Valero Energy's CEO is R. Riggs, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 6.58 years. total yearly compensation is $34.23M, comprised of 5% salary and 95% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth €116.37M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
R. Riggs
Chief executive officer
US$34.2m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
5.03%
CEO tenure
6.6yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
3.6yrs
Board average tenure
8.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has R. Riggs's remuneration changed compared to Valero Energy's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Jun 30 2026
n/a
n/a
US$7b
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Dec 31 2025
US$34m
US$2m
US$2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$760m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$924m
Dec 31 2024
US$22m
US$2m
US$3b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$6b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$7b
Dec 31 2023
US$20m
US$1m
US$9b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$11b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$11b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$14b
Dec 31 2022
US$8m
US$1m
US$11b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$9b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$7b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2021
US$13m
US$970k
US$924m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$443m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$281m
Dec 31 2020
US$9m
US$940k
-US$1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$10m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$425m
Dec 31 2019
US$11m
US$840k
US$2b
Compensation vs Market: R.'s total compensation ($USD34.23M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: R.'s compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
R. Riggs (60 yo)
6.6yrs
Tenure
US$34,228,523
Compensation
Mr. R. Lane Riggs has been President at Valero Energy Corporation since January 23, 2020 and also served as its Chief Operating Officer January 1, 2018 until 2023 and serves as its Chairman from December 3...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
R. Riggs
CEO, President & Chairman
6.6yrs
US$34.23m
0.14% € 116.4m
Gary Simmons
Executive VP & COO
3.1yrs
US$12.69m
0.086% € 74.0m
Richard Walsh
Executive VP & General Counsel
6.1yrs
US$7.93m
0.041% € 35.6m
Harminder Bhullar
Senior VP & CFO
less than a year
no data
0.0099% € 8.5m
Mike Zacho
VP of Information Services & Technology
3.6yrs
no data
no data
Brian Donovan
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Lillian Riojas
Executive Director of Media Relations & Communications
no data
no data
no data
Richard Lashway
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy
no data
no data
no data
Julia Reinhart
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
10.8yrs
no data
no data
Eric Honeyman
Senior Vice President of Renewables Operations & Low Carbon Fuels
1.8yrs
no data
no data
John Locke
VP & Treasurer
5.6yrs
no data
no data
Elizabeth Selva
VP & Controller
2.7yrs
no data
no data
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1VLO's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
R. Riggs
CEO, President & Chairman
3.2yrs
US$34.23m
0.14% € 116.4m
Randall Weisenburger
Independent Director
15.6yrs
US$330.08k
0.039% € 33.7m
Rayford Wilkins
Independent Director
15.6yrs
US$355.08k
0.015% € 12.9m
Eric Mullins
Independent Director
6.6yrs
US$330.08k
0.0040% € 3.5m
Kimberly Greene
Independent Director
10.1yrs
US$355.08k
0.0054% € 4.6m
H. Eberhart
Independent Lead Director
10.1yrs
US$405.08k
0.0054% € 4.7m
Fred Diaz
Independent Director
4.9yrs
US$330.08k
0.0016% € 1.4m
Deborah Majoras
Independent Director
14.1yrs
US$355.08k
0.010% € 9.0m
Marie Ffolkes
Independent Director
3.8yrs
US$330.08k
0.00098% € 843.8k
Robert Reymond
Independent Director
less than a year
US$193.34k
0.00016% € 137.8k
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1VLO's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/24 19:52
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/24 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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