CRNC · Cerence Inc. · Executive Compensation

$8.48 +0.01 (+0.12%) At close · Oct 28 Q3 2026 earnings call transcript

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Market Cap

$383.55M

45.23M

Volume · Oct 28 430.12K Avg daily vol (3M) 691.66K

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
Brian Krzanich	President and Chief Executive Officer	$590,769	—	$6,996,538	—	$949,707	$7,292	$8,544,306
Nils Schanz	EVP, Product and Technology	$461,760	$731,985	$2,579,174	—	$557,333	$15,405	$4,345,657
Christian Mentz	EVP, Chief Revenue Officer	$442,859	$387,612	$2,579,174	—	$557,333	$100,508	$4,067,486
Jennifer Salinas	EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel	$500,000	—	$2,631,816	—	$603,488	$9,273	$3,744,577
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$154,429	—	—	—	—	$2,453,753	$2,608,182

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Daniel Tempesta	Former Chief Financial Officer	$86,538	—	$5,913,806	—	—	$7,058	$6,007,402
Iqbal Arshad	Former EVP and Chief Technology Officer	$384,615	—	$3,107,759	—	—	$30,969	$3,523,343
Nils Schanz	EVP Product and Technology	$403,642	$390,240	$2,071,827	—	$82,831	$15,324	$2,963,864
Jennifer Salinas	EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel	$446,846	$500,000	—	—	$98,112	$10,961	$1,055,919
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$603,246	—	—	—	$204,440	$54,048	$861,734
Antonio Rodriquez	Interim Chief Financial Officer	—	—	—	—	—	$283,500	$283,500

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$580,191	—	$13,256,602	—	$573,183	$28,757	$14,438,733
Prateek Kathpal	Former EVP and Chief Technology Officer	$300,000	—	$7,840,766	—	—	$332,795	$8,473,561
Thomas Beaudoin	Former Chief Financial Officer	$486,875	—	$5,523,571	—	$360,745	$20,455	$6,391,646
Iqbal Arshad	Former EVP and Chief Technology Officer	$213,462	—	$4,813,441	—	$361,650	$4,774	$5,393,327

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjay Dhawan	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$128,354	—	$9,329,311	—	—	$55,268	$9,512,933
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$524,464	$216,797	$4,361,086	—	$222,856	$23,492	$5,348,695
Marc Montagner	Former Chief Financial Officer	$39,808	—	$4,652,461	—	—	$20	$4,692,289
Thomas Beaudoin	Former Chief Financial Officer	$195,481	—	$2,484,209	—	$56,412	$88,105	$2,824,207
Prateek Kathpal	Former EVP and Chief Technology Officer	$478,776	$3,000	$2,124,670	—	$145,463	$14,862	$2,766,771
Mark Gallenberger	Former Chief Financial Officer	$186,357	—	$2,168,838	—	—	$15,581	$2,370,776
Christophe Couvreur	SVP and General Manager Core Products	$297,475	$9,322	$820,563	—	$65,119	$30,891	$1,223,370

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjay Dhawan	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$613,847	—	$5,806,759	—	$992,013	$52,955	$7,465,574
Mark Gallenberger	Former Chief Financial Officer	$409,846	—	$1,228,026	—	$443,161	$8,700	$2,089,733
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	President and Chief Executive Officer	$360,472	$296,136	$1,023,414	—	$389,959	$11,972	$2,081,953
Leanne Fitzgerald	General Counsel	$358,616	—	$613,954	—	$258,512	$8,700	$1,239,782

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Sanjay Dhawan	Former President and Chief Executive Officer	$543,231	$60,000	$11,450,042	—	$855,780	$16,840	$12,925,893
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	President and Chief Executive Officer	$312,654	$731,613	$5,545,702	—	$366,894	$19,640	$6,976,503
Mark Gallenberger	Former Chief Financial Officer	$381,077	$20,000	$2,613,766	—	$427,890	$9,355	$3,452,088

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stefan Ortmanns	Executive Vice President and General Manager Automotive Division	$318,365	—	$3,775,377	—	$238,438	$30,608	$4,362,788
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	Chief Executive Officer and President	$318,365	—	$3,775,377	—	$238,438	$30,608	$4,362,788
Mark Gallenberger	Chief Financial Officer	$92,308	—	—	—	$74,779	—	$167,087
Sanjay Dhawan	Former Chief Executive Officer	$46,154	—	—	—	$59,170	—	$105,324

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stefan Ortmanns	Executive Vice President and General Manager Automotive Division	$315,944	—	$1,645,918	—	$136,603	$21,049	$2,119,514

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Marcy Klevorn	member of the Board	Resigned	2026-07-01	2026-07-02
Marion Harris	member of the Board	Appointed	2025-04-01	2025-03-20
Antonio "Tony" Rodriquez	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-11-29	2024-12-03
Antonio ("Tony") Rodriquez	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-11-29	2024-12-03
Stefan Ortmanns	member of the Board	Resigned	2024-10-07	2024-10-07
Brian Krzanich	director	Appointed	2024-10-07	2024-10-07
Brian Krzanich	President and Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2024-10-07	2024-10-07
Nils Schanz	Chief Technology Officer	Appointed	2024-07-05	2024-07-02
Iqbal Arshad	Chief Technology Officer	Resigned	—	2024-07-02
Antonio ("Tony") Rodriquez	interim Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-06-04	2024-06-04
Daniel Tempesta	Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2024-05-17	2024-05-16
Thomas Beaudoin	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2024-03-18	2024-03-04
Daniel Tempesta	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-03-18	2024-03-04
Marcy Klevorn	member of the Board	Appointed	2023-06-01	2023-06-01
Prateek Kathpal	Chief Technology Officer	Resigned	2023-05-08	2023-04-21
Prateek Kathpal	Chief Technology Officer	Resigned	2023-05-08	2023-04-06

Leadership

Brian Krzanich CEO, Board Member
Arun Sarin Chairman
Antonio "Tony" Rodriquez CFO
Antonio ("Tony") Rodriquez CFO
Daniel Tempesta CFO
Thomas Beaudoin CFO
Iqbal Arshad CTO
Nils Schanz CTO
Jennifer Salinas General Counsel
Katherine Roman Chief Accounting Officer
Doug Davis Board Member
Kristi Ann Matus Board Member
Marcy Klevorn Board Member
Marion Harris Board Member

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