How Adent was paid
$6.8M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Options | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Adent(Former) President & Chief Executive Officer | $810,000 | $1,800,000 | $4,200,000 | $14,891 | $6,824,891 |
| Douglas E. JonesChief Operating Officer (Retired) | $464,322 | $720,000 | $1,080,000 | $12,139 | $2,276,461 |
| David H. NaemuraChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer | $571,500 | $836,400 | $1,254,600 | $17,681 | $2,680,181 |
| Amy M. RocklinChief Legal & Compliance Officer | $447,694 | $520,000 | $780,000 | $20,073 | $1,767,767 |
What changed and why
- $6.8M$6,824,891 was CEO total compensation in 2025, down from $7,221,352 in 2024.
- $6M$6,000,000 was the CEO’s 2025 grant-date value for stock and option awards.
- 48.8%48.8% of votes supported say-on-pay at the 2024 annual meeting.
- 2025 long-term incentives added more performance-based compensation through performance share units.
- October 31, 2025 marks the end of Adent’s transition agreement, followed by severance subject to release conditions.
- $50,602135:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, with median compensation of $50,602.
Other Neogen proxy statements
- 2026 proxy statement
Mike Nassif paid $8.7M, pay ratio 152:1.
Filed Aug 21, 2026
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.