ESS Tech (GWH) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Eric Dresselhuys, Former Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $1.1M in 2024, down 50% from $2.1M the year before.

Filed
September 22, 2025
Annual meeting
October 6, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$1.1M-50% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
51%$544,716 in awards
CEO salary
$500,0002024 base salary
CEO stock awards
$544,7162024 grant-date fair value
Rabb total compensation
$1,172,5042024 total
Rabb bonus
$176,323Based on corporate goals
CEO 2023 total
$2,129,043Prior-year total

How Dresselhuys 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.

Salary47%Stock awards51%Non-equity incentive3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric DresselhuysFormer Chief Executive Officer and Director$1,073,653
Anthony RabbFormer Chief Financial Officer$1,172,504

What changed and why

  • $1.1M$1,073,653 was CEO Eric Dresselhuys’s 2024 total compensation, compared with $2,129,043 in 2023.
  • $0$0 was awarded to Dresselhuys as a 2024 bonus, reflecting the board’s decision not to award one.
  • $176K$176,323 was Anthony Rabb’s 2024 bonus, based on corporate technology, operations, sales, and finance goals.
  • $545K$544,716 and $549,900 were the 2024 stock awards granted to Dresselhuys and Rabb, respectively.
  • 2024 compensation consisted of salary, incentive compensation, restricted stock units, and 401(k) matching contributions.

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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.