Gevo (GEVO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Patrick R. Gruber, Former Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.5M in 2025, up 12% from $3.1M the year before.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.5M+12% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
58%$2M in awards
CEO Salary
$687,570Patrick R. Gruber salary for 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$557,773Grant date fair value
CEO Option Awards
$1,443,728Grant date fair value

How Gruber was paid

$3.5M 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.

Salary20%Bonus21%Stock awards16%Option awards42%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Patrick R. GruberFormer Chief Executive Officer$3,471,908
Oluwagbemileke (Leke) AgiriChief Financial Officer$1,439,036
Christopher M. RyanPresident and Chief Operating Officer$1,729,601
Paul D. BloomChief Executive Officer$2,017,056
Andrew L. ShaferChief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer$939,704
L. Lynn SmullFormer Chief Financial Officer$981,485

What changed and why

  • $3.5MPatrick R. Gruber received total compensation of $3,471,908 in fiscal 2025, compared to $3,103,849 in fiscal 2024.
  • Patrick R. Gruber announced his retirement as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026.
  • Paul D. Bloom officially commenced his role as Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 2026.
  • Oluwagbemileke Agiri was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in May 2025.
  • Discretionary bonuses were earned under the annual incentive bonus program based on business goals set by the Board.

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.