John Townsend compensation by year
Ribbon Communications Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $105,479 | $500,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,571,058 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $81,164 | $112,594 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $4,066 | $29,130 |
| Total | $2,680,603 | $641,724 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ribbon Communications Inc. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-044643, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Ribbon Communications Inc. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-044643. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 314,583 | $905,999 | — |
| RSU | 102,564 | $295,384 | — |
| PSU | 92,308 | $265,847 | — |
| PSU | 92,307 | $265,844 | — |
| RSU | 16,615 | $47,851 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ribbon Communications Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Ribbon Communications discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | — | $221,538 | — | $221,538 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $987,500 | — | $21,000 | $1,883,428 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $362,500 | $210,314 | $21,000 | $593,814 |
| Disability | — | $221,538 | — | $221,538 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $874,928 | — | $874,928 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Ribbon Communications Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Ribbon Communications’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce McClelland | President and Chief Executive Officer | $17,457,675 |
| Sam Bucci | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $3,264,803 |
| Steve McCaffery | Executive Vice President, Global Sales | $2,472,097 |
| Patrick Macken | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,457,556 |
| Dan Redington | Former Executive Vice President, Global Sales | $1,982,248 |
| John Townsend · this page | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $641,724 |
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