How Johnson was paid
$5.9M 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 | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon JohnsonFormer President and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $4,264,803 | $721,586 | $65,559 | $5,851,948 |
| Grant CreedExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $451,825 | $1,705,914 | $330,454 | $36,019 | $2,524,211 |
| Samir AliExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $429,375 | $1,108,839 | $315,694 | $21,000 | $1,874,907 |
| Torsten Sauer-PetersenExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer | $391,833 | $1,108,839 | $315,694 | $30,926 | $1,847,292 |
| Todd StricklerSenior Vice President and General Counsel | $407,292 | $1,108,839 | $283,151 | $21,000 | $1,820,281 |
What changed and why
- $5.9MSimon Johnson total compensation decreased to $5,851,948 in 2025 from $8,337,369 in 2024.
- Samir Ali was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 12, 2026.
- Seadrill achieved record safety performance with a total recordable incident rate of 0.17 in 2025.
- $353MAdjusted EBITDA reached $353 million for the 2025 fiscal year.
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.