What they were paid
CIENA Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $116,000 | $234,971 | $0 | — | $350,971 |
| FY2024 | $106,000 | $224,962 | $0 | — | $330,962 |
| FY2023 | $106,000 | $224,995 | $0 | — | $330,995 |
| FY2021 | $88,000 | $232,966 | — | $0 | $320,966 |
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.
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$350,971 Joanne B. Olsen, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of February 12, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025CIENA pays directors a $85,000 cash retainer and $235,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themCompensation
The rest of the CIENA board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce L. Claflin | Independent Director | $344,971 |
| Devinder Kumar | Independent Director | $354,971 |
| Gary B. Smith | Director | — |
| Hassan M. Ahmed, Ph.D | Independent Director | $335,971 |
| Lawton W. Fitt | Chair of the Board | $434,918 |
| Mary G. Puma | Independent Director | $334,971 |
| Patrick T. Gallagher | Independent Director | $344,971 |
| T. Michael Nevens | Independent Director | $334,971 |
The full CIENA compensation record
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