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89bio Executive Compensation (FY24)

ETNB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 15, 2025
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Chief executive, fiscal 2024
Rohan Palekar
Chief executive pay ratio
To the median employee

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Chief executive total compensation — Rohan Palekar: $5,587,661$7,619,426 (36.4% higher)

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Who is 89bio's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Rohan Palekar, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $7,619,426 in fiscal 2024. Compared with the $5,587,661 reported for fiscal 2023, Palekar's total was 36.4% higher.
Which companies are in 89bio's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Akero Therapeutics, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Cytokinetics, Denali Therapeutics and Immunovant, among others.
What is 89bio's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 19:1, against median employee compensation of $396,532.

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
Rohan Palekar
Chief Executive Officer
Hank Mansbach
Chief Medical Officer
Quoc Le-Nguyen
Chief Technical Operations Officer
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rohan Palekar
Chief Executive Officer
Hank Mansbach
Chief Medical Officer
Quoc Le-Nguyen
Chief Technical Operations Officer
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rohan Palekar
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hank Mansbach
Chief Medical Officer
Quoc Le-Nguyen
Chief Technical Operations Officer
Ryan Martins
Chief Financial Officer
Francis Sarena
Chief Operating 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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Francis SarenaOPTION
Francis SarenaRSU
Hank MansbachOPTION
Hank MansbachRSU
Hank MansbachPSU
Hank MansbachRSU
Quoc Le-NguyenRSU
Quoc Le-NguyenOPTION
Quoc Le-NguyenRSU
Quoc Le-NguyenPSU
Rohan PalekarRSU
Rohan PalekarOPTION
Rohan PalekarPSU
Ryan MartinsRSU
Ryan MartinsPSU
Ryan MartinsRSU
Ryan MartinsOPTION
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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ryan MartinsRSU
RSU
Option
RSU
PSU
RSU
PSU
Option
Option
Option
Hank MansbachRSU
RSU
Option
PSU
RSU
Option
RSU
Option
Option
Quoc Le-NguyenPSU
Option
Option
Option
Option
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
Rohan PalekarRSU
PSU
PSU
RSU
RSU
Option
Option
Option
Option
Francis SarenaRSU
Option
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 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Martin Babler
Charles McWherter
Steven M. Altschuler
Board chair
Lota Zoth
Kathleen D. LaPorte
Michael Hayden
Edward Morrow Atkinson III
Derek DiRocco
Rohan Palekar served on the board in fiscal 2024 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
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
Equity is delivered as Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Akero Therapeutics AKRO
  • Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals ARWR
  • Cytokinetics CYTK
  • Denali Therapeutics DNLI
  • Immunovant IMVT
  • KalVista Pharmaceuticals KALV
  • Madrigal Pharmaceuticals MDGL
  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals MIRM
  • Pliant Therapeutics PLRX
  • Protagonist Therapeutics PTGX
  • RAPT Therapeutics RAPT
  • Terns Pharmaceuticals TERN
  • Ventyx Biosciences VTYX
  • Vera Therapeutics VERA
  • Viking Therapeutics VKTX

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
Median employee compensation
Chief executive total compensation
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240 figures on this page, cited to the filing that reported them.
240 cited to the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-25-081504
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · CEO Pay Ratio · Fiscal Year 2024 Non-Employee Director Compensation Table · and 2 more sections
  2. 0001193125-24-099113
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-23-112935
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers 89bio discloses

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

Akero TherapeuticsArrowhead PharmaceuticalsCytokineticsDenali TherapeuticsImmunovantKalVista PharmaceuticalsMadrigal PharmaceuticalsMirum PharmaceuticalsPliant TherapeuticsProtagonist TherapeuticsRAPT TherapeuticsTerns PharmaceuticalsVera TherapeuticsViking Therapeutics

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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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