Blackberry (BB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John Giamatteo, Chief Executive Officer and President, Secure Communications, was paid $8.3M in fiscal 2026, up 486% from $1.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 66:1, on median employee pay of $125,802.

Filed
May 11, 2026
Annual meeting
June 25, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.3M+486% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
66:1median $125,802
CEO pay in equity
81%$6.7M in awards
CEO equity award
$6,699,999Target-value Fiscal 2026 award
CEO PBRSU maximum
$10,699,999Maximum grant-date fair value
Adjusted EBITDA growth
27%Year-over-year Fiscal 2026 growth
Share-price outperformance
26%Versus S&P index
Prior PBRSU maximum payout
150%Maximum of target award

How Giamatteo was paid

$8.3M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards81%Non-equity incentive11%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John GiamatteoChief Executive Officer and President, Secure Communications$8,297,745
Tim FooteChief Financial Officer$1,514,722
Mattias ErikssonPresident, QNX$1,909,607
Phil KurtzChief Legal Officer and Head of Government Affairs$1,383,685
Jennifer Armstrong-OwenChief People Officer$1,250,559

What changed and why

  • $8.3M$8,297,745 CEO total compensation in Fiscal 2026 increased from $1,417,205 in Fiscal 2025.
  • $6.7M$6,699,999 CEO equity award reflected target-value TBRSUs and PBRSUs.
  • $10.7M$10,699,999 was the maximum grant-date fair value of the CEO’s Fiscal 2026 PBRSUs.
  • 27%27% non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA growth supported Fiscal 2026 compensation decisions.
  • 26%26% share-price outperformance versus the S&P Software & Services Select Industry index was reported.
  • Prior PBRSUs used relative total shareholder return and adjusted EBITDA margin performance metrics.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.