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Extreme Networks Executive Compensation (FY26)

EXTR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Edward Meyercord
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 12, 2025

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Chief executive total compensation — Edward Meyercord: $12,958,781 → $14,244,704 (9.9% higher)

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Who is Extreme Networks' chief executive and what were they paid?
Edward Meyercord, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, received $14,244,704 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Meyercord's total moved 9.9% higher from the $12,958,781 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Extreme Networks' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 12, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Extreme Networks' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Box, Calix, Commvault Systems, DigitalOcean Holdings and Dynatrace, 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
Edward Meyercord
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rémi Thomas
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Meyercord
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Rhodes
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joe Vitalone
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Remi Thomas
Former Executive
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Cristina Tate
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Meyercord
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joe Vitalone
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Katayoun Motiey
EVP, Chief Legal, Administrative & Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Rhodes
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Meyercord
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Rhodes
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Katayoun Motiey
EVP, Chief Legal, Administrative & Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Edward Meyercord
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Rhodes
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Katayoun Motiey
EVP, Chief Legal, Administrative & Sustainability Officer and 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.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Edward B. MeyercordRSU◇——◇——◇
Edward B. MeyercordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Katayoun MotieyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Katayoun MotieyRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin RhodesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin RhodesRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Edward MeyercordPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Katayoun MotieyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kevin RhodesPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Katayoun Motiey
EVP, Chief Legal, Administrative & Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kevin Rhodes
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John C. Shoemaker
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Rajendra ("Raj") Khanna
◇◇————◇
Kathleen M. Holmgren
◇◇————◇
Charles P. Carinalli
◇◇————◇
Edward H. Kennedy
◇◇————◇
Ingrid J. Burton
◇◇————◇
Ronald J. Pasek
◇◇————◇
Edward B. Meyercord served on the board in fiscal 2026 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 2026
  • Box BOX
  • Calix CALX
  • Commvault Systems CVLT
  • DigitalOcean Holdings DOCN
  • Dynatrace DT
  • Five9 FIVN
  • Harmonic HLIT
  • Lumentum LITE
  • NetScout Systems NTCT
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Okta OKTA
  • Qualys QLYS
  • Rapid7 RPD
  • SolarWinds SWI
  • Teradata TDC
  • Viavi Solutions VIAV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023November 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022November 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021November 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020November 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019November 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018November 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017November 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016November 9, 2017=◇◇◇
2015November 18, 2016=◇◇◇
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228 figures on this page: 218 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
218 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-395545
    Director Compensation
  2. 0001193125-25-280277
    Proposal 2 – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Votes
  3. 0000950170-24-127573
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-24-110012
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0000950170-23-062050
  6. 0000950170-23-049939
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001564590-22-038036
  8. 0001564590-21-054934
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-20-051993
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-19-288358
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-18-029683
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001564590-17-023847
  13. 0001564590-16-029539
  14. 0001193125-25-220467
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis
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Peers Extreme Networks discloses

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

BoxCalixCommvault SystemsDigitalOcean HoldingsDynatraceFive9HarmonicLumentumNetScout SystemsNutanixOktaQualysRapid7SolarWindsTeradataViavi Solutions

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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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