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Talen Energy
TLN · AI Merchant Power
$400.12
+3.17 (+0.80%)
As of Jul 15, 2026 close
Executive Compensation — FY2025 Proxy
DEF 14A filed Mar 19, 2026CEO Total Comp
$18.7M
Mark McFarland · FY2025
YoY Change
+199.4%
FY2024: $6.3M
CEO Pay Ratio
112:1
median employee $167.7K
Named Executives
5
CEO · CFO · COO · CAO · GC
Equity Share of Comp
77%
of CEO total
Compensation Over Time
CEO total by component · from Summary Compensation TableSalaryCash BonusEquity AwardsAll Other
“All Other” includes non-equity incentive compensation (see table below for the breakout).
Summary Compensation Table
Officer × year · extracted from DEF 14A · analyst-reviewed| Name & Position | Year | Salary | Cash Bonus | Equity Awards | Non-Equity Incentive | All Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark McFarland Chief Executive Officer (former President) | 2025 | $1,131,346 | $1,000,000 | $14,505,986 | $2,054,413 | $47,902 | $18,739,647 |
| 2024 | $1,125,000 | $1,000,000 | — | $4,100,625 | $32,502 | $6,258,127 | |
| 2023 | $683,654 | — | $27,667,227 | $1,210,079 | $13,782 | $29,574,742 | |
Terry Nutt President (former Chief Financial Officer) | 2025 | $670,577 | — | $5,157,707 | $946,890 | $31,784 | $6,806,958 |
| 2024 | $550,000 | — | — | $1,485,000 | $29,700 | $2,064,700 | |
| 2023 | $253,846 | — | $9,860,313 | $720,304 | $9,335 | $10,843,798 | |
Brad Berryman Chief Operating Officer (former Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer) | 2025 | $551,154 | — | $4,052,470 | $743,985 | $66,468 | $5,414,077 |
| 2024 | $550,000 | — | — | $1,485,000 | $46,380 | $2,081,380 | |
| 2023 | $541,660 | $665,106 | $7,729,289 | $1,251,994 | $40,498 | $10,228,547 | |
Andrew Wright Chief Administrative Officer | 2025 | $546,539 | — | $4,052,470 | $743,985 | $46,677 | $5,389,671 |
| 2024 | $530,000 | — | — | $1,431,000 | $61,580 | $2,022,580 | |
| 2023 | $529,598 | $586,623 | $7,448,229 | $1,145,461 | $49,488 | $9,759,399 | |
John Wander General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 2025 | $550,000 | — | $4,052,470 | $743,985 | $9,580 | $5,356,035 |
| 2024 | $550,000 | $250,000 | — | $1,485,000 | $9,480 | $2,294,480 | |
| 2023 | $285,578 | $250,000 | $7,729,289 | $720,304 | $3,881 | $8,989,052 |
Pay vs Performance
Compensation actually paid vs TSR · XBRL (Item 402(v))CEO comp actually paidAvg other NEOTSR (indexed, right)
Pay vs Performance — Detail
| FY | CEO Paid | Avg NEO Paid | TSR | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $57.1M | 294.0 | $-219.0M |
| 2024 | — | $39.0M | 158.0 | $998.0M |
TSR = value of $100 invested at the earliest disclosed fiscal year end · “actually paid” per SEC 402(v) methodology · source filing
Summary Compensation Table extracted from SEC DEF 14A proxy statements (Claude-assisted, analyst-reviewed before publication; source quotes pinned per figure). Pay-versus-performance from Inline XBRL (ECD taxonomy) with HTML fallback where issuer tagging is incomplete. Updated annually on proxy filing (~120 days after fiscal year end).