Empery Digital Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Empery Digital's CEO is John Kim, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 1.83 years. total yearly compensation is $1.06M, comprised of 69.5% salary and 30.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.06% of the company’s shares, worth $93.38K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 0.7 years respectively.
Key information
John Kim
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 69.50% |
| CEO tenure | 1.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$46m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$733k | -US$46m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$44m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$41m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$64m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$131k | n/a | -US$45m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$49m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$46m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$118k | n/a | -US$34m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$41m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$39m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$73k | n/a | -US$40m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD1.06M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
John Kim (55 yo)
Mr. John K. Kim has been Co-CEO of Empery Digital Inc. (formerly known as Volcon, Inc.) from July 17, 2025, Director from July 2021 and serves as its President since February 03, 2024. Mr. Kim was Chief Ex...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-CEO, President & Director | 1.8yrs | US$1.06m | 0.060% $ 93.4k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.5yrs | US$411.56k | 0.053% $ 83.0k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.8yrs | US$191.05k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO | less than a year | no data | 0.27% $ 415.0k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0066% $ 10.4k | |
| Vice President of Legal | no data | no data | 0.027% $ 41.5k | |
| Chief Sales Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: EMPD's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-CEO, President & Director | 4.4yrs | US$1.06m | 0.060% $ 93.4k | |
| Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO | less than a year | no data | 0.27% $ 415.0k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$50.00k | 0.053% $ 83.0k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.080% $ 124.5k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$20.83k | 0.027% $ 41.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | US$4.17k | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: EMPD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/26 23:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Empery Digital Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Rommel Dionisio | Aegis Capital Corporation |