CEO total pay
$11,458,039
Ken Xie · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Not in CD&A
Median employee: $152,084
Compensation committee
CD&ANot extracted
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Xie2025 compensation | Chief Executive Officer | $11,458,039↓ 13% | 95% at-risk | $597,000 | $10,155,102 | $705,937 | — |
Keith Jensen2025 compensation | Former Chief Financial Officer | $5,658,386→ 0% | 95% at-risk | $253,000 | $5,124,296 | $254,686 | $26,404 |
Christiane Ohlgart2025 compensation | Chief Financial Officer | $4,424,743 | 89% at-risk | $468,864 | $3,650,228 | $298,651 | $7,000 |
Michael Xie2025 compensation | President and Chief Technology Officer | $6,576,556→ 0% | 93% at-risk | $445,000 | $5,802,680 | $328,876 | — |
John Whittle2025 compensation | Chief Operating Officer | $6,037,415↑ 7% | 92% at-risk | $506,000 | $5,077,415 | $447,000 | $7,000 |
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Governance
Policy guardrails
change in control
Change of Control Severance Agreements
“Change of Control Severance Agreements”
hedging
Policy on Pledging and Hedging of Company Stock
“Policy on Pledging and Hedging of Company Stock”
pledging
Policy on Pledging and Hedging of Company Stock
“Policy on Pledging and Hedging of Company Stock”
clawback
present
“Clawback Policy discussed above in “— Corporate Governance — Clawback Policy.””
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant to provide advice on matters relating to the compensation of our NEOs and non-employee directors”
compensation committee
Role of Executives in Executive Compensation Decisions The Human Resources Committee generally seeks input from our Chief Executive Officer, Mr
“Role of Executives in Executive Compensation Decisions The Human Resources Committee generally seeks input from our Chief Executive Officer, Mr”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$6.80 billion
“business goals, and that the total compensation paid to each of our NEOs is fair, reasonable and competitive. During 2025, we made significant progress on our business goals, with strong results across all our key operat…”
operating income
$2.08 billion
“across all our key operating metrics, including the following achievements that impacted executive compensation: • Total revenue was $6.80 billion for 2025, an increase of 14% compared to $5.96 billion in 2024. • Total g…”
annual incentive payout
35%
“Overall Bonus Program) Billings (35% of Overall Bonus Program) Operating Income (30% of Overall Bonus Program) Performance (% Target) Bonus Funding (% of Target) Performance (% Target) Bonus Funding (% of Target) Perform…”
median employee compensation
$152,084
“Disclosure As required by Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the annual total compensation our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ken Xie (our “CEO”), and the me…”
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