Appukuttan Panikassery received total compensation of $8,043,945 for fiscal 2025, which included $7,313,912 in option awards.
  • The Compensation Committee determined not to pay any annual cash incentives to NEOs for fiscal year 2025 due to market challenges.
  • 17%A temporary base compensation reduction of 17% to 29% was approved for select executives effective December 1, 2024.

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.