Paul Scannell compensation by year
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $429,948 | $525,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,693,905 | $14,491,009 |
| Option awards | $1,384,209 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $476,473 | $672,916 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $10,457 | $10,611 |
| Total | $5,172,527 | $15,699,536 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed March 25, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-124264, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 80,200 | $25,068,916 | — |
| PSU | 15,075 | $4,712,144 | — |
| RSU | 14,295 | $4,468,331 | — |
| PSU | 7,364 | $2,301,839 | — |
| RSU | 4,722 | $1,476,003 | — |
| PSU | 3,682 | $1,150,920 | — |
| RSU | 922 | $288,199 | — |
| RSU | 382 | $119,406 | — |
| Option | 8,557 | — | $285.19 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
12 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 25, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Tax withholding | — | 937 | $280.76 | 30,783 |
| 2026-08-26 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 280 | $339.00 | 31,720 |
| 2026-08-17 | Tax withholding | — | 181 | $323.47 | 32,000 |
| 2026-06-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | 10b5-1 | 7,081 | $0.00 | 7,082 |
| 2026-06-01 | Exercise or conversion | 10b5-1 | 7,081 | $285.19 | 39,262 |
| 2026-06-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 7,081 | $393.91 | 32,181 |
| 2026-05-18 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 1,071 | $345.06 | 32,181 |
| 2026-05-18 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 1,071 | $345.06 | 32,181 |
The 8 most recent of 12 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,599,000 | $13,380,624 | $34 | $14,979,658 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,074,000 | $9,979,547 | $34 | $11,053,580 |
| Disability | — | $12,292,895 | $34 | $12,292,928 |
| Death | — | $12,292,895 | $0 | $12,292,894 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anirudh Devgan | President and Chief Executive Officer | $56,683,576 |
| John Wall | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $17,119,862 |
| Paul Scannell · this page | Senior Vice President, Customer Success Team | $15,699,536 |
| Paul Cunningham | Senior Vice President, GM, System Verification Group | $15,207,257 |
| Chin-Chi Teng | Senior Vice President, GM, Digital & Signoff Group | $15,185,652 |
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