Cyngn (CYN) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Lior Tal, CEO, was paid $1.5M in 2024, up 38% from $1.1M the year before.

Filed
October 22, 2025
Annual meeting
December 3, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.5M+38% vs prior year
CEO 2024 bonus
$1,000,000Up from $300,000 in 2023
Former CFO total pay
$360,0002024 total compensation
VP business development pay
$300,0002024 total compensation
CEO 2025 salary
$640,000Effective January 1, 2025
CEO 2025 bonus target
$640,000Maximum annual performance target
CEO special performance bonus
$1,000,000Maximum for 2025

How Tal was paid

$1.5M 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.

Salary33%Bonus67%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lior TalCEO$1,500,000
Donald AlvarezFormer CFO$360,000
Ben LandenVP of Business Development$300,000

What changed and why

  • $1.5M$1,500,000 was CEO total compensation in 2024, compared with $1,088,456 in 2023.
  • $1M$1,000,000 was CEO bonus compensation in 2024, versus $300,000 in 2023.
  • $500K$500,000 was CEO salary in 2024; a 2025 amendment increased annual salary to $640,000.
  • 2024 CEO compensation included no stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive compensation, or other compensation.
  • $640K$640,000 is the CEO’s 2025 annual bonus target, with additional special bonuses available.
  • $1.6M$1,600,000 is the maximum time-based 2025-2026 special bonus for the CEO.

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.