David Rothenstein compensation by year
Ciena Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $533,854 | $565,000 | $573,900 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,667,176 | $2,486,379 | $2,856,267 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $428,314 | $290,784 | $787,168 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $13,200 | $15,658 | $14,000 |
| Total | $3,642,544 | $3,357,821 | $4,231,335 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ciena Corp DEF 14A filed February 12, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-047977, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 17,664 | $3,354,747 | — |
| RSU | 15,910 | $3,021,627 | — |
| RSU | 14,844 | $2,819,172 | — |
| RSU | 11,524 | $2,188,638 | — |
| RSU | 10,555 | $2,004,606 | — |
| RSU | 6,900 | $1,310,448 | — |
| RSU | 5,673 | $1,077,416 | — |
| RSU | 3,166 | $601,287 | — |
| RSU | 2,070 | $393,134 | — |
| RSU | 893 | $169,599 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ciena Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
23 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed February 12, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 204 | $348.80 | 176,848 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 220 | $348.80 | 175,381 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 811 | $348.80 | 176,037 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 679 | $348.80 | 177,052 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 436 | $348.80 | 175,601 |
| 2026-09-15 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,500 | $330.48 | 177,731 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,500 | $438.10 | 180,231 |
| 2026-07-15 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,500 | $420.91 | 182,731 |
The 8 most recent of 23 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Ciena’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | President and CEO | $18,530,396 |
| Marc Graff | SVP and CFO | $12,997,299 |
| Jason Phipps | SVP, Global Customer Engagement | $5,242,937 |
| David Rothenstein · this page | SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary | $4,231,335 |
| Dino DiPerna | SVP, Global R&D | $3,797,684 |
| James Moylan, Jr. | SVP and CFO (former) | $1,427,067 |
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