CRNC · Cerence Inc.

$7.97 -0.18 (-2.15%)

Market Cap

$367.83M

45.19M

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

Fiscal 2024

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

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$580,191	—	$13,256,602	—	$573,183	$28,757	$14,438,733
Prateek Kathpal	CTO	$300,000	—	$7,840,766	—	—	$332,795	$8,473,561
Thomas Beaudoin	CFO	$486,875	—	$5,523,571	—	$360,745	$20,455	$6,391,646
Iqbal Arshad	CTO	$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	CEO	$128,354	—	$9,329,311	—	—	$55,268	$9,512,933
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$524,464	$216,797	$4,361,086	—	$222,856	$23,492	$5,348,695
Marc Montagner	CFO	$39,808	—	$4,652,461	—	—	$20	$4,692,289
Thomas Beaudoin	CFO	$195,481	—	$2,484,209	—	$56,412	$88,105	$2,824,207
Prateek Kathpal	CTO	$478,776	$3,000	$2,124,670	—	$145,463	$14,862	$2,766,771
Mark Gallenberger	CFO	$186,357	—	$2,168,838	—	—	$15,581	$2,370,776
Christophe Couvreur	Senior Vice President and GM, 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	CEO	$613,847	—	$5,806,759	—	$992,013	$52,955	$7,465,574
Mark Gallenberger	CFO	$409,846	—	$1,228,026	—	$443,161	$8,700	$2,089,733
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$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	CEO	$543,231	$60,000	$11,450,042	—	$855,780	$16,840	$12,925,893
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$312,654	$731,613	$5,545,702	—	$366,894	$19,640	$6,976,503
Mark Gallenberger	CFO	$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	CEO	$318,365	—	$3,775,377	—	$238,438	$30,608	$4,362,788
Dr. Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$318,365	—	$3,775,377	—	$238,438	$30,608	$4,362,788
Mark Gallenberger	CFO	$92,308	—	—	—	$74,779	—	$167,087
Sanjay Dhawan	CEO	$46,154	—	—	—	$59,170	—	$105,324

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stefan Ortmanns	CEO	$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

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