Biopharma & Life Sciences
XBiotech, Inc. Executive Compensation (FY25)
XBIT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Sushma Shivaswamy | Latest say-on-pay support = August 29, 2025 |
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Data as of October 26, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): October 2, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
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Who is XBiotech, Inc.'s chief executive and what were they paid?
Sushma Shivaswamy was paid $570,992 in total compensation as Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was XBiotech, Inc.'s say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 88.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 29, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Simard President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sushma Shivaswamy Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Simard President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sushma Shivaswamy Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Simard Former President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sushma Shivaswamy Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Simard Former President & Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sushma Shivaswamy Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sushma Shivaswamy | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Simard | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Sushma Shivaswamy | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Angela Hu | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Rademaker | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas Kündig | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tevi Troy | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jan-Paul Waldin | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Soffer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Peter Libby | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tak Mak | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
W.Thorpe McKenzie | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Simard 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 | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | August 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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95 figures on this page: 94 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
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1 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001171843-26-006362DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
- 0001171843-25-005673Proposal #3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
- 0001193125-24-127578
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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}
}