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Gevo Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)

GEVO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Paul Bloom
Median of the other named officers
$1,439,036
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — Paul Bloom: $1,475,502 → $2,017,056 (36.7% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 18.7:1 → 19:1 (1.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Gevo Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Paul Bloom, Chief Executive Officer and Director, received $2,017,056 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Bloom's total moved 36.7% higher from the $1,475,502 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Gevo Inc's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 63.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026.
Which companies are in Gevo Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aemetis, Inc., Ameresco, Inc., American Vanguard Corporation, Centrus Energy Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., among others.
What is Gevo Inc's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 19:1, against median employee compensation of $186,353.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Patrick Gruber
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Christopher Ryan
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Paul Bloom
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇◇———◇
L. Lynn Smull
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Patrick Gruber
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇— not reconciled
Christopher Ryan
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Paul Bloom
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇◇———◇
L. Lynn Smull
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Andrew Shafer
Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Patrick Gruber
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Paul Bloom
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇◇———◇
Christopher Ryan
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Oluwagbemileke Agiri
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
L. Lynn Smull
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇———◇
Andrew Shafer
Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand 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
Andrew L. ShaferOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Andrew L. ShaferRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
L. Lynn SmullOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
L. Lynn SmullRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Oluwagbemileke AgiriOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Oluwagbemileke AgiriRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Patrick R. GruberOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Patrick R. GruberRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Paul D. BloomRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Paul D. BloomOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
L. Lynn SmullOption◇—◇8/3/2033
Option◇—◇5/21/2034
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
RSU◇◇——
Paul BloomOption◇—◇8/3/2033
Option◇—◇5/21/2034
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
RSU◇◇——
Oluwagbemileke AgiriOption◇—◇5/21/2034
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
Option◇—◇5/21/2034
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
Option◇—◇8/3/2033
Option◇—◇8/3/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick GruberOption◇—◇8/3/2033
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/21/2034
Andrew ShaferRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/9/2035
Option◇—◇5/21/2034
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William H. Baum
Board chair
◇—◇———◇
Jaime Guillen
◇—◇———◇
Mary Kathryn Ellet
◇—◇———◇
Carol J. Battershell
◇—◇———◇
Angelo Amorelli
◇—◇———◇
James J. Barber
◇◇————◇
Gary W. Mize, Andrew J. Marsh, Patrick R. Gruber and Paul D. Bloom 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.
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◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock or Stock Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Aemetis, Inc. AMTX
  • Ameresco, Inc. AMRC
  • American Vanguard Corporation AVD
  • Centrus Energy Corp. LEU
  • Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE
  • Energy Fuels Resources Corporation symbol not shown
  • Energy Recovery, Inc. ERII
  • FuelCell Energy, Inc. FCEL
  • Green Plains Inc. GPRE
  • Montauk Renewables, Inc. MNTK
  • OPAL Fuels Inc. OPAL
  • Ouster, Inc. OUST
  • REX American Resources Corp. REX
  • Stem, Inc. STEM
  • Sunnova Energy International, Inc. NOVA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2020June 9, 2021=◇◇◇
2018June 10, 2019=◇◇◇
2016June 15, 2017=◇◇◇

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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217 figures on this page: 210 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
210 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-066257
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-041262
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-052951
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-033328
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-064677
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-045206
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001392380-23-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001437749-21-014595
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001437749-19-011970
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-17-205277
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Gevo Inc discloses

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

Aemetis, Inc.Ameresco, Inc.Centrus Energy Corp.Clean Energy Fuels Corp.Energy Recovery, Inc.FuelCell Energy, Inc.Green Plains Inc.Montauk Renewables, Inc.OPAL Fuels Inc.Ouster, Inc.REX American Resources Corp.Stem, Inc.Sunnova Energy International, 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
BibTeX
@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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