AEVEX Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Charles Wells

Chief executive officer

US$575.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	58.73%
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	less than a year
Board average tenure	less than a year

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Apr 19

AEVEX: Drone Player Taking Off

Summary AEVEX surged 35% on its IPO debut, reflecting strong investor enthusiasm for its rapid sales growth and momentum in the drone defense sector. AEVEX trades at a compelling relative valuation—about 4x sales on a forward run rate—despite low margins and significant customer concentration risk. Quarterly revenue cadence accelerated sharply in 2025, with Q1 2026 preliminary results suggesting an $800 million annualized run rate and high-teens EBITDA margins. I remain upbeat on AEVEX’s relative appeal and growth trajectory, warranting a small speculative position while monitoring for sustainable operational leverage. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Charles Wells's remuneration changed compared to AEVEX's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2025	US$575k	US$338k	-US$17m

Compensation vs Market: Charles's total compensation ($USD575.48K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.18M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Charles's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Charles Wells (52 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$575,481

Compensation

Mr. Charles Roger Wells, IV, has been Chief Executive Officer of AEVEX Corp. since October 31, 2025 and serves as its Director. Mr. Wells previously served as President at AEVEX Corp. since April 2025. Mr....

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Raduenz	Founder & Executive Chairman	less than a year	US$745.84k	1.89% $ 56.3m
Charles Wells	CEO & Director	less than a year	US$575.48k	no data
Jeremy Watrous	Chief Operating Officer	no data	US$405.46k	no data
Michael Jackson	Senior Vice President of Global Solutions	1.3yrs	US$382.44k	no data
Todd Booth	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	no data	0.026% $ 763.2k
Manan Patel	Chief Technology Officer	no data	no data	no data
Jason Gursky	Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasury	less than a year	no data	no data
Christine Morrison	Chief Legal Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Nelson Erickson	Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development	less than a year	no data	no data
Matt Gunn	Director of Marketing	no data	no data	no data
Rebecca Culjat	Chief People Officer	no data	no data	no data
Brett Hush	Senior Vice President of Tactical Systems	less than a year	no data	0.020% $ 587.1k

0.6yrs

Average Tenure

52.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AVEX's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Raduenz	Founder & Executive Chairman	less than a year	US$745.84k	1.89% $ 56.3m
Charles Wells	CEO & Director	no data	US$575.48k	no data
Bradley Feldmann	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Matthew Norton	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Brandon Levitan	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Matthew Klein	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Benjamin Spacapan	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

0.08yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AVEX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/05/07 21:28
End of Day Share Price	2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings	2025/12/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

AEVEX Corp. is covered by 0 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.