How Donohue was paid
$18.3M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig S. DonohueChief Executive Officer and President | $846,970 | $14,742,574 | $2,553,699 | $203,795 | $18,347,037 |
| Jill M. GriebenowExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $500,000 | $2,645,952 | $1,202,500 | $116,782 | $4,465,234 |
| Christopher A. IsaacsonExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $650,000 | $2,661,147 | $1,803,750 | $170,100 | $5,284,997 |
| Patrick SextonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $450,000 | $1,398,747 | $999,000 | $82,922 | $2,930,669 |
| Timothy LipscombExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | $456,583 | $794,326 | $823,967 | $95,314 | $2,170,190 |
| Fredric J. TomczykFormer Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $9,350,028 | $1,513,705 | $302,451 | $11,666,184 |
| David HowsonFormer Executive Vice President, Global President | $366,951 | $5,499,750 | — | $155,842 | $6,022,543 |
| Catherine R. ClayFormer Executive Vice President, Head of Global Derivatives | $395,833 | $2,537,683 | — | $106,872 | $3,040,388 |
What changed and why
- Craig S. Donohue was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President effective May 7, 2025.
- $18.3MTotal compensation for CEO Craig S. Donohue was $18,347,037 for fiscal year 2025.
- 70%Annual cash incentives were based on corporate performance weighted 70 percent and individual performance weighted 30 percent.
- 50%Long-term equity incentives consisted of 50 percent time-based RSUs and 50 percent PSUs.
- 93.5%The say-on-pay proposal received approximately 93.5 percent support at the 2025 annual meeting.
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.