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In 2024, Siva Sivaram earned $2.98M in total compensation at QuantumScape, including $773.23K salary and $2.20M in stock. Most recently acquired 21,793 shares in Aug 2024. Currently holds stock worth $104.81M. 1+ years at the helm of QuantumScape.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Siva Sivaram, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2024

Total Compensation

$2.98M

Salary

$773.23K

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$4.19K

Salary

$773.23K

Board Justification

The compensation committee approved this non-recurring New CEO Grant with the intent to retain and incentivize Dr. Sivaram, as they vest based on continued service and achievement of certain corporate performance milestones over time and their value is directly linked to stock price, therefore rewarding Dr. Sivaram for sustained growth and aligning his interests directly with those of our stockholders.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

No bonus was paid out in cash, the bonus was paid out in stock grants

Other Compensation

$4.19K

Board Justification

These amounts include group term life insurance, cell-phone reimbursement and/or financial planning fringe benefits.

Restricted Stock

$2.20M375.33K Class A common stock

Board Justification

Includes shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs granted to our named executive officers, as applicable, in the form of an interim bonus payout on August 5, 2024 in connection with the 2024 Bonus Plan.

Performance Metrics

The PSU awards vest subject to the Company's achievement of four corporate milestones (the “2024 PSU Milestones”), with each 2024 PSU Milestone corresponding to 25% of the PSUs and vesting on the quarterly vesting date immediately following certification by the compensation committee of such milestone achievement, so long as each such milestone is achieved before May 2027 and the NEO continues to be a service provider through such vesting date.

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Siva Sivaram

CEO of QuantumScape

Education

Ph.D. and M.S. in Materials Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Technology

Sector of Economy

Consumer Cyclical

Born

January 1, 1960 - 65 years ago

CEO of QuantumScape for

1 year 9 months (Feb 2024 - Present)

Previous Experience

President of Technology and Strategy at Western Digital, Executive Vice President of Memory Technology at SanDisk, founded Twin Creek Technologies.

Holdings

Track Siva Sivaram's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$13.09M

WDC

$13.09M

155,453 WDC shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Siva Sivaram didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra WDC155,453 shares worth $28.28M.
This is 116.11% and $15.20M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Siva Sivaram's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

QS

21,793 shares

QS

Aug 5, 2024

Received

QS

17,889 shares

QS

Feb 21, 2024

Received

QS

2,440,566 shares

QS

Feb 15, 2024

Received

QS

962,962 shares

QS

Oct 9, 2023

Received

WDC

23,865 shares

WDC

Aug 22, 2023

Received

WDC

3,286 shares

WDC

Aug 24, 2022

Received

WDC

39,332 shares

WDC

Aug 20, 2022

Received

WDC

80,080 shares

WDC

Jun 15, 2022

Received

WDC

$607.38K

WDC at $53.37/share

Feb 15, 2022

Sale

WDC

29,648 shares

WDC

Aug 27, 2021

Received

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