Tesla (TSLA.US) directors receive more than $3 billion in stock awards far surpassing other tech giants

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Tesla (TSLA) board members received more than 3 billion US dollars in revenue through stock awards, and their level of remuneration far exceeded that of their peers. According to data from Equilar, an agency specializing in compensation and corporate governance, between 2018 and 2020, Tesla directors received an average of about 12 million US dollars in total annual cash and stock remuneration.

In a bull market driven by these tech stocks, Tesla directors' remuneration was about eight times the average of Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOGL.US) during the same period, and also surpassed companies such as NVDA.US), Meta (META.US), Apple (AAPL.US), Microsoft (MSFT.US), and Amazon (AMZN.US).

According to reports, Tesla's total compensation of more than 3 billion US dollars has only been awarded to five of its eight current non-executive directors. The other three, Jeffrey Straubel, Jack Hattern, and Joe Gerbia, joined after the board suspended compensation awards.

Although no new rewards have been awarded since shareholder lawsuits were settled in 2020, the value of these stock rewards has greatly expanded due to the sharp rise in Tesla's stock price.