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In 2023, John Young earned $1.20M in total compensation at Ambarella, including $450.00K salary, $100.00K bonus and $600.00K in stock. Most recently sold 4,206 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $7.74M. 2+ years at the helm of Ambarella.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for John Young, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$1.20M

Salary

$450.00K

Bonus

$100.00K

Other

$50.00K

Salary

$450.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy is designed to align executive pay with company performance, focusing on long-term value creation and competitive benchmarking against peers.

Bonus

$100.00K

Board Justification

The bonus is based on the company's performance metrics including revenue growth and profitability targets achieved in 2023.

Other Compensation

$50.00K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes retirement contributions and health benefits paid in 2023.

Restricted Stock

$600.00K20K RSU

Board Justification

The vested stock consists of restricted stock units that were granted in previous years and vested in 2023.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics include revenue growth, EBITDA margin, and strategic milestones achieved during the fiscal year.

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John Young

CEO of Ambarella

Education

B.A. in Spanish translation from Brigham Young University and M.S. in accountancy from San Jose State University

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Finance

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

January 1, 1971 - 54 years ago

CEO of Ambarella for

2 years 1 month (Oct 2023 - Present)

Previous Experience

Former Corporate Controller at Mellanox Technologies and Vice President of Finance at Ambarella, Inc.

Holdings

Track John Young's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$1.02M

AMBA

$1.02M

18,214 AMBA shares

What if they kept their stock?

If John Young didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra AMBA18,214 shares worth $1.29M.
This is 26.14% and $267.90K more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

John Young's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

AMBA

$231.41K

AMBA at $55.02/share

Mar 18, 2025

Sale

AMBA

$293.52K

AMBA at $55.11/share

Feb 28, 2025

Sale

AMBA

34,050 shares

AMBA

Feb 28, 2025

Received

AMBA

$161.08K

AMBA at $75.41/share

Dec 16, 2024

Sale

AMBA

$114.52K

AMBA at $53.54/share

Sep 17, 2024

Sale

AMBA

$119.67K

AMBA at $55.48/share

Jun 18, 2024

Sale

AMBA

$76.17K

AMBA at $49.27/share

Mar 18, 2024

Sale

AMBA

$40.24K

AMBA at $57.16/share

Mar 7, 2024

Sale

AMBA

1,176 shares

AMBA

Mar 7, 2024

Received

AMBA

16,845 shares

AMBA

Feb 29, 2024

Received

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