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Ribbon Communications Executive Compensation (FY25)

RBBN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bruce McClelland
Median of the other named officers
$1,982,248
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Bruce McClelland: $4,453,002 → $17,457,675 (292.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.2% → 69.4% (29.8 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ribbon Communications' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bruce McClelland, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $17,457,675 in fiscal 2025. McClelland's total moved 292.0% higher from the $4,453,002 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ribbon Communications' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 69.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ribbon Communications' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Corporate and Information.
What is Ribbon Communications' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 223:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $78,251.

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
Miguel Lopez
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Sam Bucci
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇— not reconciled
Patrick Macken
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Bruce McClelland
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Tony Scarfo
Former Executive Vice President and General Manager, Cloud & Edge Business Unit
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bruce McClelland
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Miguel Lopez
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Sam Bucci
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Macken
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Redington
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bruce McClelland
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Townsend
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Patrick Macken
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sam Bucci
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Redington
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Miguel Lopez
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bruce McClelland
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sam Bucci
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Steve McCaffery
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Macken
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan Redington
Former Executive Vice President, Global Sales
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Townsend
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bruce McClellandPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Bruce McClellandPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Bruce McClellandRSU◇——◇——◇
Bruce McClellandRSU◇——◇——◇
Bruce McClellandRSU◇——◇——◇
Bruce McClellandPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Dan RedingtonPSU◇——◇——◇
Dan RedingtonPSU◇—————◇
Dan RedingtonPSU◇—————◇
Patrick MackenPSU◇—————◇
Patrick MackenPSU◇—————◇
Patrick MackenPSU◇—————◇
Patrick MackenPSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick MackenPSU◇——◇——◇
Sam BucciPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Sam BucciPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Sam BucciRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam BucciRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam BucciPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Steve McCafferyPSU◇——◇——◇
Steve McCafferyPSU◇—————◇
Steve McCafferyPSU◇——◇——◇
Steve McCafferyPSU◇—————◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Bruce McClellandRSU◇◇——
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Steve McCafferyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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John TownsendPSU◇◇——
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Sam BucciRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Patrick MackenPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dan RedingtonRSU◇◇——
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.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Shaul Shani
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Scott Mair
◇◇———◇◇
R. Stewart Ewing, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Bruns H. Grayson
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Beatriz V. Infante
◇◇———◇◇
Tanya Tamone
◇◇————◇
Louis Silver, Bruce W. McClelland and Richard W. Smith 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◇
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.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
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Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022August 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 2, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 14, 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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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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Say-on-pay responsiveness
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Responsiveness analysis
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331 figures on this page: 322 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
322 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-070981
  2. 0001104659-26-044643
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-054927
  4. 0001104659-25-034540
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-069090
  6. 0001104659-24-046780
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-087871
  8. 0001104659-23-072894
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-065532
  10. 0001104659-21-075035
  11. 0001104659-20-069490
  12. 0001410578-19-000421
  13. 0001104659-18-040458
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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}
}
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