Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2018 pay rises 20% to $9.1M
Ciena reports 2018 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: February 12, 2019
Ciena reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on February 12, 2019.
In 2018, five Ciena executives received on average a compensation package of $3.7M, a 32% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Ciena
Gary B. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, received $9.1M in total, which increased by 20% compared to 2017. 74% of Smith's compensation, or $6.8M, was in stock awards. Smith also received $1.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $917K in salary, as well as $8.3K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $102,540 at Ciena. Therefore, the ratio of Gary B. Smith's pay to the median employee pay was 89 to one.
James E. Moylan, Jr, Chief Financial Officer, received a compensation package of $2.7M, which increased by 8% compared to previous year. 59% of the compensation package, or $1.6M, was in stock awards.
Rick L. Hamilton, SVP, Blue Planet Software, earned $2.4M in 2018, a 3% decrease compared to previous year.
David M. Rothenstein, General Counsel, received $2.1M in 2018, which increases by 15% compared to 2017.
Scott A. McFeely, SVP, Global Products and Services, earned $2.1M in 2018, a 73% increase compared to previous year.
Ciena's fiscal year ends on October 29.
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Source: SEC filing on February 12, 2019.