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Digi International Executive Compensation (FY25)

DGII · Hopkins, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ronald Konezny
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 3, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Ronald Konezny: $2,905,029 → $5,002,124 (72.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Digi International's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ronald Konezny, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,002,124 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Konezny's total moved 72.2% higher from the $2,905,029 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Digi International's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 95.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held February 3, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Digi International's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names A10 Networks, Inc., ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., Agilysys Inc., Aviat Networks, Inc. and Calix, Inc., among others.
What is Digi International's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 39:1, against median employee compensation of $128,150.

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
Ronald Konezny
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Loch
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Sampsell
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Konezny
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Loch
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Sampsell
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Terrence Schneider
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald E. Konezny
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James J. Loch
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David H. Sampsell
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Terrence G. Schneider
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Konezny
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Loch
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Sampsell
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Freeland
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Terrence Schneider
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David H. SampsellRSU◇——◇——◇
David H. SampsellPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
James E. FreelandPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
James E. FreelandRSU◇——◇——◇
James J. LochRSU◇——◇——◇
James J. LochPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Ronald E. KoneznyRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald E. KoneznyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Terrence G. SchneiderRSU◇——◇——◇
Terrence G. SchneiderPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Terrence SchneiderOption◇—◇11/27/2026
Option◇—◇11/30/2028
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/24/2027
RSU◇◇——
James LochOption◇—◇11/27/2026
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/24/2027
Option◇—◇8/13/2026
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/30/2028
David SampsellOption◇—◇11/27/2026
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/24/2027
Option◇—◇11/30/2028
James FreelandRSU◇◇——
Ronald KoneznyRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/30/2028
Option◇—◇11/30/2028
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
David Sampsell
General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
James Freeland
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control base◇
James Loch
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Ronald Konezny
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Terrence Schneider
Senior Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Satbir Khanuja, Ph.D
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Christopher D. Heim
◇◇————◇
Spiro C. Lazarakis
◇◇————◇
Hatem Naguib
◇◇————◇
Valerie Heusinkveld
◇◇————◇
Allison West Hughes
◇◇————◇
Sally J. Smith
◇—————◇
Ronald E. Konezny served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
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 2025
  • A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN
  • ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN
  • Agilysys Inc. AGYS
  • Aviat Networks, Inc. AVNW
  • Calix, Inc. CALX
  • Cambium Networks Corporation CMBMF
  • Clearfield, Inc. CLFD
  • Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL
  • Dasan Zhone Solutions Inc. symbol not shown
  • Extreme Networks Inc. EXTR
  • Harmonic Inc. HLIT
  • Impinj, Inc. PI
  • InterDigital Inc. IDCC
  • KVH Industries Inc. KVHI
  • Napco Security Technologies, Inc. NSSC
  • NetScout Systems Inc. NTCT
  • Ribbon Communications Inc. RBBN
  • Semtech Corp SMTC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024February 3, 2025=———
2023January 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022January 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021January 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020January 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019January 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2017January 29, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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243 figures on this page: 236 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
236 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-25-122033
    CEO Pay Ratio · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025 · and 3 more sections
  2. 0001104659-24-009319
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001104659-23-124668
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001104659-23-009300
    Item 5.07 Submission
  5. 0001104659-22-126325
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-22-010912
  7. 0001104659-21-012288
  8. 0001104659-20-011240
  9. 0000854775-18-000007
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Peers Digi International discloses

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

A10 Networks, Inc.ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.Agilysys Inc.Aviat Networks, Inc.Calix, Inc.Cambium Networks CorporationClearfield, Inc.Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Extreme Networks Inc.Harmonic Inc.Impinj, Inc.InterDigital Inc.KVH Industries Inc.Napco Security Technologies, Inc.NetScout Systems Inc.Ribbon Communications Inc.Semtech Corp

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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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