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About

Melissa Brown has served as AeroVironment's Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary since May 1, 2025, having joined the company as Corporate Counsel in 2015 and served as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary in the years since. Before AeroVironment she was an associate attorney at law firms including K&L Gates LLP. She holds a B.S. in microbiology and molecular genetics from UCLA and a J.D. from Arizona State University.

Roles

AeroVironment Inc.

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary · Current role

2016–present

AeroVironment, Inc.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary

2023-2025

AeroVironment, Inc.

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

2016-2023

AeroVironment, Inc.

Corporate Counsel

2015-2016

K&L Gates LLP

Associate Attorney

2007-2014

Fixed Compensation

FY FY2025

Base salary

$476,347

NoteFY2025 base salary per SEC Summary Compensation Table

Bonus

$57,663

NoteDiscretionary cash bonus per SEC Summary Compensation Table

All other compensation

$20,647

Note401(k) match, life-insurance premiums and tuition reimbursement

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2025

Cash incentive

Non-equity incentive (annual cash bonus)

$330,695

Target Opportunity

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PlanFY2025 Company Annual Cash Bonus Plan

MetricsConsolidated company revenue, annual bookings and adjusted EBITDA plus fifteen strategic objectives; FY2025 payout 114.7% of target

Stock awards

$735,599

FormPerformance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs, FY2025-2027 performance period) and time-based restricted stock; grant-date fair value at probable outcome

MaximumPRSU grant-date value assuming maximum (highest) performance: $938,078