Cadrenal Therapeutics (CVKD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Quang X. Pham, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.9M in 2025, up 56% from $1.2M the year before.

Filed
August 3, 2026
Annual meeting
September 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.9M+56% vs prior year
CEO target bonus
50%Annual target opportunity
Szot total compensation
$1,307,0192025 total
Ferguson total compensation
$1,395,8092025 total
Ferguson target bonus
40%Annual target opportunity
Ferguson consulting fees
$10,500Included in other compensation

How Pham was paid

$1.9M 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.

Salary39%Bonus16%Option awards44%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Quang X. PhamChief Executive Officer$1,909,694
Matthew SzotFormer Chief Financial Officer$1,307,019
James J. FergusonFormer Chief Medical Officer$1,395,809

What changed and why

  • $1.9M2025 CEO compensation totaled $1,909,694 versus $1,223,381 in 2024.
  • $751K$751,275 CEO salary and $296,754 bonus were reported for 2025.
  • $848K$847,665 in CEO option awards represented the largest component of his 2025 compensation.
  • 50%50% was the CEO’s annual target bonus opportunity.
  • $10,500$10,500 of Dr. Ferguson’s other compensation comprised consulting fees earned before his appointment.
  • Matthew Szot and James Ferguson were identified as former executives after their 2025 service.

Other Cadrenal Therapeutics 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.