Dirk Hoke - Director | Spire Global (SPIR) Executive Profile & Compensation

About Dirk Hoke

Dirk Hoke (age 56) has served as an independent director of Spire Global, Inc. since November 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of VOITH Group and previously was CEO of Volocopter GmbH (through February 2025) and CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, serving on Airbus’ Executive Committee. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Technical University of Brunswick and is an alumnus of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader program .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus SE)	Chief Executive Officer	Jan 2016 – Aug 2021	Member, Airbus Executive Committee
Siemens AG	Senior executive roles incl. GM Transrapid Propulsion & Power Supply; President Siemens Transportation Systems China; CEO Siemens Africa; CEO Industrial Solutions, Customer Services & Large Drives	May 2005 – Dec 2015	Led multi-geography industrial operations
Volocopter GmbH	Chief Executive Officer	Through Feb 2025	Led Urban Air Mobility pioneer; company began provisional insolvency in Dec 2024 and was acquired in Mar 2025

External Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
VOITH Group	Chief Executive Officer	2025–present	CEO of global technology company
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.	Director	Ongoing	Board member (committee roles not disclosed)

Board Governance

Attribute	Details
Board classification	Classified into three classes; Hoke is Class III (term expires 2027)
Independence	Determined independent under NYSE standards
Committees	Audit Committee member; Audit chaired by William Porteous
Audit Committee activity	9 meetings in 2024
Board meetings	Board held 10 meetings in 2024; each director attended at least 75%
Lead Independent Director	William Porteous serves as Lead Independent Director

Fixed Compensation

Component	Amount	Notes
Annual cash retainer	$30,000	Standard for non-employee directors
Audit Committee member fee	$15,000	Standard member fee (non-chair)
Total cash fees received (FY2024)	$45,000	Hoke’s actual cash fees in 2024
Annual equity award policy	$175,000 RSUs grant-date fair value	Vests in full on earlier of 1-year anniversary or next annual meeting
Option election	Allowed in lieu of RSUs	Director may elect stock options with equivalent grant-date fair value; 10-year term; FMV strike; matching vest schedule
Option award received (FY2024)	$174,543 (grant-date fair value)	Hoke elected options instead of RSUs

Performance Compensation

Directors do not have performance-based pay at Spire; equity awards are time-based (Initial RSUs vest over three years; Annual awards vest within a year). No ARR/EBITDA/TSR metrics apply to director compensation .

Metric	Applies to Director Pay?	Vesting/Structure
ARR, Non-GAAP Op Loss, Revenue per Head	No	Director awards time-based; no performance linkage
RSU Initial Award	Yes (policy)	$275,000 RSUs vest 1/3 annually over 3 years
Annual Award	Yes (policy)	$175,000 RSUs vest in full within ~1 year (or next annual meeting)
Options in lieu of RSUs	Yes (optional)	Equal fair value; 10-year term; time-based vesting

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Company	Role	Committee Roles	Interlock/Relationship to SPIR
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.	Director	Not disclosed	None disclosed; board independence affirmed
VOITH Group	CEO	N/A	No related-party transactions disclosed with SPIR

Expertise & Qualifications

Aerospace and industrial leadership across Airbus and Siemens; executive committee experience at Airbus .
Mechanical engineering degree; WEF Young Global Leader alumnus .
Governance and audit literacy; serves on SPIR’s Audit Committee; board determined financially literate members; audit chaired by a designated financial expert .

Equity Ownership

Ownership Detail	Amount	% Outstanding	Notes
Beneficial ownership (Class A shares via options exercisable within 60 days)	129,982	<1%	All via options exercisable within 60 days of April 7, 2025
Composition	12,246 (11/15/2021); 22,389 (6/2/2022); 61,446 (6/14/2023); 33,901 (6/5/2024)	—	Strike prices and expirations below
Pledging/Hedging	Prohibited	—	Insider policy bans pledging, margin accounts, and hedging derivatives

Outstanding option details (as of 12/31/2024):

Grant Date	Options	Strike ($)	Expiration	Vesting Notes
11/15/2021	12,246	43.20	11/15/2031	Fully vested and exercisable
6/2/2022	22,389	13.92	6/2/2032	Fully vested and exercisable
6/14/2023	61,446	5.37	6/14/2033	Fully vested and exercisable
6/5/2024	33,901	10.17	6/5/2034	Fully vests on 6/5/2025 (time-based)

Governance Assessment

Independence and committee fit: Hoke is independent and serves on the Audit Committee, which met 9 times in 2024—supportive of robust financial oversight .
Engagement: Board met 10 times in 2024; directors met the 75% attendance threshold, indicating baseline engagement; audit workload suggests active participation .
Ownership alignment: Equity exposure is entirely via options; no pledging or hedging permitted—supports alignment but options can encourage risk-taking vs RSUs; Hoke elected options over RSUs in 2023-2024 .
Compensation prudence: Director fees and equity levels align with policy; no meeting fees; annual award sizes consistent with policy; no repricing disclosed .
Potential conflicts/red flags: Hoke’s tenure as Volocopter CEO coincided with the company’s provisional insolvency in Dec 2024 and sale in Mar 2025, a reputational consideration for investors; however, SPIR’s board reaffirmed his independence, and no SPIR-related party transactions are disclosed involving him .
Audit committee overboarding risk: Policy cautions limits on serving more than three audit committees; Hoke serves on SPIR’s audit committee; no evidence he exceeds limits .

Overall: Hoke brings deep aerospace and industrial leadership and serves on a key oversight committee. Compensation and ownership are standard and time-based. The Volocopter insolvency episode is a governance red flag to monitor for reputational risk, but no direct conflicts or related-party exposures with SPIR are disclosed .