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Altair Engineering Executive Compensation (FY23)

ALTR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023

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Chief executive, fiscal 2023
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James Scapa
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 16, 2024

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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — James Scapa: $5,142,001 → $7,318,992 (42.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Altair Engineering's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for James Scapa, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, came to $7,318,992 in fiscal 2023. Scapa's total moved 42.3% higher from the $5,142,001 reported for fiscal 2022.
What was Altair Engineering's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 16, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in Altair Engineering's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Appian, Aspen Technology, BlackLine, Domo and Ebix, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Scapa
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Brown
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mahalingam Srikanth
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephanie Buckner
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Scapa
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Brown
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mahalingam Srikanth
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephanie Buckner
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nelson Dias
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇— not reconciled
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
James R. ScapaRSU◇——◇——◇
James R. ScapaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mahalingam SrikanthOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mahalingam SrikanthRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew BrownOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Matthew BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Nelson DiasRSU◇——◇——◇
Nelson DiasOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Stephanie BucknerRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephanie BucknerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2023 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Matthew BrownRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/15/2032
Option◇—◇1/4/2031
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/19/2032
Option◇—◇12/15/2032
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Stephanie BucknerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/11/2030
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2034
Option◇—◇3/15/2031
Option◇—◇2/15/2033
Nelson DiasRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/15/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/16/2030
Option◇—◇3/15/2031
Option◇—◇12/15/2032
Mahalingam SrikanthOption◇—◇12/15/2024
Option◇—◇2/15/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/11/2030
Option◇—◇3/15/2031
James ScapaRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/11/2030
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/15/2031
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2023
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dr. Mary Boyce
◇◇————◇
Sandra Carter
◇◇————◇
Jim F. Anderson
◇◇————◇
Stephen Earhart
◇◇————◇
Shekar Ayyar
◇◇————◇
Trace Harris
◇◇————◇
James R. Scapa served on the board in fiscal 2023 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
  • Appian APPN
  • Aspen Technology AZPN
  • BlackLine BL
  • Domo DOMO
  • Ebix EBIX
  • Guidewire Software GWRE
  • Manhattan Associates MANH
  • MicroStrategy symbol not shown
  • New Relic NEWR
  • Paylocity Holding PCTY
  • PTC PTC
  • SPS Commerce SPSC
  • Workiva WK
  • Yext YEXT
  • Zuora ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
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226 figures on this page: 220 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
220 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-24-140530
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-24-087903
    2023 Summary Compensation Table · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001193125-23-163497
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-22-148859
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-21-180006
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-20-150813
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Altair Engineering discloses

The companies named in ALTR's own disclosed peer group.

AppianAspen TechnologyBlackLineDomoGuidewire SoftwareManhattan AssociatesNew RelicPaylocity HoldingPTCSPS CommerceWorkivaYextZuora

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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