CNS Pharmaceuticals (CNSP) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

John Climaco, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2024, up 77% from $624,348 the year before.

Filed
October 24, 2025
Annual meeting
November 17, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.1M+77% vs prior year
CEO target bonus
50%Of base salary
Downs target bonus
40%Of base salary
Silberman target bonus
40%Of base salary
CEO bonus attainment
99%Of potential bonus
Option grants
17,082Subject to stockholder approval
CEO compensation actually paid
$677,722Pay-versus-performance disclosure

How Climaco was paid

$1.1M 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.

Salary48%Option awards27%Non-equity incentive26%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John ClimacoChief Executive Officer$1,103,680
Christopher DownsChief Financial Officer$621,050
Sandra SilbermanChief Medical Officer$361,641

What changed and why

  • $1.1M$1,103,680 CEO total compensation in 2024, up from $624,348 in 2023.
  • $293K$292,817 CEO option awards represented the largest 2024 equity component.
  • 99%99% of potential bonuses were awarded to Climaco and Downs for 2024.
  • 99.5%99.5% of potential bonus was awarded to Silberman for 2024.
  • 50%50% was Climaco’s target bonus percentage; Downs and Silberman each had 40% targets.
  • 17,082 options were granted for 2024 service, subject to stockholder approval.

Other CNS Pharmaceuticals proxy statements

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.