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Veeva Systems Executive Compensation (FY26)

VEEV · Pleasanton, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): May 4, 2026
226 figures on this page: 224 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Peter Gassner, Chief Executive Officer, came to $470,833 in fiscal 2026, and Gassner's total was 99.7% lower than the $172,436,133 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 3.4:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $140,473. The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.1% support at the meeting held June 12, 2024 for fiscal 2024. The disclosed peer group includes ANSYS, Autodesk, CrowdStrike Holdings, Datadog and DocuSign, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Peter Gassner
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 12, 2024
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Peter Gassner: $172,436,133 → $470,833 (99.7% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 1,250.8:1 → 3.4:1 (99.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Veeva Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Peter Gassner, Chief Executive Officer, came to $470,833 in fiscal 2026. Gassner's total was 99.7% lower than the $172,436,133 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Veeva Systems' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.1% support at the meeting held June 12, 2024 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Veeva Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ANSYS, Autodesk, CrowdStrike Holdings, Datadog and DocuSign, among others.
What is Veeva Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 3.4:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $140,473.

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
Thomas Schwenger
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇———◇
Alan Mateo
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇◇———◇
Frederic Lequient
Senior Vice President, Global Customer Services
◇—◇◇———◇
Brent Bowman
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇———◇
Peter Gassner
Chief Executive Officer
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Schwenger
President and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇◇———◇
Brent Bowman
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇———◇
E. Nitsa Zuppas
President and Chief of Staff
◇—◇◇———◇
Alan Mateo
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇◇———◇
Peter Gassner
Chief Executive Officer
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Gassner
CEO
◇——◇———◇
Thomas Schwenger
President and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇◇———◇
Brian Van Wagener
CFO
◇—◇◇———◇
E. Nitsa Zuppas
President and Chief of Staff
◇—◇◇———— not reconciled
Jonathan Faddis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇———◇
Brent Bowman
Former CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇———◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Schwenger
President and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇◇———◇
E. Nitsa Zuppas
President and Chief of Staff
◇—◇◇———◇
Jonathan Faddis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇———◇
Brian Van Wagener
CFO
◇—◇◇———◇
Peter Gassner
Chief Executive 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian Van WagenerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brian Van WagenerRSU◇——◇——◇
E. Nitsa ZuppasOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
E. Nitsa ZuppasRSU◇——◇——◇
Josh FaddisRSU◇——◇——◇
Josh FaddisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thomas D. SchwengerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thomas D. SchwengerRSU◇——◇——◇
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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
E. ZuppasOption◇—◇4/3/2035
Option◇—◇4/5/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/14/2031
Option◇—◇4/4/2034
Option◇—◇4/13/2030
Option◇—◇4/10/2029
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
Thomas SchwengerOption◇—◇4/3/2035
Option◇—◇4/5/2033
Option◇—◇10/3/2029
Option◇—◇4/14/2031
Option◇—◇4/4/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
Josh FaddisRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/5/2033
Option◇—◇4/4/2034
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
Option◇—◇4/3/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/14/2031
Option◇—◇4/5/2032
Peter GassnerOption◇—◇6/18/2034
Option◇—◇1/9/2028
Option◇—◇1/9/2028
Brian WagenerOption◇—◇7/14/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/14/2034
Option◇—◇4/3/2035
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.
Peter Gassner
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Jonathan Faddis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
E. Nitsa Zuppas
President and Chief of Staff · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Brian Van Wagener
CFO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gordon Ritter
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Marshall L. Mohr
◇◇————◇
Mark Carges
◇◇————◇
Timothy S. Cabral
◇◇————◇
Mary Lynne Hedley
◇◇————◇
Priscilla Hung
◇◇————◇
Matthew J. Wallach
◇◇————◇
Paul Sekhri
◇◇————◇
Tina Hunt
◇—————◇
Peter P. Gassner served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Audit committee member◇
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 2026
  • ANSYS ANSS
  • Autodesk ADSK
  • CrowdStrike Holdings CRWD
  • Datadog DDOG
  • DocuSign DOCU
  • Fortinet FTNT
  • HubSpot HUBS
  • MongoDB MDB
  • Okta OKTA
  • Palo Alto Networks PANW
  • Paychex PAYX
  • ServiceNow NOW
  • Snowflake SNOW
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings SSNC
  • Twilio TWLO
  • Tyler Technologies TYL
  • Workday WDAY
  • Zoom ZM
  • Zscaler ZS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2021June 23, 2021=◇◇◇

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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226 figures on this page: 224 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
224 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-018796
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2026 Year-End · and 1 more section
  2. 0001393052-24-000031
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  3. 0001140361-24-021323
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001140361-22-016285
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001628280-21-013044
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-23-023888
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001140361-25-017353
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis
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Peers Veeva Systems discloses

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

AutodeskCrowdStrike HoldingsDatadogDocuSignFortinetHubSpotMongoDBOktaPalo Alto NetworksServiceNowSnowflakeSS&C Technologies HoldingsTwilioTyler TechnologiesWorkdayZoomZscaler

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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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