California Resources
CRC· Mining· Fiscal year ends in December
Francisco J. Leon is the CEO of California Resources and was paid $12.1M in FY2025 (Dec), up 51%.
Executives5
See all- 1Francisco J. LeonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFY2025
- 2Clio CrespyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2025
- 3Michael L. PrestonExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General CounselFY2025
- 4Omar HayatExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerFY2025
- 5Chris D. GouldExecutive Vice President and Chief Sustainability OfficerFY2025
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allCalifornia Resources paid its 5 named executives $36.1M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Francisco J. Leon was paid $12.1M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco J. LeonPresident and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Clio CrespyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Michael L. PrestonExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel | |||
| Omar HayatExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Chris D. GouldExecutive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers15
See allThe FY2025 (Dec) proxy of California Resources names 15 peer companies for pay. Among California Resources and these peers, CEO pay was 5th highest of 8 and total shareholder return was 7th highest of 8.
5th highest of 8in California Resources and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:
7th highest of 8in California Resources and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:
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The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Board7
See all- Tiffany Thom CepakChair · 5 yr on the boardIndependentFinance—Paid as an executive
- James N. ChapmanDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentFinance (Chair), Role of Compensation (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- Andrew B. BremnerDirector · 4 yr on the boardIndependentFinance, Role of Compensation, Sustainability—Paid as an executive
- Francisco J. LeonDirector · 2 yr on the boardNot independent—Paid as an executive
- Christian S. KendallDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Nominating and Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- James R. JacksonDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentSustainability—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).
Shared directors
Activity
Filings6
See all| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 18, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Mar 2, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 19, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Mar 3, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 21, 2024 | FY2023 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 28, 2024 | FY2023 |
