Quantum Executive Compensation (FY26)
QMCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
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New filing — September 17, 2026, data updatedData as of September 20, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 17, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: James Lerner → Hugues Meyrath
Say-on-pay support: 91.0% → 99.8% (8.8 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Quantum's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Hugues Meyrath, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,212,799 in fiscal 2026.
What was Quantum's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 15, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lerner President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lerner President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lerner Former Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henk Jan Spanjaard Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Gianella Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Cabrera Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Hurley Former Chief Revenue Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Nash Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lerner Former Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Gianella Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Cabrera Former Chief Administrative Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henk Jan Spanjaard Former Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Nash Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugues Meyrath President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James Lerner Former Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henk Jan Spanjaard Former Chief Revenue Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Gianella Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Craythorne Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Laura Nash Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cabrera | OTHER | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| James Lerner | OTHER | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Gianella | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Nash | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Hugues Meyrath | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Anthony Craythorne | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Kenneth Gianella | 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 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald J. Jaworski Board chair · Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John A. Fichthorn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John R. Tracy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Yue Zhou White | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tony J. Blevins | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James C. Clancy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Hugues Meyrath 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director 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.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 15, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | December 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | August 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | August 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | September 12, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | August 16, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | September 21, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | August 18, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | November 13, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | August 23, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Quantum disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
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Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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172 figures on this page: 162 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
162 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-062548
- 0001140361-26-030043Fiscal 2026 Director Compensation · Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2026 Year End
- 0000709283-25-000091
- 0001539497-25-002829LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES ( · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-24-203188Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001539497-24-001359Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-235310Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001539497-23-001309
- 0001193125-22-226495Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000709283-22-000022
- 0000709283-21-000061Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000709283-20-000022Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-19-014292Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-17-008855Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}