Iridium Communications

Iridium Communications

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CEO pay in FY2025Stock -40.1% in FY2025

Matthew J. Desch is the CEO of Iridium Communications and was paid $9.0M in FY2025 (Dec), down 2%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY22 → $34
CEO pay is from each Iridium Communications 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.

Executives5

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  1. 1Matthew J. DeschFY2025
  2. 2Suzanne E. McBrideFY2025
  3. 3Kathleen A. MorganFY2025
  4. 4Scott T. ScheimreifFY2023
  5. 5Vincent J. O’NeillNot disclosed

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Iridium Communications paid its 3 named executives $15.1M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Matthew J. Desch was paid $9.0M of that.

Name
Matthew J. DeschChief Executive Officer
Suzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer
Kathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer and Corporate SecretaryNot disclosedNot disclosed
Scott T. ScheimreifExecutive Vice President, Government ProgramsNot disclosedNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers15

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Iridium Communications names 15 peer companies for pay. Pay versus performance data of Iridium Communications for that year is not on file, so it has no rank.

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.

Board5

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  • Thomas C. CanfieldDirector · 17 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance—Paid as an executive
  • Suzanne E. McBrideDirector · 5 yr on the boardNot independent—Paid as an executive
  • L. Anthony FrazierDirector · 4 yr on the boardIndependentAudit (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Kay N. SearsDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Louis M. AltermanDirector · 0 yr on the boardIndependentAudit—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Iridium Communications COO pay rose 12% to $3.9M. The stock fell 40% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  2. Board
    Louis M. Alterman joined the board of Iridium Communications. Louis M. Alterman now sits on 2 public boards.
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  3. Pay
    Iridium Communications Director pay rose 22% to $3.6M. The stock rose 24% in FY2022 (Dec).
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  4. Pay
    Iridium Communications Division head pay rose 14% to $2.1M. The stock fell 20% in FY2023 (Dec).
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  5. Pay
    Iridium Communications Division head pay rose 17% to $1.9M. The stock rose 24% in FY2022 (Dec).
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  6. Pay
    Iridium Communications COO pay rose 27% to $3.3M. The stock rose 24% in FY2022 (Dec).
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  7. Pay
    Iridium Communications CEO pay rose 29% to $9.0M. The stock fell 20% in FY2023 (Dec).
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  8. Pay
    Iridium Communications CEO pay rose 29% to $7.0M. The stock rose 24% in FY2022 (Dec).
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  9. Pay
    Iridium Communications Division head pay rose 13% to $2.2M. The stock fell 20% in FY2023 (Dec).
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  10. Pay
    Iridium Communications Division head pay rose 18% to $1.9M. The stock rose 24% in FY2022 (Dec).
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Filings6

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Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 2, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 12, 2026FY2025
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 27, 2025FY2024
Annual report10-KFeb 13, 2025FY2024
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 1, 2024FY2023
Annual report10-KFeb 15, 2024FY2023
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