CEO · VZ
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Hans Vestberg
CEO · Verizon VZ
$31.2M
FY2025 total compensation
Filed · DEF 14AThe Swedish engineer who led Verizon from 2018 to 2025, betting the carrier’s future on 5G and fixed-wireless before handing the reins to a new chief executive.
CEO since—
Born1965
Pay rank#25 of 50 tracked
Why this pay?
- His fiscal 2025 pay rose to $31.2 million — the largest of his tenure, driven by a $25 million stock grant — even as he transitioned out of the top job. He stepped down as chairman and CEO in early October 2025, succeeded by Daniel Schulman, and moved to a strategic-advisor role.
Quick facts
CEO since—
PreviouslyVerizon
Largest pay componentStock & options · 80%
Pay rank (tracked)#25 of 50
EducationUppsala University (Business Administration)
Compensation breakdown
DEF 14Atotal · FY2025$31,175,022
Salary$1,500,000
Cash incentive$3,750,000
Stock awards$25,000,035
Change in pension value$1,534
All other comp$923,453
Total$31,175,022
A partial CEO year — he stepped down in October 2025 — yet his highest total, on a $25M stock grant. Source: Verizon 2026 Proxy (FY2025) →
Compensation history
salary + cash vs stock, from the proxies$24.1MFY2023
$31.2MFY2025
Stock & optionsSalary & cashOther
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Every figure ties to a filing. Compensation is the total from Verizon's Summary Compensation Table for FY2025(grant-date values, which can differ from what an executive realizes when awards vest). We publish what the filings say, and we don't grade people. Photo: Vogler / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons.