Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph Papa, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $5.3M in 2025, down 9% from $5.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 41:1, on median employee pay of $130,553.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.3M-9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
41:1median $130,553
CEO pay in equity
53%$2.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
84%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,037,385Actual salary paid in 2025
Annual Incentive Payout
107%Corporate performance factor applied
Say-on-Pay Support
84%Votes cast in favor in 2025
Net Leverage
1.9xImproved relative to adjusted EBITDA

How Papa was paid

$5.3M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards31%Option awards22%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph PapaPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$5,321,147
Richard LindahlExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$2,708,723
Coleen GlessnerExecutive Vice President, Quality and Ethics and Compliance$1,664,258
Simon LowryChief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development$1,471,276
Paul WilliamsSenior Vice President, Products Business$1,391,158

What changed and why

  • $5.9MCEO total compensation decreased from $5,862,562 in 2024 to $5,321,147 in 2025.
  • 107%Annual cash incentive payouts were approved at 107% based on corporate performance factors.
  • 25%The 2023-2025 performance stock units were paid out at 25% following the exercise of upward committee discretion.
  • $742.9MTotal revenue was $742.9 million compared to $1,043.6 million in 2024.
  • $52.6MNet income reached $52.6 million compared to a net loss of $(190.6) million in 2024.

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.