SES AI (SES) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Dr. Qichao Hu, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $4.1M in 2024, up 16% from $3.5M the year before.

Filed
September 9, 2025
Annual meeting
October 1, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$4.1M+16% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
74%$3M in awards
CEO target incentive
100%Percentage of base salary
CFO target incentive
60%Percentage of base salary
CSO target incentive
50%Percentage of base salary
AIP payout
80%For each named executive officer
CEO stock awards
$3,043,2202024 grant-date fair value

How Hu was paid

$4.1M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dr. Qichao HuFounder, Chief Executive Officer and Director$4,099,946
Jing NealisChief Financial Officer$1,756,964
Dr. Hong GanChief Science Officer$1,203,497

What changed and why

  • $4.1M$4,099,946 was CEO total compensation in 2024 versus $3,528,052 in 2023.
  • 80%80% of fiscal 2024 performance targets were achieved, producing 80% AIP payouts for every named executive officer.
  • 100%100%, 60%, and 50% were the CEO, CFO, and CSO target incentive opportunities as percentages of salary.
  • $3M$3,043,220 was the CEO’s 2024 stock-award grant-date fair value, including RSUs and PSUs.
  • $103K$102,726 of the CEO’s compensation was reported as all other compensation, including rent reimbursement and personal travel benefits.

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.