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Verona Pharma Executive Compensation (FY24)

VRNA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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David Zaccardelli
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
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Chief executive total compensation — David Zaccardelli: $6,597,473 → $19,456,473 (194.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Verona Pharma's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Zaccardelli, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $19,456,473 in total compensation for fiscal 2024. Zaccardelli's total moved 194.9% higher from the $6,597,473 reported for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in Verona Pharma's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Agios Pharmaceuticals, Akero Therapeutics, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Axsome Therapeutics and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, among others.
What is Verona Pharma's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 44:1, against median employee compensation of $444,444.

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
David Zaccardelli
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Hahn
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathleen Rickard
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Zaccardelli
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Hahn
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathleen Rickard
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Zaccardelli
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Hahn
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Fisher
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kathleen Rickard
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Claire Poll
Former General Counsel
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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andrew FisherRSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew FisherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Andrew FisherOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
David ZaccardelliRSU◇——◇——◇
David ZaccardelliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kathleen RickardRSU◇——◇——◇
Kathleen RickardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark W. HahnRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark W. HahnPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Andrew FisherOption◇—◇March 31, 2034
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark HahnPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David ZaccardelliPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kathleen RickardPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Ebsworth, Ph.D
Board chair
◇—◇———◇
Vikas Sinha
◇—◇———◇
Christina Ackermann
◇—◇———◇
Kenneth Cunningham, M.D
◇—◇———◇
James Brady
◇—◇———◇
Lisa Deschamps
◇—◇———◇
Mahendra Shah, Ph.D
◇—◇———◇
Anders Ullman, M.D., Ph.D
◇—◇———◇
Martin Edwards, M.D
◇—◇———◇
Michael Austwick
◇—◇———◇
Rishi Gupta
◇—————◇
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 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 2024
  • Agios Pharmaceuticals AGIO
  • Akero Therapeutics AKRO
  • Aurinia Pharmaceuticals AUPH
  • Axsome Therapeutics AXSM
  • BioCryst Pharmaceuticals BCRX
  • Heron Therapeutics HRTX
  • Immunocore Holdings IMCR
  • Madrigal Pharmaceuticals MDGL
  • Phathom Pharmaceuticals PHAT
  • Rhythm Pharmaceuticals RYTM
  • SpringWorks Therapeutics SWTX
  • Tarsus Pharmaceuticals TARS
  • TG Therapeutics TGTX
  • Viridian Therapeutics VRDN
  • Xenon Pharmaceuticals XENE

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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- David Zaccardelli (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2024 total compensation $19,456,473 (base salary $873,015) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-25-025050, filed 2025-03-18]

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Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-25-025050
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
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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}
}