What they were paid
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4,000 | $439,308 | $0 | $0 | $443,308 |
| FY2024 | $4,000 | $396,009 | — | — | $400,009 |
| FY2023 | $4,000 | $375,590 | $0 | $0 | $379,590 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. DEF 14A filed March 20, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-032744, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-032744. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 20, 2026.
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$443,308 Eve Howard, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 20, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025COGENT COMMUNICATIONS pays directors $400,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance
The rest of the COGENT COMMUNICATIONS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Schaeffer | Chair of the Board | — |
| Deneen Howell | Independent Director | $443,308 |
| Lewis Ferguson | Independent Director | $442,308 |
| Marc Montagner | Lead Independent Director | $443,308 |
| Paul de Sa | Independent Director | $443,308 |
| Sheryl Kennedy | Independent Director | $443,308 |
| Steven Brooks | Independent Director | $443,308 |
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