Jason Phipps compensation by year
CIENA Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $473,846 | $486,154 | $500,000 | $539,000 | $570,450 | $579,450 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,578,769 | $2,029,894 | $1,930,103 | $2,798,397 | $2,918,868 | $3,656,002 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $726,000 | $450,000 | $740,000 | $540,540 | $366,990 | $993,480 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $16,369 | $18,181 | $17,716 | $20,842 | $21,046 | $14,005 |
| Total | $2,794,984 | $2,984,229 | $3,187,819 | $3,898,779 | $3,877,354 | $5,242,937 |
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.
How this page was built: the CIENA CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-047977. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed February 12, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 21,196 | $4,025,544 | — |
| RSU | 20,368 | $3,868,291 | — |
| RSU | 17,426 | $3,309,546 | — |
| RSU | 14,750 | $2,801,320 | — |
| RSU | 12,391 | $2,353,299 | — |
| RSU | 8,280 | $1,572,538 | — |
| RSU | 7,261 | $1,379,009 | — |
| RSU | 3,718 | $706,123 | — |
| RSU | 1,091 | $207,203 | — |
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
29 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed February 12, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,629 | $355.19 | 57,388 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 268 | $348.80 | 60,017 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 503 | $348.80 | 60,285 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 735 | $348.80 | 61,647 |
| 2026-09-20 | Tax withholding | — | 859 | $348.80 | 60,788 |
| 2026-07-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,629 | $466.20 | 62,382 |
| 2026-06-20 | Tax withholding | — | 504 | $428.22 | 65,279 |
| 2026-06-20 | Tax withholding | — | 735 | $428.22 | 66,642 |
The 8 most recent of 29 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 · this page | 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 |
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