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Greenlight Capital Re Executive Compensation (FY25)
GLRE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Greg Richardson | Latest say-on-pay support = July 28, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ 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 — Greg Richardson: $2,323,230 → $3,314,610 (42.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.8% → 95.5% (3.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 13.5:1 → 19.1:1 (41.5% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Greenlight Capital Re's chief executive and what were they paid?
Greg Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, received $3,314,610 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Richardson's total was 42.7% higher than the $2,323,230 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Greenlight Capital Re's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Greenlight Capital Re's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Arch Capital Group, Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Conduit Holdings Limited, Employers Holdings, Inc. and Everest Group, Ltd., among others.
What is Greenlight Capital Re's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 19.1:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $173,762.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Burton Chief Executive Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Neil Greenspan Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick O'Brien Chief Executive Officer, GRIL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Faramarz Romer Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Interim Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Curnock Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Burton Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick O'Brien Chief Executive Officer, GRIL | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Neil Greenspan Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Curnock Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Faramarz Romer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Sigmon General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Richardson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick O'Brien Chief Operating Officer & Chief Executive Officer, GRIL | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Faramarz Romer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Curnock Group Chief Underwriting Officer & Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Sigmon General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Richardson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick O'Brien Chief Operating Officer & Chief Executive Officer, GRIL | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Curnock Group Chief Underwriting Officer & Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Faramarz Romer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian O'Reilly Head of Innovations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian O'Reilly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Brian O'Reilly | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Faramarz Romer | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Faramarz Romer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Greg Richardson | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Greg Richardson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Patrick O Brien | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick O'Brien | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Patrick O’Brien | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Curnock | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Curnock | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Curnock | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Patrick O'Brien | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Greg Richardson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/4/2034 | |
| Faramarz Romer | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Brian O'Reilly | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Faramarz Romer
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Greg Richardson
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Patrick O'Brien
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Executive Officer, GRIL · Amended agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
Thomas Curnock
Group Chief Underwriting Officer & Chief Risk Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Murphy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph Platt Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Johnny Ferrari | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ursuline Foley | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Victoria Guest | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ian Isaacs | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Leonard Goldberg | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Greg Richardson, David Einhorn, Ariel Warszawski and Daniel Roitman 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Arch Capital Group, Ltd. ACGL
- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited AXS
- Conduit Holdings Limited symbol not shown
- Employers Holdings, Inc. EIG
- Everest Group, Ltd. EG
- Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. HG
- Hiscox Ltd. HSX
- James River Group Holdings, Ltd. JRVR
- Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. KNSL
- Lancashire Holdings Limited symbol not shown
- Proassurance Corporation PRA
- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. RNR
- SiriusPoint, Ltd. SPNT
- United Fire Group, Inc. UFCS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | July 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | July 25, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | July 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | October 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 2, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | April 25, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | April 26, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | April 27, 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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Documents cited
- 0001385613-26-000093Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-26-000057DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END 2025 · PAY RATIO · and 1 more section
- 0001385613-25-000081Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-25-000055Compensation Discussion and Analysis · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001385613-24-000084Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-24-000044SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001385613-23-000082Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-23-000045SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001385613-20-000085
- 0001385613-19-000093Employment Agreement
- 0001385613-19-000057
- 0001385613-18-000060Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-17-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001385613-16-000148
- 0001385613-23-000021EX-10.29
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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}
}