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Green Plains Executive Compensation (FY25)

GPRE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Chris Osowski
Median of the other named officers
$1,607,264
8 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Chris Osowski: $1,354,259 → $3,497,755 (158.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.0% → 94.0% (6.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 57:1 → 31:1 (45.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Green Plains' chief executive and what were they paid?
Chris Osowski, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,497,755 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Osowski's total moved 158.3% higher from the $1,354,259 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Green Plains' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 94.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Green Plains' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alto Ingredients, Inc., Calumet, Inc., Clean Energy Fuels Corporation, CVR Energy, Inc. and Darling Ingredients Inc., among others.
What is Green Plains' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 31:1, against median employee compensation of $117,499.

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
Todd Becker
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
Chief Transformation Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Mapes
Chief Legal and Administration Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Leslie van der Meulen
Executive Vice President Product Marketing and Innovation
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chris Osowski
Executive Vice President Operations and Technology
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
James Stark
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Becker
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
Chief Transformation Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Stark
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Mapes
Chief Legal and Administration Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Grant Kadavy
Executive Vice President Commercial Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Becker
Former President and Chief Executive Officer (and Former Director)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Grant Kadavy
Former Executive Vice President Commercial Operations
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Mapes
Interim Principal Executive Officer, Chief Legal and Administration Officer and Corporate Secretary
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chris Osowski
Executive Vice President Operations and Technology
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Stark
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Philip Boggs
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Chris Osowski
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Becker
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Michelle Mapes
Former Interim Principal Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Patrich Simpkins
Former Chief Transformation Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
Former Chief Executive Officer - Fluid Quip (March 2025 - August 2025); Former Chief Transformation Officer (January 2023 - March 2025)
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
James Herbert II
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Imre Havasi
Senior Vice President - Head of Trading and Commercial Operations
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Trent Collins
Senior Vice President - Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Phil Boggs
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
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
Chris OsowskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Chris OsowskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chris OsowskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Chris OsowskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chris OsowskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Imre HavasiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Imre HavasiRSU◇——◇——◇
Imre HavasiRSU◇——◇——◇
James Herbert IIRSU◇——◇——◇
James Herbert IIRSU◇——◇——◇
James Herbert IIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James StarkPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michelle MapesRSU◇——◇——◇
Michelle MapesRSU◇——◇——◇
Michelle MapesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrich SimpkinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrich SimpkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Philip BoggsRSU◇——◇——◇
Philip BoggsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd BeckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Trent CollinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Trent CollinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Trent CollinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Patrich SimpkinsRSU◇◇——
Chris OsowskiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michelle MapesPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
James Herbert IIRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Imre HavasiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Philip BoggsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Trent CollinsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
Martin Salinas Jr
◇◇————◇
Farha Aslam
◇◇————◇
Kimberly Wagner
◇◇————◇
Brian Peterson
◇◇————◇
Steven Furcich
◇◇————◇
Patrick Sweeney
◇◇————◇
Carl Grassi
◇◇————◇
James D. Anderson
Board chair
◇—————◇
Ejnar A. Knudsen III
◇—————◇
Alain Treuer
◇—————◇
Chris Osowski, Steve Furcich and Todd A. Becker 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alto Ingredients, Inc. ALTO
  • Calumet, Inc. CLMT
  • Clean Energy Fuels Corporation CLNE
  • CVR Energy, Inc. CVI
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. DAR
  • Delek US Holdings, Inc. DK
  • H.B. Fuller Company FUL
  • Ingevity Corporation NGVT
  • Ingredion Incorporated INGR
  • Innospec Inc. IOSP
  • Koppers Holdings Inc. KOP
  • New Market Corporation symbol not shown
  • Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. PARR
  • Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. RYAM
  • REX American Resources Corporation REX
  • Stepan Company SCL
  • Talos Energy Inc. TALO
  • The Andersons, Inc. ANDE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 9, 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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380 figures on this page: 370 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
370 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001309402-26-000063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001309402-26-000050
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Tables · Compensation of Directors · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001309402-25-000111
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001309402-25-000074
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001309402-24-000094
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001309402-24-000084
    Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001309402-23-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001309402-23-000060
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001309402-22-000046
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001309402-21-000053
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001309402-20-000052
  12. 0001309402-19-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001171843-18-003765
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001309402-17-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Green Plains discloses

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

Alto Ingredients, Inc.Calumet, Inc.Clean Energy Fuels CorporationCVR Energy, Inc.Darling Ingredients Inc.Delek US Holdings, Inc.H.B. Fuller CompanyIngevity CorporationIngredion IncorporatedInnospec Inc.Koppers Holdings Inc.Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.REX American Resources CorporationStepan CompanyTalos Energy Inc.The Andersons, 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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