Big Digital Energy (BGDE) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Rahul Mewawalla, Former CEO, President and Director, was paid $20.3M in 2024, up 74% from $11.6M the year before.

Filed
September 4, 2025
Annual meeting
October 15, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$20.3M+74% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
83%$16.9M in awards
Mewawalla stock awards
$14,836,4302024 grant-date fair value
Mewawalla option awards
$2,023,5002024 grant-date fair value
Harrison total pay
$1,526,1752024 total compensation
Saloom total pay
$761,5902024 total compensation
Bonus paid in 2024
$859,375Mewawalla performance bonus
Bonus paid in 2025
$1,718,750Mewawalla performance bonus

How Mewawalla was paid

$20.3M in total for 2024, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Bonus13%Stock awards73%Option awards10%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Rahul MewawallaFormer CEO, President and Director$20,263,055
William ‘Sandy’ HarrisonFormer Chief Financial Officer$1,526,175
Kaliste SaloomInterim CEO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$761,590

What changed and why

  • $20.3M$20,263,055 was Rahul Mewawalla’s 2024 total compensation, up from $11,636,361 in 2023.
  • $2.6M$2,578,125 was Mewawalla’s 2024 bonus; $859,375 was paid in 2024 and $1,718,750 in 2025.
  • $16.9M$16,859,930 of Mewawalla’s 2024 compensation comprised stock and option awards.
  • 2028 was the outer year for vesting or settlement timelines on several 2024 equity awards.
  • July 8, 2025 was Mewawalla’s termination date; 9,069,166 RSUs were subsequently forfeited.
  • $100K$100,000 was Saloom’s 2024 bonus, expected to be split equally between cash and RSUs.

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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.