AVAV · AeroVironment Inc · Executive Compensation
$118.15
+0.25 (+0.21%)
At close · Oct 20
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$6.05B
Shares
50.82M
Volume · Oct 20
525.75K
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.63M
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 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,405,129 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,533,968 |
| Melissa Brown | Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary | $1,620,951 |
Fiscal 2024
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McDonnell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,838,084 |
| Melissa Brown | Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary | $1,704,761 |
Fiscal 2023
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McDonnell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,227,253 |
| Melissa Brown | Executive Vice President, General Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Secretary | $1,390,729 |
Fiscal 2022
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McDonnell | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,610,093 |
| Melissa Brown | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary | $950,882 |
Fiscal 2021
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,524,773 |
| Kenneth Karklin | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $901,099 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $896,941 |
| Melissa Brown | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary | $688,302 |
| Alison Roelke | Vice President and Chief People Officer | $488,251 |
Fiscal 2020
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,056,944 |
| Kenneth Karklin | Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $945,767 |
| Melissa Brown | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $840,277 |
| Teresa Covington | Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $616,203 |
| Alison Roelke | Vice President and Chief People Officer | $555,909 |
| Brian Shackley | Vice President and Controller and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $550,842 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $420,941 |
Fiscal 2019
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,052,107 |
| Teresa Covington | Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $831,390 |
| Kenneth Karklin | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $565,335 |
| Melissa Brown | Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary | $536,221 |
Fiscal 2018
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,733,554 |
| Teresa Covington | Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $687,370 |
| Kenneth Karklin | Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $473,380 |
| Melissa Brown | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $398,284 |
Executive changes
| Person | Role | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ruppert | Class II director | Appointed | 2026-08-07 |
| Stephen Page | member of the Board of Directors | Retired | 2026-07-29 |
| William J. Lynn, III | Class I director | Appointed | 2026-06-25 |
| Henry Albers | Director | Resigned | 2026-06-22 |
| David Wodlinger | Director | Resigned | 2026-06-22 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Chief Financial Officer | Retired | 2026-04-13 |
| Sean Woodward | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Appointed | 2026-04-13 |
| Dr. Robert (Rob) Smith | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Appointed | 2026-04-09 |
| Robert Smith | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Appointed | 2026-04-09 |
| Brad Truesdell | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Retired | 2026-03-18 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Retired | 2026-02-23 |
| Brett Hush | EVP & General Manager, Loitering Munition Systems | Resigned | 2025-08-28 |
| Henry Albers | AV Board of Directors | Appointed | 2025-05-01 |
| David Wodlinger | AV Board of Directors | Appointed | 2025-05-01 |
| Henry Albers | Director | Appointed | 2025-05-01 |
| David Wodlinger | Director | Appointed | 2025-05-01 |
| Joseph L. Votel | Class III director | Appointed | 2023-12-04 |
| Edward Muller | Lead Independent Director | Appointed | 2023-10-05 |
| Philip S. Davidson | Class II director | Appointed | 2023-06-26 |
Leadership
- Edward Muller Chairman, Board Member
- Brian Shackley CFO, Chief Accounting Officer
- Sean Woodward CFO
- Teresa Covington CFO
- Dr. Robert (Rob) Smith COO
- Kenneth Karklin COO
- Robert Smith COO
- Melissa Brown General Counsel
- Kevin McDonnell Chief Accounting Officer
- Cindy K. Lewis Board Member
- Cindy Lewis Board Member
- David Wodlinger Board Member
- Henry Albers Board Member
- Joseph L. Votel Board Member
- Michael Ruppert Board Member
- Philip S. Davidson Board Member
- Wahid Nawabi Board Member
- William J. Lynn, III Board Member
Key facts
CIK
1368622
CUSIP
008073108
13F (30d)
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