Staar Surgical (STAA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen C. Farrell, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.5M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 97:1, on median employee pay of $89,344.

Filed
May 4, 2026
Annual meeting
June 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$7.5M2025
CEO to median employee
97:1median $89,344
CEO pay in equity
91%$6.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
2025 Bonus Funding
140%Based on pre-established targets
2025 LTI Mix
50% / 50%RSUs and PSUs
CEO Stock Award
$6,836,000Farrell new-hire award
Foust Retention Award
$500,000Paid in two installments

How Farrell was paid

$7.5M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards91%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen C. FarrellChief Executive Officer$7,522,385
Deborah AndrewsChief Financial Officer$2,582,411
Warren FoustPresident and Chief Operating Officer$4,440,664
Magda MichnaChief Development Officer$2,695,752
Nathaniel SisitskyChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,765,962
Thomas G. FrinziFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$1,255,915
Patrick F. WilliamsFormer Chief Financial Officer$926,941

What changed and why

  • $7.5M$7,522,385 Farrell's 2025 total compensation included a $6,836,000 stock award after becoming CEO in February.
  • 140%140% funded the 2025 annual cash bonus plan based on performance against pre-established targets.
  • 50%50% RSUs and 50% PSUs comprised executives' 2025 annual long-term incentive awards.
  • 0%2025 PSUs measure revenue growth over three years, with payouts ranging from 0% to 200% of target.
  • 0%0% funded the 2024 executive annual cash bonus plan, and 2024 PSUs were forfeited.
  • 97%97%+ of votes cast supported say-on-pay at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

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.