Wheels Up Experience (UP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

George Mattson, Chief Executive Officer & Director, was paid $2.1M in 2025, up 32% from $1.6M the year before.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.1M+32% vs prior year
CEO Salary
$625,000Unchanged from prior year
CFO Stock Awards
$9,720,000Includes CFO Performance Plan grant
CEO Discretionary Bonus
$760,000For transformation plan contributions

How Mattson was paid

$2.1M 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.

Salary30%Bonus37%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation10%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
George MattsonChief Executive Officer & Director$2,074,510
John VerkampChief Financial Officer$10,607,335
Mark BriffaChief Sales Officer$2,696,932

What changed and why

  • $2.1MGeorge Mattson received total compensation of $2,074,510 for 2025, compared to $1,567,560 in 2024.
  • $10.6MJohn Verkamp received total compensation of $10,607,335 for 2025, reflecting his initial CFO performance plan stock awards.
  • $2.7MMark Briffa received total compensation of $2,696,932 for 2025, compared to $2,867,580 in 2024.
  • Discretionary cash bonuses were awarded to executives for extraordinary contributions to the multi-year business transformation plan.
  • 75%Long-term equity incentives were allocated 75% in RSUs and 25% in PSUs under the 2021 LTIP.

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.