Wheels Up's board of directors has given the company’s top executives new pay packages even as it continues to grapple with large financial losses, according to documents filed over the last several weeks with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CFO and acting CEO Todd Smith received a $150,000 annual raise, 140,171 shares of stock, and a lump-sum potential bonus equivalent to 150 percent of base salary. Smith’s base salary, including the recent raise, is estimated by AIN to be $725,000, based on the company’s 2022 proxy statement filings. Based on Wheels Up’s current stock price, Smith’s package could have an annual value of nearly $2 million.
Meanwhile, Wheels Up gave its executive chairman, Ravi Thakran, an annual consulting contract with a base value of $655,000, the potential for an annual bonus equal to that amount, 160,000 shares of stock, King Air flight hours, and an expense allowance.
In this article
More In Charter & Fractional
