Cognizant Technology Solutions CEO Francisco D'Souza's 2019 pay jumps 107% to $29M

Cognizant Technology Solutions reports 2019 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 22, 2020

Cognizant Technology Solutions reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 22, 2020.

In 2019, six executives at Cognizant Technology Solutions received on average a compensation package of $10M, a 5% decrease compared to previous year.

Average pay of disclosed executives at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Francisco D'Souza, Chief Executive Officer, received $29M in total, which increased by 107% compared to 2018. 96% of D'Souza's compensation, or $28M, was in stock awards. D'Souza also received $750K in bonus, $375K in salary, as well as $88K in other compensation.

Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, received a compensation package of $16M. 65% of the compensation package, or $10M, was in stock awards.

Karen McLoughlin, Chief Financial Officer, earned $5.4M in 2019, a 3% decrease compared to previous year.

Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President and President, Cognizant Digital Business, received $4.4M in 2019, which decreases by 5% compared to 2018.

Santosh Thomas, Former Executive Vice President and President, Global Growth Markets, earned $4.1M in 2019.

DK Sinha, Executive Vice President and President, North America, received $3.8M in 2019, which increases by 20% compared to 2018.