CIEN · Ciena Corp · Executive Compensation

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,075,000	—	$14,637,538	—	$2,805,000	$12,858	$18,530,396
Marc D. Graff	SVP and CFO	$165,000	$1,950,000	$10,485,993	—	$280,055	$116,251	$12,997,299
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$579,450	—	$3,656,002	—	$993,480	$14,005	$5,242,937
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$573,900	—	$2,856,267	—	$787,168	$14,000	$4,231,335
Dino DiPerna	SVP, Global R&D	$474,662	—	$2,570,695	—	$732,430	$19,897	$3,797,684
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO (former)	$520,793	—	—	—	$892,202	$14,072	$1,427,067
James Moylan	CFO	$520,793	—	—	—	$892,202	$14,072	$1,427,067

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,019,231	—	$12,069,792	—	$975,000	$12,750	$14,076,773
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$624,114	—	$2,989,064	—	$361,355	$22,153	$3,996,686
James Moylan	CFO	$624,114	—	$2,989,064	—	$361,355	$22,153	$3,996,686
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$570,450	—	$2,918,868	—	$366,990	$21,046	$3,877,354
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$565,000	—	$2,486,379	—	$290,784	$15,658	$3,357,821
Dino DiPerna	SVP, Global R&D	$473,330	—	$2,053,996	—	$241,488	$28,740	$2,797,554

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$12,933,210	—	$1,485,000	$13,200	$15,431,410
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$591,369	—	$3,223,979	—	$532,283	$21,730	$4,369,361
James Moylan	CFO	$591,369	—	$3,223,979	—	$532,283	$21,730	$4,369,361
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products and Services	$575,931	—	$2,798,397	—	$518,384	$22,611	$3,915,323
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$539,000	—	$2,798,397	—	$540,540	$20,842	$3,898,779
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$533,854	—	$2,667,176	—	$428,314	$13,200	$3,642,544

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$11,005,780	—	—	$12,200	$12,017,980
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products and Services	$546,154	—	$2,804,194	—	—	$19,385	$3,369,733
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$515,385	—	$2,804,194	—	—	$20,573	$3,340,152
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$575,000	—	$2,676,675	—	—	$20,431	$3,272,106
James Moylan	CFO	$575,000	—	$2,676,675	—	—	$20,431	$3,272,106
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$515,000	—	$2,294,362	—	—	$12,200	$2,821,562

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$8,589,251	—	$1,850,000	$11,600	$11,450,851
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$575,000	—	$1,930,103	—	$765,900	$18,260	$3,289,263
James Moylan	CFO	$575,000	—	$1,930,103	—	$765,900	$18,260	$3,289,263
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$500,000	—	$1,930,103	—	$740,000	$17,716	$3,187,819
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products and Services	$500,000	—	$1,930,103	—	$666,000	$11,600	$3,107,703
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$515,000	—	$1,608,460	—	$609,760	$13,496	$2,746,716

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President andCEO	$988,462	—	$9,077,393	—	$1,125,000	$11,400	$11,202,255
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$571,888	—	$2,029,894	—	$465,750	$18,921	$3,086,453
James Moylan	CFO	$571,888	—	$2,029,894	—	$465,750	$18,921	$3,086,453
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global CustomerEngagement	$486,154	—	$2,029,894	—	$450,000	$18,181	$2,984,229
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products andServices	$486,154	—	$2,029,894	—	$405,000	$21,400	$2,942,448
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, General Counsel andSecretary	$508,077	—	$1,691,548	—	$370,800	$11,303	$2,581,728

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President andCEO	$1,010,344	—	$8,030,246	—	$1,959,375	$16,400	$11,016,365
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$597,270	—	$1,917,075	—	$785,400	$15,907	$3,315,652
James Moylan	CFO	$597,270	—	$1,917,075	—	$785,400	$15,907	$3,315,652
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global CustomerEngagement	$473,846	—	$1,578,769	—	$726,000	$16,369	$2,794,984
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products andServices	$490,769	—	$1,578,769	—	$617,100	$49,564	$2,736,202
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, General Counsel andSecretary	$528,846	—	$1,578,769	—	$600,188	$8,400	$2,716,203
David M	Rothenstein SVP, General Counsel and Secretary	$528,846	—	$1,578,769	—	$600,188	$8,400	$2,716,203

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President andCEO	$917,307	—	$6,797,777	—	$1,406,250	$8,250	$9,129,584
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$535,096	—	$1,565,279	—	$557,813	$12,597	$2,670,785
James Moylan	CFO	$535,096	—	$1,565,279	—	$557,813	$12,597	$2,670,785
David M	Rothenstein SVP, General Counsel and Secretary	$458,654	—	$1,252,250	—	$421,875	$8,250	$2,141,029
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, General Counsel andSecretary	$458,654	—	$1,252,250	—	$421,875	$8,250	$2,141,029
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products andServices	$438,462	—	$1,252,250	—	$412,500	$13,415	$2,116,627

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$900,000	—	$5,592,261	—	$1,125,000	$17,950	$7,635,211
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO	$525,000	—	$1,491,522	—	$446,250	$12,975	$2,475,747
James Moylan	CFO	$525,000	—	$1,491,522	—	$446,250	$12,975	$2,475,747
David M	Rothenstein SVP, General Counsel and Secretary	$450,000	—	$1,065,102	—	$337,500	$7,950	$1,860,552
Scott McFeely	SVP, Global Products and Services	$394,760	—	$511,230	—	$300,000	$17,298	$1,223,288

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
James E. Moylan, Jr.	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Retired	2025-08-28	2025-06-18
Marc D. Graff	principal accounting officer	Appointed	2025-08-01	2025-06-18
Marc D. Graff	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2025-08-01	2025-06-18
Andrew C. Petrik	Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller	Retired	2025-04-25	2024-12-12
Devinder Kumar	chair of the Audit Committee of the Board	Appointed	2025-01-01	2024-12-12
Lawton W. Fitt	independent Chair of the Board	Appointed	2024-12-11	2024-12-12
Patrick H. Nettles	Executive Chair of the Board	Retired	2024-12-11	2024-12-12
Andrew C. Petrik	Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller	Retired	2025-04-25	2024-04-23
Mary G. Puma	Class II director	Appointed	2024-03-21	2024-03-26
Patrick T. Gallagher	Class III director	Appointed	2024-03-21	2024-03-26
T. Michael Nevens	Class III director	Appointed	2024-03-21	2024-03-26
Bruce L. Claflin	Class III director	Appointed	2024-03-21	2024-03-26
Hassan M. Ahmed, Ph.D.	Class III director	Appointed	2024-03-21	2024-03-26
Brodie Gage	Senior Vice President of Global Products and Supply Chain	Appointed	2023-10-27	2023-10-03
Dino DiPerna	Senior Vice President of Global Research & Development (R&D)	Appointed	2023-10-27	2023-10-03
Scott McFeely	Senior Vice President, Global Products and Services	Resigned	2023-10-27	2023-10-03
Mary G. Puma	Class II director	Appointed	2023-08-30	2023-08-31
David M. Rothenstein	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	Resigned	2023-01-30	2023-01-24
David M. Rothenstein	Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary	Appointed	2023-01-30	2023-01-24

Leadership

Bruce L. Claflin CEO, Board Member
Gary B. Smith CEO, Board Member
Hassan M. Ahmed CEO, Board Member
Mary G. Puma CEO, Board Member
Lawton W. Fitt Chairman
Patrick T. Gallagher Chairman, Board Member
Devinder Kumar CFO, Board Member
Marc D. Graff CFO, Chief Accounting Officer
David M General Counsel
James E. Moylan, Jr. Chief Accounting Officer
Hassan M. Ahmed, Ph.D. Board Member
Joanne B. Olsen Board Member
Judith M. O'Brien Board Member
Risk Oversight Board Member
T. Michael Nevens Board Member

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