CEO total pay
$19,605,963
Sassine Ghazi · 2025
Say on pay
91%
Latest disclosed shareholder vote
CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)210 to 1
Median employee: $93,538
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation Committee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sassine Ghazi2025 compensation | President and Chief Executive Officer | $19,605,963↓ 28% | 95% at-risk | $883,846 | $13,019,678 | $1,194,831 | $7,500 |
Shelagh Glaser2025 compensation | Chief Financial Officer | $6,887,534↓ 10% | 91% at-risk | $600,000 | $4,339,893 | $438,105 | $9,500 |
Rick Mahoney2025 compensation | Former Chief Revenue Officer | $5,878,143↓ 23% | 92% at-risk | $450,000 | $3,617,216 | $553,163 | $7,677 |
Dr. Aart J. de Geus2025 compensation | Executive Chair of the Boardof Directors | $5,184,942↓ 42% | 93% at-risk | $359,615 | $3,580,688 | — | $7,058 |
Janet Lee2025 compensation | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $3,209,183 | 96% at-risk | $119,501 | $3,000,109 | $89,136 | $438 |
John F. Runkel, Jr.2025 compensation | Former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $3,029,082↓ 9% | 85% at-risk | $450,000 | $1,663,965 | $331,898 | $8,115 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“Prohibition on hedging and pledging of shares by our executive officers and directors to reduce risks to stockholder value”
pledging
prohibited
“All employees, including our NEOs, and our directors are prohibited from engaging in hedging or pledging our stock as collateral for a loan or using margin accountsû No Repricing or Cash-out of Underwater Options”
clawback
present
“Compensation recovery policy, which provides for the recoupment of incentive compensation paid to executive officers in the event of a restatement of our financial statements”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“We maintain share ownership guidelines, which provide that individuals employed in specified positions should own certain levels of stock to align their interests with those of our stockholders, and to promote accountabi…”
change in control
Severance and Change of Control Benefits
“Severance and Change of Control Benefits”
compensation consultant
independent
“Independent Compensation Consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“Compensation Committee Report*”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$5.30 billion
“healthcare and construction. These products enable customers to analyze designs on-premises and/or via the cloud, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design concep…”
annual incentive payout
100%
“Lee also received 100% of her target cash incentive award opportunity under Ansys’ annual cash incentive plan, which was paid following the Closing.”
say on pay
91%
“votes cast approved our fiscal 2024 NEO compensation policies and proceduresü Equity Burn Rate Management.”
ceo pay ratio
210 to 1
“which amount was calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K. •The annual total compensation of Mr. Ghazi was $19,605,963, which amount represents the total compensation reported for our Chief Execu…”
median employee compensation
$93,538
“CEO Pay Ratio For fiscal 2025: •The annual total compensation of our median employee in fiscal 2025 was $93,538, which amount was calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K. •The annual total compe…”
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