What they were paid
Cerence Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $163,472 | $144,547 | $0 | $0 | $308,019 |
| FY2024 | $115,000 | $114,992 | $0 | $0 | $229,992 |
| FY2023 | $115,000 | $159,156 | $0 | $0 | $274,156 |
| FY2022 | $115,000 | $117,209 | — | — | $232,209 |
| FY2021 | $115,000 | $134,962 | — | — | $249,962 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Cerence Inc. DEF 14A filed January 2, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-000012, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Cerence Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-000012. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed January 2, 2026.
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Data as of January 2, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Cerence pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $135,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit
The rest of the Cerence board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Nietzel | Independent Director | $257,047 |
| Arun Sarin | Independent Director | $272,630 |
| Brian Krzanich | Director | — |
| Douglas Davis | Independent Director | $244,547 |
| Marcy Klevorn | Independent Director | $244,547 |
| Marianne Budnik | Independent Director | $256,241 |
| Marion Harris | Independent Director | $163,867 |
The full Cerence compensation record
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