PDF Solutions (PDFS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John K. Kibarian, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, was paid $693,986 in 2025, up 18% from $589,683 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 5.8:1, on median employee pay of $101,319.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$693,986+18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
5.8:1median $101,319
CEO Base Salary
$450,000Annual base salary paid in 2025
Median Employee Pay
$101,319Annual total compensation for 2025
CFO Stock Awards
$760,200Aggregate grant date fair value

How Kibarian was paid

$693,986 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.

Salary65%Bonus17%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John K. KibarianChief Executive Officer, President and Director$693,986
Adnan RazaChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance$1,397,586
Kimon W. MichaelsExecutive Vice President, Products and Solutions and Director$643,686
Andrzej StrojwasChief Technology Officer$720,952

What changed and why

  • $694KChief executive officer total compensation increased to $693,986 for fiscal year 2025.
  • Annual cash incentive awards were determined under the annual cash incentive award program.
  • Performance-based equity awards were not granted under the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 5.82 to 1.

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.