Ameresco: Pay

Ameresco paid its 6 named executives $8.4M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO George P. Sakellaris was paid $3.3M of that.

PayNo stock prices for these years
CEO pay is from each proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Pay of each named executive

George P. SakellarisChairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)Not disclosed
2 years
Peter ChristakisChief Operating Officer (1) Salary for each of the named executive officers have been prorated to reflect the portion of the year for which any increases were in effect. (2) Represents the aggregate fair value on the grant date of RSUs granted to our NEOs calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 718, related to time-based vesting. See Note 14 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefits” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (3) This includes time-based and performance-based vesting options. Value is equal to the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. This amount does not represent the actual amount paid to or realized by the executive officer with respect to this option grant. The assumptions used by us with respect to the valuation of option awards are the same as those set forth in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. (4) For performance-based vesting options reported in this column, the amounts in the table reflect the grant date fair value of such awards based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions at the grant date calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assuming the highest level of financial performance conditions were achieved, the value for the performance-based vesting options granted in 2025 included in the “Options Awards” column would be $3,742,564 for Mr. Sakellaris; $759,575 for Mr. Chiplock, $954,540 for each of Mr. Bakas, Mr. Christakis and Mr. Maltezos and Ms. Bulgarino. (5) The amounts reported in All Other Compensation reflect, for each NEO, the amount we contributed to our 401(k) plan and the dollar value of life insurance premiums we paid, as applicable and detailed below. For Mr. Sakellaris, the amount reported also includes the incremental cost of a company-owned vehicle of which he has personal exclusive use, including insurance premiums, excise taxes and depreciation.
FY2025 (Dec)
1 year
Louis P. MaltezosCo-President
FY2025 (Dec)
1 year
Michael T. BakasPresident - Renewable Fuels
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)Not disclosed
2 years
Nicole BulgarinoCo-President
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)Not disclosed
2 years
Mark A. ChiplockExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
FY2025 (Dec)
1 year

CEO pay against the pay peers

In FY2025 (Dec), the median CEO pay of the 8 peers with pay on file was $4.0M. CEO pay of Ameresco for that year is not on file.

  1. 1Itron
  2. 2Myr Group
  3. 3Shoals Technologies Group
  4. 4Centuri Holdings
  5. 5Willdan Group
  6. 6Bloom Energy
  7. 7Limbach Holdings
  8. 8Argan
  9. 9AmerescoNot disclosed
  10. 10Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.Not disclosed
  11. 11EnerSysNot disclosed
  12. 12Fluence Energy, Inc.Not disclosed
  13. 13IES Holdings, Inc.Not disclosed
  14. 14Matrix Service CompanyNot disclosed
  15. 15NV5 Global, Inc.Not disclosed
  16. 16Plug PowerNot disclosed
  17. 17Solaredge TechnologiesNot disclosed
  18. 18SunrunNot disclosed

Pay of each named executive comes from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy statement. Realized pay adds the value of options used and stock that vested. CEO pay of each peer comes from its own Pay versus Performance table.