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In 2023, Clifton A. Pemble earned $1.43M in total compensation at Garmin, including $1.35M salary and $333.00 bonus. Most recently sold 28,808 shares in Feb 2025. Currently holds stock worth $27.76M. Has donated $2.89M in stock to charitable causes. Has led Garmin for over 12 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Clifton A. Pemble, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$1.43M

Salary

$1.35M

Bonus

$333.00

Other

$74.69K

Salary

$1.35M

Board Justification

Garmin's compensation philosophy aims to provide competitive compensation that is internally equitable and externally competitive to attract, motivate, and retain a highly qualified executive team, while aligning their interests with those of shareholders.

Bonus

$333.00

Board Justification

Annual holiday cash bonus of $333 paid to all Named Executive Officers in 2023.

Other Compensation

$74.69K

Board Justification

Includes amounts contributed by the Company to the trust and in the Named Executive Officers’ benefit under the Company’s qualified 401(k) plan, health and other insurance premiums, and premiums on life insurance.

Restricted Stock

$0.000 RSU

Board Justification

This section does not include stock grants as they are not vested in 2023.

Performance Metrics

Compensation is linked to the company's operating income and revenue performance.

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Clifton A. Pemble

CEO of Garmin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Engineering

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

January 1, 1966 - 59 years ago

CEO of Garmin for

12 years 10 months (Jan 2013 - Present)

Previous Experience

President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2007, member of the Board of Directors since August 2004.

Holdings

Track Clifton A. Pemble's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$37.97M

GRMN

$37.97M

388,746 GRMN shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Clifton A. Pemble didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra GRMN388,746 shares worth $75.47M.
This is 98.76% and $37.50M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

GRMN

14,896 shares

GRMN

Recent Charitable Transactions

GRMN

2,028 shares

GRMN

Dec 10, 2024

Charity

GRMN

1,371 shares

GRMN

Aug 6, 2021

Charity

GRMN

3,137 shares

GRMN

Nov 9, 2020

Charity

GRMN

2,545 shares

GRMN

Dec 15, 2019

Charity

GRMN

1,300 shares

GRMN

Dec 15, 2018

Charity

GRMN

1,799 shares

GRMN

Nov 13, 2017

Charity

Insider Trading

Clifton A. Pemble's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

GRMN

$6.53M

GRMN at $226.80/share

Feb 25, 2025

Sale

GRMN

78,018 shares

GRMN

Feb 19, 2025

Received

GRMN

$4.43M

GRMN at $218.21/share

Dec 15, 2024

Sale

GRMN

27,642 shares

GRMN

Dec 15, 2024

Received

GRMN

2,028 shares

GRMN

Dec 10, 2024

Charity

GRMN

$2.56M

GRMN at $160.41/share

Jun 18, 2024

Sale

GRMN

$217.69K

GRMN at $134.21/share

Feb 25, 2024

Sale

GRMN

38,826 shares

GRMN

Feb 21, 2024

Received

GRMN

$137.86K

GRMN at $125.90/share

Dec 15, 2023

Sale

GRMN

22,371 shares

GRMN

Dec 15, 2023

Received

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