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Wolfspeed Executive Compensation (FY26)

WOLF · Durham, NC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Robert Feurle
Latest say-on-pay support
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December 16, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): September 11, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Robert Feurle: $650,000 → $12,496,953
Say-on-pay support: 69.9% → 87.8% (17.9 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Wolfspeed's chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Feurle, Chief Executive Officer, received $12,496,953 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $650,000 reported for fiscal 2025, Feurle's total was up.
What was Wolfspeed's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 87.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held December 16, 2025.
Which companies are in Wolfspeed's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACM Research, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Allegro Microsystem, Inc., Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and Cohu Inc., among others.
What is Wolfspeed's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 138:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $90,461.

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
Gregg Lowe
CEO and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neill Reynolds
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregg Lowe
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neill Reynolds
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregg Lowe
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neill Reynolds
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregg Lowe
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Neill Reynolds
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Thomas Werner
Former Interim Executive Chair
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Speirits
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Feurle
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇—————◇
David Emerson
Executive Vice President and COO
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Feurle
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Gregor van Issum
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
David Emerson
Executive Vice President and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Speirits
Former Interim CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Bradley Kohn
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Global Affairs 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
David T. EmersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David T. EmersonRSU◇——◇——◇
David T. EmersonRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregor van IssumRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregor van IssumRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregor van IssumPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin M. SpeiritsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin M. SpeiritsRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert A. FeurleRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert A. FeurlePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert A. FeurleRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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
Gregor van IssumPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David EmersonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kevin SpeiritsRSU◇◇——
Robert FeurlePSU◇◇——
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.
Gregor van Issum
Executive Vice President and CFO · Employment agreement · dated January 14, 2026
Clawback◇
David Emerson
Executive Vice President and COO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kevin Speirits
Former Interim CFO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Robert Feurle
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul V. Walsh Jr
◇◇————◇
Mark E. Jensen
◇◇————◇
Anthony M. Abate
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Michael W. Bokan
◇◇————◇
Eric S. Musser
◇◇————◇
Hong Q. Hou
◇◇————◇
Thomas H. Werner
◇—————◇
Darren R. Jackson
◇—————◇
Glenda M. Dorchak
◇—————◇
Marvin A. Riley
◇—————◇
Duy-Loan T. Le
◇—————◇
Stacy J. Smith
◇—————◇
John C. Hodge
◇—————◇
Aristrelito M. Bolisay
◇—————◇
Robert A. Feurle and Andreas W. Mattes 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◇
Board equity 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 restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • ACM Research ACMR
  • Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. AEIS
  • Allegro Microsystem, Inc. ALGM
  • Alpha and Omega Semiconductor AOSL
  • Cohu Inc. COHU
  • Diodes Incorporated DIOD
  • Ichor ICHR
  • Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
  • MaxLinear, Inc. MXL
  • Photronics Inc. PLAB
  • Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
  • Semtech Corporation SMTC
  • Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
  • SkyWater Technology SKYT
  • Synaptics Incorporated SYNA
  • Universal Display Corp. OLED

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025December 16, 2025=◇◇◇
2024December 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2023October 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2022October 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2021October 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2020October 26, 2020=◇◇◇
2019October 28, 2019=◇◇◇
2018October 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2017October 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2016October 25, 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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230 figures on this page: 220 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
220 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000895419-26-000065
    CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards
  2. 0000895419-26-000006
    EX-10.1
  3. 0000895419-25-000147
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000895419-25-000121
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000895419-24-000132
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000895419-24-000078
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000895419-23-000087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000895419-23-000075
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000895419-22-000103
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000895419-22-000098
  11. 0000895419-21-000131
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000895419-20-000121
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000895419-19-000088
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000895419-18-000135
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0000895419-17-000121
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0000895419-16-000214
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Wolfspeed discloses

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

ACM ResearchAdvanced Energy Industries, Inc.Allegro Microsystem, Inc.Alpha and Omega SemiconductorCohu Inc.Diodes IncorporatedIchorLattice Semiconductor CorporationMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.MaxLinear, Inc.Photronics Inc.Power Integrations, Inc.Semtech CorporationSilicon Laboratories Inc.SkyWater TechnologySynaptics IncorporatedUniversal Display Corp.

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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
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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