Starling Oncology (STLN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Daniel Virnich, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.9M in 2025, up 73% from $1.1M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 17, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.9M+73% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
64%$1.2M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
40%Expressed as percentage of base salary
CEO Stock Awards
$1,235,001Granted under 2021 Incentive Award Plan
401(k) Match
$12,200Paid to each named executive

How Virnich was paid

$1.9M 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.

Salary25%Bonus11%Stock awards64%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Daniel VirnichChief Executive Officer$1,934,930
Yale PodnosChief Medical Officer$775,905
Robert CarterChief Financial Officer$734,130

What changed and why

  • $1.9MDaniel Virnich received total compensation of $1,934,930 in fiscal 2025.
  • $1.2MDaniel Virnich received a stock award grant valued at $1,235,001 in 2025.
  • $475KBase salaries for Named Executive Officers were $475,000 for the CEO, $447,000 for Dr. Podnos, and $390,000 for Mr. Carter.
  • Annual cash bonuses for 2025 were determined based on revenue, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA.
  • All named executives were granted restricted stock units vesting in four equal annual installments.

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.