Chimera Investment (CIM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Phillip J. Kardis II, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $6.2M in 2025, down 9% from $6.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $250,000.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.2M-9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $250,000
CEO pay in equity
63%$3.9M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$3,890,781Grant date fair value for 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,356,180Annual cash bonus earned for 2025
CFO Total Compensation
$2,758,203Subramaniam Viswanathan total compensation

How II was paid

$6.2M 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.

Salary15%Stock awards63%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Phillip J. Kardis IIPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$6,167,961
Subramaniam ViswanathanChief Financial Officer$2,758,203
Jack L. Macdowell, Jr.Chief Investment Officer$2,869,356
Miyun SungChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,397,572
Dan ThakkarFormer Chief Credit & Risk Officer$2,155,412

What changed and why

  • $6.8MCEO total compensation decreased from $6,790,329 in 2024 to $6,167,961 in 2025.
  • 65%Annual cash bonuses for named executive officers ranged from 65% to 74% of target.
  • 50%Named executive officers received 50% of long-term incentives as RSUs and 50% as PSUs.
  • Dan Thakkar ceased serving as Chief Credit & Risk Officer on April 2, 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.