Gary Smith is President and CEO of Ciena Corp (CIEN). The company reported total compensation of $18,530,396 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,075,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $14,637,538 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,805,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $12,858 |
| Total | $18,530,396 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Ciena Corp filed February 12, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-047977.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and CEO | $1,075,000 | $0 | $14,637,538 | $0 | $2,805,000 | $0 | $12,858 | $18,530,396 |
| FY2024 | President and CEO | $1,019,231 | $0 | $12,069,792 | $0 | $975,000 | $0 | $12,750 | $14,076,773 |
| FY2023 | President and CEO | $1,000,000 | $0 | $12,933,210 | $0 | $1,485,000 | $0 | $13,200 | $15,431,410 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $11,005,780 | $0 | $12,200 | $0 | $0 | $12,017,980 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $8,589,251 | $0 | $1,850,000 | $0 | $11,600 | $11,450,851 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $988,462 | $0 | $9,077,393 | $0 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $11,400 | $11,202,255 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ciena Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $18,020,109 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $510,287 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 59th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Ciena Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith this page | 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 | 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ciena Corp compensation brief.
Gary Smith's compensation sits inside Ciena Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.