AVA · Avista Corp · Executive Compensation

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
H. L. Rosentrater	President & CEO	$786,845	—	$2,653,743	—	$897,732	$15,750	$4,773,308
K. J. Christie	SVP, CFO, Treasurer, and Regulatory Affairs Officer	$468,269	—	$921,490	—	$320,556	$15,750	$1,974,314
J. R. Thackston	SVP, Growth, Energy Policy & External Relations Officer	$414,692	—	$674,730	—	$283,879	$18,360	$1,817,455
B. A. Cox	SVP, Safety, & Chief People Officer	$379,884	—	$602,224	—	$260,052	$18,631	$1,545,421

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
D. P. Vermillion	CEO	$906,000	—	$2,854,069	—	$669,439	$19,050	$4,977,194
H. L. Rosentrater	President, and Chief Operating Officer	$512,693	—	$764,481	—	$246,237	$15,525	$1,686,813
K. J. Christie	Sr. Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, and Regulatory Affairs Officer	$433,847	—	$560,633	—	$192,340	$15,525	$1,367,838
J. R. Thackston	Sr. Vice President and Chief Strategy & Clean Energy Officer	$403,001	—	$417,940	—	$178,665	$18,197	$1,273,180

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
D. P. Vermillion	CEO	$878,769	—	$2,728,537	—	$219,692	$18,000	$5,229,962
H. L. Rosentrater	President, and Chief Operating Officer	$459,500	—	$561,028	—	$70,361	$14,850	$1,329,466
K. J. Christie	Sr. Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, and Regulatory Affairs Officer	$386,446	—	$565,941	—	$57,967	$14,850	$1,243,756
J. R. Thackston	Sr. Vice President and Chief Strategy & Clean Energy Officer	$389,386	—	$418,227	—	$58,408	$17,322	$1,220,482

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
D. P. Vermillion	CEO	$769,038	—	$1,986,445	—	$855,587	$60,718	$4,577,539
M. T. Thies	Former Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer	$461,615	—	$653,436	—	$333,818	$17,400	$1,664,062
J. R. Thackston	Sr. Vice President and Chief Strategy & Clean Energy Officer	$343,463	—	$428,659	—	$229,270	$15,196	$1,168,796
K. J. Christie	Sr. Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, and Regulatory Affairs Officer	$343,461	—	$345,109	—	$229,269	$13,050	$1,117,379
H. L. Rosentrater	President, and Chief Operating Officer	$343,462	—	$345,109	—	$229,269	$13,050	$1,077,969

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
D. P. Vermillion	President & CEO	$737,693	—	$1,778,775	—	$184,423	$12,875	$5,004,033
M. T. Thies	Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer	$452,615	—	$663,720	—	$73,550	$17,100	$1,593,688
J. R. Thackston	Sr. Vice President, & Chief Strategy & Clean Energy Officer	$332,692	—	$439,654	—	$49,904	$14,611	$1,338,561
H. L. Rosentrater	Sr. Vice President Chief Operating Officer	$329,385	—	$270,784	—	$48,408	$12,825	$1,064,618
K. J. Christie	Sr. Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Customer Officer	$333,462	—	$270,784	—	$50,019	$12,825	$1,052,011

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
D. P. Vermillion	President & CEO	$526,100	—	$602,372	—	$534,056	$15,600	$2,382,620
M. T. Thies	Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer	$443,154	—	$558,153	—	$342,629	$91,800	$1,717,568
J. R. Thackston	Sr. Vice President & Environmental Compliance Officer	$319,692	—	$369,303	—	$247,173	$89,516	$1,386,115

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Jason R. Thackston	Senior Vice President of Growth, Energy Policy and External Relations	Retired	2027-01-01	2026-07-02
Heather L. Rosentrater	Avista Corp. board member	Appointed	2025-01-01	2024-08-26
Heather L. Rosentrater	President and Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2025-01-01	2024-08-26
Bryan Cox	Senior Vice President, Safety & Chief People Officer	Appointed	2023-10-01	2023-09-07
Kevin Christie	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Senior Vice President Regulatory Affairs	Appointed	2023-05-11	2023-05-03
Mark Thies	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer	Retired	2023-10-01	2023-05-03
Kristianne Blake	member of the Board of Directors	Retired	2023-05-11	2023-01-09
Josh DiLuciano	Vice President, Energy Delivery	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10
Scott Kinney	Vice President, Energy Resources	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10
Bryan Cox	Vice President, Safety and Chief People Officer	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10
Greg Hesler	Senior Vice President General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics/Compliance Officer	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10
Jason Thackston	Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Clean Energy Officer	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10
Heather Rosentrater	Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	Appointed	2022-09-01	2022-08-10

Leadership

D. P. Vermillion CEO
H. L. Rosentrater CEO
Heather L. Rosentrater CEO, Board Member
K. J. Christie CFO
Kevin Christie CFO
M. T. Thies CFO
Heather Rosentrater COO
Greg Hesler General Counsel
Gender Diversity Board Member
Julie Bentz Board Member
Sena Kwawu Board Member

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