Ciena Corp

Ciena

CIEN · NYSE

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Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.

Fiscal Year: 2025
Revenue: $4.8B
Assets: $5.9B
SEC filing: DEF 14A
Filed: February 12, 2026

Executive Compensation

Compensation reported for Ciena’s named executive officers, including salary, stock awards, incentive compensation, other compensation, and total compensation.

Named executive officer compensation
Executive	Position	Salary	Stock Awards	Incentives	Option Awards	Other	Reported total
Gary B. Smith	President and CEO	$1,075,000	$14,637,538	$2,805,000	$0	$12,858	$18,530,396
Marc D. Graff	SVP and CFO	$165,000	$10,485,993	$2,230,055	$0	$116,251	$12,997,299
Jason M. Phipps	SVP, Global Customer Engagement	$579,450	$3,656,002	$993,480	$0	$14,005	$5,242,937
David M. Rothenstein	SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary	$573,900	$2,856,267	$787,168	$0	$14,000	$4,231,335
Dino Di Perna	SVP, Global R&D	$474,662	$2,570,695	$732,430	$0	$19,897	$3,797,684
James E. Moylan, Jr.	SVP and CFO (former)	$520,793	$0	$892,202	$0	$14,072	$1,427,067

Gary B. Smith
President and CEO
$18.5M
Reported total
Salary
$1,075,000
Stock awards
$14,637,538
Incentives
$2,805,000
Option awards
$0
Other
$12,858
Marc D. Graff
SVP and CFO
$13M
Reported total
Salary
$165,000
Stock awards
$10,485,993
Incentives
$2,230,055
Option awards
$0
Other
$116,251
Jason M. Phipps
SVP, Global Customer Engagement
$5.2M
Reported total
Salary
$579,450
Stock awards
$3,656,002
Incentives
$993,480
Option awards
$0
Other
$14,005
David M. Rothenstein
SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary
$4.2M
Reported total
Salary
$573,900
Stock awards
$2,856,267
Incentives
$787,168
Option awards
$0
Other
$14,000
Dino Di Perna
SVP, Global R&D
$3.8M
Reported total
Salary
$474,662
Stock awards
$2,570,695
Incentives
$732,430
Option awards
$0
Other
$19,897
James E. Moylan, Jr.
SVP and CFO (former)
$1.4M
Reported total
Salary
$520,793
Stock awards
$0
Incentives
$892,202
Option awards
$0
Other
$14,072

Gary B. Smith

President and CEO

$18.5M

Reported total · FY2025 · SCT Total as filed

Source: DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table, filed February 12, 2026.

Salary: $1.1M
Stock Awards: $14.6M
Incentives: $2.8M
Other: $13K

Historical Compensation

Gary B. Smith total compensation, fiscal years 2023–2025.

Year-by-year total compensation
Fiscal Year	Salary	Stock Awards	Total Compensation
2025	$1,075,000	$14,637,538	$18,530,396
2024	$1,019,231	$12,069,792	$14,076,773
2023	$1,000,000	$12,933,210	$15,431,410

Named Executive Officers

Gary B. Smith

President and CEO

Ciena · CIEN

$18.5M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Marc D. Graff

SVP and CFO

Ciena · CIEN

$13M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

James E. Moylan, Jr.

SVP and CFO (former)

Ciena · CIEN

$1.4M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Dino Di Perna

SVP, Global R&D

Ciena · CIEN

$3.8M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Jason M. Phipps

SVP, Global Customer Engagement

Ciena · CIEN

$5.2M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

David M. Rothenstein

SVP, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary

Ciena · CIEN

$4.2M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Source information

Company: Ciena Corp
Ticker: CIEN · NYSE
Filing type: DEF 14A
Fiscal year: 2025
Filing date: February 12, 2026
SEC accession number: 0001193125-26-047977

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. View SEC filing

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