Denise Sterling served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Core Scientific, Inc. prior to her resignation on March 17, 2025, in connection with the appointment of James P. Nygaard, Jr. as CFO.
Ms. Sterling remained employed by Core Scientific through January 16, 2026, under a transition and separation agreement dated September 4, 2024. During this period, she continued to receive her annual base salary and participated in company health and retirement benefit plans. She was compensated for transition services as a senior management member, including a $500,000 cash retention bonus conditioned on employment through December 31, 2024, and a one-time RSU award of 318,613 shares that vested on March 31, 2025.
Biography extracted from Core Scientific DEF 14A filed 2026-03-31 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Compensation
| Year | Role as filed | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Other | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $500.0K | $1.52M | $4.04M | $62.6K | $6.13M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2024 | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $424.6K | $1.12M | $3.26M | — | $4.81M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2023 | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $300.0K | $92.0K | — | $100 | $392.1K | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2022 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $300.8K | — | $242.4K | $50.0K | $593.2K | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
As reported in the company's DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table (SEC Reg S-K Item 402(c)). Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values — what the award was worth on the day it was granted, not cash received and not what it is worth now. Every row here reconciles: its columns add up to the total the filing printed.