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title: "Kodiak AI raises CEO Don Burnette base salary to $525,000, lifts annual bonus target to 100%"
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description: "Kodiak AI announced executive compensation adjustments effective July 1, 2026. CEO Don Burnette's base salary increased to $525,000 with a bonus target raised to 100%. CFO Surajit Datta and COO Michael Wiesinger also received salary hikes to $450,000. Additionally, significant time-based restricted stock units were granted to all three executives, while Datta's existing options were canceled and replaced with RSUs."
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# Kodiak AI raises CEO Don Burnette base salary to $525,000, lifts annual bonus target to 100%

-   Kodiak AI reset executive pay effective July 1, 2026, lifting CEO Don Burnette’s base salary to $525,000 from $425,000. \* Burnette’s annual incentive bonus opportunity rose to 100% of base salary from 80%. \* CFO Surajit Datta’s base salary increased to $450,000 from $400,000; COO Michael Wiesinger’s base salary increased to $450,000 from $400,000. \* Time-based restricted stock units granted with intended values of $7 million for Burnette, $2.5 million for Datta, $2.5 million for Wiesinger; vest quarterly over four years. \* Datta’s option for 2,035,915 shares at $8.88 was canceled; replaced with 563,063 time-based restricted stock units. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Kodiak Ai Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001628280-26-046850), on July 02, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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