Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Donald R. Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.7M in 2025, down 13% from $3.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 110:1, on median employee pay of $24,365.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$2.7M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
110:1median $24,365
CEO pay in equity
78%$2.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$2,685,0852025 total pay
CEO Base Salary Increase
$600,000Effective March 29, 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
92%2025 annual meeting
Median Employee Pay
$24,3652025 global workforce

How Young was paid

$2.7M 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.

Salary21%Stock awards62%Option awards16%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Donald R. YoungPresident and Chief Executive Officer$2,685,085
Grant D. ThoeleChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$943,344
Corby C. WhitakerChief Commercial Officer$1,438,467
Gregg R. LandesChief Operating Officer$1,378,422
Glenn E. DeeganChief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary$470,445
Ricardo C. RodriguezFormer Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,548,286
Virginia H. JohnsonFormer Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,933,643
Keith L. SchillingFormer Senior Vice President, Technology$1,798,502

What changed and why

  • $2.7MCEO Donald R. Young received total compensation of $2,685,085 in fiscal 2025, representing a decrease from $3,099,951 in fiscal 2024.
  • No annual bonuses were paid to any named executive officers for 2025 because threshold financial performance metrics were not achieved.
  • The company granted performance-based stock units and time-based restricted stock units to executives in March 2025.
  • 92%Stockholders approved the fiscal 2024 compensation of named executive officers with approximately 92% support at the April 2025 annual meeting.
  • The ratio of the CEO's annual total compensation to the median employee's annual total compensation was 110 to 1 for 2025.

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.