Biopharma & Life Sciences
Palvella Therapeutics Executive Compensation (FY25)
PVLA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Wesley Kaupinen | Latest say-on-pay support = April 13, 2026 |
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Data as of October 27, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 16, 2026
11 filings cited on this page
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- Board Comp Report$24What each non-employee director was paid, the standing fee schedule, and the equity each one holds at year end.How to get Board Comp Report
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 — Wesley Kaupinen: $5,436,064 → $3,404,904 (37.4% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Palvella Therapeutics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Wesley Kaupinen, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,404,904 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,436,064 reported for fiscal 2024, Kaupinen's total was 37.4% lower.
What was Palvella Therapeutics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.4% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held April 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Yoder Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Bures Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Yoder Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Goin Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas Bures Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shane Olwill Former Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer (6) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Martini Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wesley Kaupinen President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wesley Kaupinen President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Martini Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen Yoder Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Goin Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas Bures Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wesley Kaupinen President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kathleen Goin Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew Korenberg Chief Financial 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Kaupinen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/05/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/27/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/22/2033 | |
| Matthew Korenberg | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/13/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/05/2035 | |
| Kathleen Goin | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/05/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/22/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/27/2034 |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George M. Jenkins Board chair | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elaine J. Heron, Ph.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Todd C. Davis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Kiritsy | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tadd S. Wessel | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Doux, M.D and Wesley H. Kaupinen 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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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.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 13, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 10, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | December 2, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 21, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 22, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 25, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 23, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Wesley Kaupinen (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $3,404,904 (base salary $575,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-052875, filed 2026-04-30]What this page does not include
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Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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Board Governance Report — $499Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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141 figures on this page: 134 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
134 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-074338Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-052875DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001104659-25-058532Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-25-042493SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001437749-24-0365063. Say on Pay
- 0001437749-24-033669
- 0001437749-23-0185185. Say on Pay
- 0001437749-23-011629
- 0001583648-22-0000554. Say on Pay
- 0001193125-21-203278Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001583648-20-0000374. Say on Pay
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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}
}