DZS Inc. Executive Compensation (FY23)
DZSIQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023
Chief executive, fiscal 2023 ◇ Charles Vogt | Latest say-on-pay support = May 30, 2023 |
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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
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Chief executive total compensation — Charles Vogt: $4,702,529 → $636,227 (86.5% lower)
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Who is DZS Inc.'s chief executive and what were they paid?
Charles Vogt, President & CEO, received $636,227 in total compensation for fiscal 2023. Vogt's total moved 86.5% lower from the $4,702,529 reported for fiscal 2022.
What was DZS Inc.'s say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 62.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 30, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in DZS Inc.'s peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adtran Inc., Applied Optoelectroncis Inc., Aviat Networks, Inc., Calix, Inc. and Casa Systems, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Vogt President & CEO | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Justin Ferguson CLO & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deok Won Chief Operating Officer, Asia | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Vogt President & CEO | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deok Won Chief Operating Officer, Asia | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Justin Ferguson CLO & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2023 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Vogt | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Justin Ferguson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Deok Won | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joon Kyung Kim | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Schopp Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Barbara Carbone | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matt W. Bross | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Choon Yul Yoo | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Min Woo Nam Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles D. Vogt 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 | ◇ |
| 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 2023
- Adtran Inc. ADTN
- Applied Optoelectroncis Inc. symbol not shown
- Aviat Networks, Inc. AVNW
- Calix, Inc. CALX
- Casa Systems, Inc. CASA
- Digi International Inc. DGII
- Extreme Networks Inc. EXTR
- Harmonic Inc. HLIT
- Infinera Corp. INFN
- Inseego INSG
- KVH Industries KVHI
- Lantronix LTRX
- NetGear NTGR
- NetScout Systems NTCT
- Ribbon Communications, Inc. RBBN
- Viavi Solutions VIAV
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | May 30, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 26, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | October 30, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Documents cited
- 0000950170-24-096409
- 0001101680-23-000058Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Stockholders, in a non-binding advisory vote, approved the compensation of our named executive officers.
- 0001564590-20-027027Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation Stockholders approved an advisory non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the vote
- 0001101680-17-000075Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Stockholders voted in favor of the advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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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
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@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}
}