Quantum Executive Compensation (FY26)

Name: Quantum (QMCO) executive compensation
Creator: Velarion
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QMCO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

Chief executive, fiscal 2026

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Hugues Meyrath

Median of the other named officers

$823,191

5 officers, excluding the chief executive

Latest say-on-pay support

September 15, 2026

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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 17, 2026

14 filings cited on this page

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183 figures on this page: 173 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations

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 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 President & Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Kenneth Gianella Former Chief Financial and Operating Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
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
Hugues Meyrath	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	Option	◇	—	◇	11/1/32
	Option	◇	—	◇	1/1/33
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Anthony Craythorne	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Laura Nash	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	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.

Anthony Craythorne

Chief Revenue Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Severance base	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Henk Jan Spanjaard

Former Chief Revenue Officer · Severance agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Severance base	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

Kenneth Gianella

Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Severance base	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Benefits continuation on change in control	◇
Benefits continuation	◇

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	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇

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	◇
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	=	◇	◇	◇

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Citations

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183 figures on this page: 173 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.

173 cited to the filing

10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed September 17, 2026
0001628280-26-062548
DEF 14A, filed July 29, 2026
0001140361-26-030043
Fiscal 2026 Director Compensation · Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2026 Year End
Filing, filed July 29, 2026
8-K, filed December 18, 2025
0000709283-25-000091
DEF 14A, filed October 31, 2025
0001539497-25-002829
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES ( · Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed August 20, 2024
0001193125-24-203188
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed July 2, 2024
0001539497-24-001359
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed September 14, 2023
0001193125-23-235310
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed July 27, 2023
0001539497-23-001309
Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed August 22, 2022
0001193125-22-226495
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed September 27, 2021
0000709283-21-000061
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed August 20, 2020
0000709283-20-000022
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed November 18, 2019
0001628280-19-014292
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed August 24, 2017
0001628280-17-008855
Item 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}
}