Gary B. Smith
2017
In 2017, Gary B. Smith earned a total compensation of $7.6M as President and CEO at Ciena, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,125,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $900,000 |
| Stock Awards | $5,592,261 |
| Other | $17,950 |
| Total | $7,635,211 |
Smith received $5.6M in stock awards, accounting for 73% of the total pay in 2017.
Smith also received $1.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $900K in salary and $18K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Gary B. Smith's compensation ranked 1,027th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 93.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,027 out of 14,666 | 93rd |
Division Manufacturing | 350 out of 5,770 | 94th |
Major group Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment | 49 out of 790 | 94th |
Industry group Communications Equipment | 10 out of 181 | 95th |
Industry Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus | 2 out of 51 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on February 20, 2018.
Smith's colleagues
We found six more compensation records of executives who worked with Gary B. Smith at Ciena in 2017.
2017
Rick Hamilton
Ciena
SVP, Global Software & Services
2017
James Moylan
Ciena
Chief Financial Officer
2017
François Locoh-Donou
Ciena
Chief Operating Officer
2017
David Rothenstein
Ciena
General Counsel
2017
Stephen Alexander
Ciena
Chief Technology Officer
2017
Scott McFeely
Ciena
SVP, Global Products and Services
News
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