Biopharma & Life Sciences
Whitehawk Therapeutics Executive Compensation (FY25)
WHWK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ David Lennon | Latest say-on-pay support = June 11, 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 — David Lennon: $1,012,068 → $3,359,075 (231.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 80.1% → 79.2% (0.9 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Whitehawk Therapeutics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for David Lennon, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,359,075 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,012,068 reported for fiscal 2024, Lennon's total was 231.9% higher.
What was Whitehawk Therapeutics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 79.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Desai President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Loretta Itri Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brendan Delaney Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Giacobello Chief Financial Officer and Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Desai Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Lennon President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Giacobello Chief Financial Officer and Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Served on an interim basis | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Brendan Delaney Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Loretta Itri Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Lennon President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Giacobello Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bryan Ball Chief Technical Operations Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Lennon President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Giacobello Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bryan Ball Chief Technical Operations 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 2023
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lennon | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Lennon | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Loretta Itri | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Neil Desai | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Scott Giacobello | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lennon | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/1/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/2/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Scott Giacobello | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/1/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/3/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/1/2032 | |
| Bryan Ball | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/1/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/15/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2033 |
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.
Bryan Ball
Chief Technical Operations Officer · Employment agreement
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
David Lennon
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Scott Giacobello
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caley Castelein, M.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard Maroun | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Emma Reeve | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anupam Dalal, M.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Behzad Aghazadeh, Ph.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mohammad Hirmand, M.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Baiteng Zhao, M.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Neil Desai, Ph.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Karin Hehenberger, M.D., Ph.D | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Lennon, Ph.D 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 | ◇ |
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 | June 11, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 11, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 11, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 14, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- David Lennon (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $3,359,075 (base salary $676,504) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-187149, filed 2026-04-28]What this page does not include
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187 figures on this page: 183 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-269493Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-187149DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Employment Agreements
- 0001193125-25-140810Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001628280-24-027826Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001628280-24-018546
- 0001628280-23-022421Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001628280-23-014000
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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}
}