XBiotech (XBIT) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

John Simard, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.2M in 2024, up 12% from $5.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 62:1, on median employee pay of $100,800.

Filed
July 7, 2025
Annual meeting
August 29, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$6.2M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
62:1median $100,800
CEO bonus
$5,030,000Discretionary 2024 performance bonus
CEO current base salary
$1,250,000Annual salary under agreement
CEO target incentive
35%Maximum annual incentive payment
CSO total compensation
$657,572
Finance director compensation
$285,419
CEO 2023 total
$5,556,481Prior-year Summary Compensation Table total

How Simard was paid

$6.2M 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.

Salary19%Bonus81%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John SimardPresident & Chief Executive Officer$6,245,581
Sushma Shivaswamy, Ph.D.Chief Scientific Officer$657,572
Angela HuDirector of Finance$285,419

What changed and why

  • $6.2M$6,245,581 CEO total compensation in 2024, up from $5,556,481 in 2023.
  • $5M$5,030,000 discretionary performance bonus drove most of the CEO’s 2024 compensation.
  • 2024 option awards were shown as dashes for all three named executives.
  • $101K62:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, with median employee compensation of $100,800.
  • 35%35% maximum annual incentive cash payment applies to the CEO’s $1,250,000 current base salary.
  • $658K$657,572 and $285,419 were total compensation for the other two named executives.

Other XBiotech proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    Sushma Shivaswamy, Ph.D. paid $570,992 (-13% on the year), pay ratio 345:1.

    Filed Oct 02, 2026

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.