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Vericel Executive Compensation (FY25)

VCEL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Dominick Colangelo
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 29, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Dominick Colangelo: $10,237,525 → $11,156,368 (9.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 41:1 → 40:1 (2.4% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Vericel's chief executive and what were they paid?
Dominick Colangelo, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $11,156,368 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Colangelo's total moved 9.0% higher from the $10,237,525 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Vericel's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 78.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Vericel's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Alphatec Holdings, Inc., Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., Artivion, Inc., AtriCure, Inc. and Beam Therapeutics, Inc., among others.
What is Vericel's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 40:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $276,377.

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
Dominick Colangelo
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Halpin
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Joe Mara
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hopper
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sean Flynn
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Colangelo
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Halpin
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Joe Mara
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hopper
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sean Flynn
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Colangelo
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Halpin
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Karen Mahoney
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Joe Mara
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hopper
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sean Flynn
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dominick Colangelo
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Halpin
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Joe Mara
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hopper
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sean Flynn
Chief Legal 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
Dominick ColangeloRSU◇——◇——◇
Dominick ColangeloOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Joe MaraRSU◇——◇——◇
Joe MaraOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jonathan HopperRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan HopperOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael HalpinRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael HalpinOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Sean FlynnRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean FlynnOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022 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
Sean FlynnRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/22/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
Jonathan HopperOption◇—◇2/20/2035
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/22/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dominick ColangeloRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/22/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Joe MaraRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/22/2034
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael HalpinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/22/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
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
Robert L. Zerbe
Board chair
◇◇◇———◇
Alan L. Rubino
◇◇◇———◇
Kevin F. McLaughlin
◇◇◇———◇
Heidi Hagen
◇◇◇———◇
Paul K. Wotton
◇◇◇———◇
Lisa Wright
◇◇◇———◇
Steven C. Gilman
◇—————◇
Dominick Colangelo 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.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ATEC
  • Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. FOLD
  • Artivion, Inc. AORT
  • AtriCure, Inc. ATRC
  • Beam Therapeutics, Inc. BEAM
  • Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. CORT
  • Glaukos Corporation GKOS
  • Inari Medical, Inc. NARI
  • iRhythm Holdings, Inc. IRTC
  • Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. IRWD
  • PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation PRCT
  • PTC Therapeutics, Inc. PTCT
  • Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RYTM
  • RxSight, Inc. RXST
  • STAAR Surgical Company STAA
  • Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SUPN
  • Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. TNDM
  • TransMedics Group, Inc. TMDX
  • Travere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 1, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 2, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 3, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 4, 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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Citations

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324 figures on this page: 313 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
313 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-018538
  2. 0001308179-26-000094
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001140361-25-017110
  4. 0001308179-25-000169
    Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-24-024327
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001308179-24-000206
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001140361-23-023201
  8. 0001308179-23-000307
    Executive Compensation Tables
  9. 0001104659-22-053666
  10. 0001104659-21-057713
  11. 0001104659-20-055469
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-19-026009
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-18-030322
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001104659-17-030325
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001104659-16-118755
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Peers Vericel discloses

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

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.Artivion, Inc.AtriCure, Inc.Beam Therapeutics, Inc.Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.Glaukos CorporationInari Medical, Inc.iRhythm Holdings, Inc.Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.PROCEPT BioRobotics CorporationPTC Therapeutics, Inc.Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RxSight, Inc.STAAR Surgical CompanySupernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.TransMedics Group, Inc.Travere Therapeutics, 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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