Gary B. Smith
2015
In 2015, Gary B. Smith earned a total compensation of $7.4M as President and CEO at Ciena, a 15% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,070,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $800,576 |
| Stock Awards | $5,562,500 |
| Other | $15,547 |
| Total | $7,448,623 |
Smith received $5.6M in stock awards, accounting for 75% of the total pay in 2015.
Smith also received $1.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $800.6K in salary and $15.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2015, Gary B. Smith's compensation ranked 882nd out of 13,638 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 93.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 882 out of 13,638 | 94th |
Division Manufacturing | 303 out of 5,187 | 94th |
Major group Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment | 29 out of 699 | 96th |
Industry group Communications Equipment | 6 out of 157 | 96th |
Industry Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus | 2 out of 35 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on February 8, 2017.
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