Cognizant Technology Solutions CEO Brian Humphries' 2021 pay jumps 43% to $20M

Cognizant Technology Solutions reports 2021 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 27, 2022

Cognizant Technology Solutions reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 27, 2022.

In 2021, five executives at Cognizant Technology Solutions received on average a compensation package of $8.5M, a 1% decrease compared to previous year.

Average pay of disclosed executives at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, received $20M in total, which increased by 43% compared to 2020. 72% of Humphries' compensation, or $14M, was in stock awards. Humphries also received $4.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.2M in salary, as well as $272K in other compensation.

Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman, received a compensation package of $6.8M. 76% of the compensation package, or $5.2M, was in stock awards.

Jan Siegmund, Chief Financial Officer, earned $6.7M in 2021, a 8% increase compared to previous year.

Gregory Hyttenrauch, EVP & President, Americas, received $4.7M in 2021.

John Kim, General Counsel, earned $4.4M in 2021.