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Cerus Executive Compensation (FY25)

CERS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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William Greenman
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 2, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 3, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — William Greenman: $2,975,617 → $3,794,657 (27.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.8% → 91.7% (0.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cerus' chief executive and what were they paid?
William Greenman was paid $3,794,657 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,975,617 reported for fiscal 2024, Greenman's total was 27.5% higher.
What was Cerus' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cerus' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Akebia Therapeutics, AngioDynamics, Inc., Anika Therapeutics, Ardelyx, Inc. and BioLife Solutions, Inc., among others.
What is Cerus' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 17.5:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $216,284.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Greenman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Vivek Jayaraman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Green
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Richard Benjamin
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Chrystal Jensen
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Greenman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vivek Jayaraman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Green
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Benjamin
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chrystal Jensen
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Greenman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Vivek Jayaraman
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kevin Green
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Richard Benjamin
Chief Medical Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Chrystal Jensen
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Greenman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vivek Jayaraman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Green
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chrystal Jensen
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Benjamin
Chief Medical 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.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Chrystal JensenRSU◇——◇——◇
Chrystal JensenRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin D. GreenRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin D. GreenRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard BenjaminRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard BenjaminRSU◇——◇——◇
Vivek JayaramanRSU◇——◇——◇
Vivek JayaramanRSU◇——◇——◇
William M. GreenmanRSU◇——◇——◇
William M. GreenmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
William GreenmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2032
Vivek JayaramanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2032
Kevin GreenRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2032
Chrystal JensenRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2032
Richard BenjaminRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2032
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Chrystal Jensen
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as announced by the company
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kevin Green
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as announced by the company
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Richard Benjamin
Chief Medical Officer · Terms as announced by the company
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Vivek Jayaraman
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Frank Witney, Ph.D
◇◇————◇
Ann Lucena
◇◇————◇
Eric Bjerkholt
◇◇————◇
Timothy L. Moore
◇◇————◇
Jami Dover Nachtsheim
◇◇————◇
Hua Shan, M.D., Ph.D
◇◇————◇
Daniel N. Swisher Jr
◇◇————◇
Dean Gregory
◇—————◇
Gail Schulze
◇—————◇
William M. Greenman served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Akebia Therapeutics AKBA
  • AngioDynamics, Inc. ANGO
  • Anika Therapeutics ANIK
  • Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX
  • BioLife Solutions, Inc. BLFS
  • CareDX, Inc. CDNA
  • Codexis, Inc. CDXS
  • Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. COLL
  • Dynavax Technologies Corp DVAX
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc. HRTX
  • Innoviva, Inc. INVA
  • Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. KPTI
  • MacroGenics, Inc. MGNX
  • MannKind Corporation MNKD
  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MIRM
  • OmniAb, Inc. OABI
  • OraSure Technologies, Inc. OSUR
  • Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RIGL
  • Travere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX
  • Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. VNDA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 7, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 8, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
312 figures on this page: 301 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
301 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-255488
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001020214-26-000011
    CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END · and 1 more section
  4. 0001020214-26-000007
    Exhibit
  5. 0001193125-26-108629
    EX-10.1
  6. 0000950170-25-083561
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000950170-25-057130
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0000950170-24-071855
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000950170-24-048801
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0000950170-23-027377
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000950170-23-015609
    Summary Compensation Table
  12. 0001193125-22-166216
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-21-184290
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-20-163494
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-19-167242
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0001193125-18-186770
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  17. 0001193125-17-198542
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  18. 0001193125-16-617872
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cerus discloses

The companies named in CERS's own disclosed peer group.

Akebia TherapeuticsAngioDynamics, Inc.Anika TherapeuticsArdelyx, Inc.BioLife Solutions, Inc.CareDX, Inc.Codexis, Inc.Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Dynavax Technologies CorpHeron Therapeutics, Inc.Innoviva, Inc.Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.MacroGenics, Inc.MannKind CorporationMirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.OmniAb, Inc.OraSure Technologies, Inc.Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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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}
}
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