Benson Hill Executive Compensation (FY23)
BHIL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023
Chief executive, fiscal 2023 ◇ Adrienne Elsner |
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Data as of November 6, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): June 14, 2024
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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
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Chief executive of record: Matthew Crisp → Adrienne Elsner
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Who is Benson Hill's chief executive and what were they paid?
Adrienne Elsner was paid $1,733,346 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2023.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Crisp Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Freeman Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Bull Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Crisp Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adrienne Elsner Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Bull Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Freeman Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2023 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | April 29, 2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | April 29, 2024 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | April 29, 2024 | |
| Adrienne Elsner | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jason Bull | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | February 8, 2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | May 31, 2030 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | February 8, 2031 | |
| Dean Freeman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2023
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Mack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Daniel Jacobi Board chair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
DeAnn Brunts | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David J. Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
J. Stephan Dolezalek | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Linda Whitley-Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Molly Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Craig Rohr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Adrienne Elsner | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew B. Crisp served on the board in fiscal 2023 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
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Disclosed peer group
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- Adrienne Elsner (Chief Executive Officer), FY2023 total compensation $1,733,346 (base salary $277,115) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001830210-24-000073, filed 2024-06-14]What this page does not include
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- 0001830210-24-000073
- 0001830210-23-000106
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}