Biopharma & Life Sciences
Solid Biosciences Executive Compensation (FY25)
SLDB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Alexander Cumbo | Latest say-on-pay support = June 10, 2026 |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 10, 2026
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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 — Alexander Cumbo: $4,869,909 → $5,223,442 (7.3% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Solid Biosciences' chief executive and what were they paid?
Alexander Cumbo, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, received $5,223,442 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Cumbo's total moved 7.3% higher from the $4,869,909 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Solid Biosciences' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 92.1% support at the meeting held June 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Cumbo President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Tyronne Howton Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carl Morris Former Chief Scientific Officer, Neuromuscular (8) | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Morris Former Chief Scientific Officer, Neuromuscular (8) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Tan Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alexander Cumbo President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Tyronne Howton Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Cumbo President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Tyronne Howton Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gabriel Brooks Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Cumbo President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Tyronne Howton Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gabriel Brooks Chief Medical 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Cumbo | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Alexander Cumbo | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Tyronne Howton | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Tyronne Howton | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Gabriel Brooks | OPTION | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Gabriel Brooks | PRSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Cumbo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/14/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/02/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Tyronne Howton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/14/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/02/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Gabriel Brooks | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/14/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/18/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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.
Alexander Cumbo
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Employment agreement
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Gabriel Brooks
Chief Medical Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Smith Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lynne Sullivan | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Martin Freed | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Georgia Keresty | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Adam Stone | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sukumar Nagendran | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Clare Kahn | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ilan Ganot | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alexander Cumbo 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
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 | June 10, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Alexander Cumbo (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director), FY2025 total compensation $5,223,442 (base salary $650,988) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-173642, filed 2026-04-23]What this page does not include
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173 figures on this page: 171 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
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2 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-265804
- 0001193125-26-1736422025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation · E XECUTIVE COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
- 0000950170-25-086215
- 0001193125-25-096695
- 0001193125-24-118079
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Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
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5 filings cited on this page
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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}
}