Gary B. Smith
2008
In 2008, Gary B. Smith earned a total compensation of $3.8M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Ciena, a 19% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $568,750 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $845,063 |
| Salary | $626,923 |
| Stock Awards | $1,776,171 |
| Other | $19,643 |
| Total | $3,836,550 |
Smith received $1.8M in stock awards, accounting for 46% of the total pay in 2008.
Smith also received $568.8K in non-equity incentive plan, $845.1K in option awards, $626.9K in salary and $19.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Gary B. Smith's compensation ranked 1,192nd out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 87.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,192 out of 9,135 | 87th |
Division Manufacturing | 438 out of 3,436 | 87th |
Major group Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment | 49 out of 574 | 92nd |
Industry group Communications Equipment | 12 out of 133 | 91st |
Industry Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus | 1 out of 44 | 98th |
Source: SEC filing on February 2, 2009.
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