FFIV · F5, Inc. · Executive Compensation

$445.20 +7.13 (+1.63%) At close · Sep 30

S&P 500 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$25.09B

56.63M

Volume · Sep 30 430.84K Avg daily vol (3M) 594.05K

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
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$962,000	—	$20,642,852	—	$1,398,421	$36,546	$23,039,819
Tom Fountain	Chief Operating Officer	$582,000	—	$6,978,849	—	$650,792	$38,234	$8,249,875
Chad Whalen	Chief Revenue Officer	$519,000	—	$5,399,738	—	$580,346	$33,230	$6,532,314
John Maddison	Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer	$416,667	—	$4,484,526	—	$371,304	$22,959	$5,295,456
Cooper Werner	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	—	$2,680,424	—	$447,280	$28,381	$3,656,085
Frank Pelzer	Former Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$454,461	—	$2,142,692	—	—	$328,198	$2,925,351

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$962,000	—	$16,426,775	—	$625,300	$30,367	$18,044,442
Tom Fountain	Chief Operating Officer	$582,000	—	$5,156,741	—	$436,500	$30,815	$6,206,056
Chad Whalen	Chief Revenue Officer	$499,000	—	$4,926,153	—	$374,250	$16,187	$5,815,590
Frank Pelzer	Former Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$562,000	—	$4,283,799	—	$379,350	$31,967	$5,257,116

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$962,000	—	$9,853,662	—	—	$41,104	$10,856,766
Kara Sprague	Executive VP and Chief Product Officer	$525,000	—	$3,491,814	—	$141,750	$16,754	$4,175,318
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$582,000	—	$3,405,852	—	$174,600	$1,450	$4,163,902
Chad Whalen	Executive VP of Worldwide Sales	$499,000	—	$3,404,161	—	$149,700	$42,078	$4,094,939
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$562,000	—	$2,661,586	—	$151,740	$6,170	$3,381,496

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$925,000	—	$10,824,280	—	$1,069,162	$5,420	$12,823,862
Chad Whalen	Executive VP of Worldwide Sales	$480,000	—	$6,064,942	—	$426,776	$5,420	$6,977,138
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$560,000	—	$4,024,016	—	$497,905	$7,745	$5,089,666
Kara Sprague	Executive VP and Chief Product Officer	$500,000	—	$3,629,135	—	$400,102	$5,420	$4,534,657
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$540,000	—	$2,988,305	—	$432,110	$6,080	$3,966,495

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$875,000	—	$9,406,895	—	$1,183,431	$4,400	$11,469,726
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$546,000	—	$3,465,578	—	$568,047	$3,295	$4,582,921
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$510,000	—	$2,612,746	—	$477,534	$5,420	$3,605,700
Kara Sprague	Executive VP and Chief Product Officer	$490,000	—	$2,635,287	—	$458,807	$5,420	$3,589,514

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$875,000	—	$8,911,165	—	$1,088,670	$4,400	$10,879,235
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$528,273	—	$2,509,645	—	$505,654	$4,400	$3,547,973
Scot Rogers	Executive VP and General Counsel	$465,000	—	$2,615,339	—	$311,527	$4,400	$3,396,267
Chad Whalen	Executive VP of Worldwide Sales	$450,000	—	$2,399,849	—	$430,683	$4,400	$3,284,931
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$510,000	—	$2,320,436	—	$439,296	$4,400	$3,274,131
Kara Sprague	Executive VP and Chief Product Officer	$490,000	—	$2,190,356	—	$422,069	$4,400	$3,106,825

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$850,000	—	$7,534,613	—	$1,080,044	$8,800	$9,473,457
Mika Yamamoto	Executive VP and the Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer	$192,740	$400,000	$3,500,007	—	$166,019	—	$4,258,766
Geng Lin	Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer	$105,000	$300,000	$3,200,065	—	$89,895	$102,800	$3,797,760
Scot Rogers	Executive VP and General Counsel	$465,000	—	$2,507,614	—	$372,698	$4,400	$3,349,712
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$500,000	—	$2,180,224	—	$488,707	$4,400	$3,173,331
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	—	$1,946,431	—	$439,837	$4,400	$2,890,668

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$810,000	—	$4,991,565	—	$1,055,482	—	$6,857,047
Frank Pelzer	Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$180,294	$500,000	$5,300,030	—	$158,463	—	$6,138,787
Tom Fountain	Executive VP of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer	$348,968	$500,000	$3,200,087	—	$347,777	$4,400	$4,401,232
Scot Rogers	Executive VP and General Counsel	$455,000	—	$2,419,917	—	$273,643	—	$3,148,560

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
François Locoh-Donou	President and Chief Executive Officer	$375,000	$800,000	$9,853,912	—	$463,353	$400,000	$11,892,265
Scot Rogers	Executive VP and General Counsel	$442,000	—	$2,858,866	—	$319,012	$2,794	$3,622,672

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Gavin Munroe	director	Appointed	2026-06-17	2026-06-23
Anand Eswaran	director	Appointed	2026-04-24	2026-04-28
Michael Montoya	Chief Technology Operations Officer	Appointed	2025-10-13	2025-10-15
Michael Montoya	director of F5's Board of Directors	Resigned	2025-10-09	2025-10-15
Julie Gonzalez	Chair of the Audit Committee	Appointed	2025-04-25	2025-04-28
Peter Klein	director	Resigned	2025-04-25	2025-04-28
Frank Pelzer	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Retired	2024-11-18	2024-11-05
Edward Cooper Werner	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	—	2024-10-28
Maya McReynolds	director	Appointed	2024-10-10	2024-10-15
Julie Gonzalez	director	Appointed	2024-10-10	2024-10-15
Kara Sprague	Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer	Resigned	2024-11-02	2024-09-03
Chad Whalen	Chief Revenue Officer ("CRO")	Appointed	2024-08-30	2024-09-03
Thomas D. Fountain	Chief Operating Officer ("COO") (principal operating officer)	Appointed	2024-08-30	2024-09-03
Sri Shivananda	director	Resigned	2024-06-24	2024-06-21
Marie Myers	director	Resigned	2024-01-03	2024-01-05
Tami Erwin	director	Appointed	2023-10-31	2023-11-02
Michel Combes	director	Appointed	2023-09-29	2023-10-05
James Phillips	director	Resigned	2023-07-21	2023-07-25
Marianne Budnik	director	Appointed	2022-10-07	2022-10-11

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