Keysight CEO Ronald Nersesian's 2021 pay jumps 22% to $19M
Keysight reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: January 24, 2022
Keysight reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on January 24, 2022.
In 2021, five Keysight executives received on average a compensation package of $7.7M, a 34% increase compared to previous year.
Ronald S. Nersesian, Chief Executive Officer, received $19M in total, which increased by 22% compared to 2020. 81% of Nersesian's compensation, or $15M, was in stock awards. Nersesian also received $249K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.2M in non-equity incentive plan, $1M in salary, as well as $43K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $77,082 at Keysight. Therefore, the ratio of Ronald S. Nersesian's pay to the median employee pay was 241 to one.
Satish Dhanasekaran, Chief Operating Officer, received a compensation package of $6M, which increased by 54% compared to previous year. 70% of the compensation package, or $4.2M, was in stock awards.
Soon Chai Gooi, Senior Vice President, President – Order Fulfillment and Digital Operations, earned $5.2M in 2021, a 1% increase compared to previous year.
Neil Dougherty, Chief Financial Officer, received $4.9M in 2021, which increases by 26% compared to 2020.
Mark A. Wallace, Senior Vice President Head of Global Sales, earned $3.9M in 2021, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
Keysight's fiscal year ends on October 31.
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