How Anderson was paid
$3.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. AndersonChief Executive Officer and President | $1,060,000 | — | $2,654,558 | $8,377 | $3,722,935 |
| Sherri LutherChief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $435,096 | $28,692,017 | $874,563 | $516,953 | $30,518,629 |
| Rob BeardChief Legal and Global Affairs Officer and Secretary | $444,231 | $13,173,670 | $923,538 | $36,372 | $14,577,811 |
| Julie EngChief Technology Officer | $497,831 | $4,222,174 | $701,805 | $22,139 | $5,443,949 |
| Giovanni BarbarossaChief Strategy Officer | $655,515 | $3,351,054 | $917,223 | $59,550 | $4,983,342 |
| Richard MartucciFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $340,108 | $3,972,242 | $282,778 | $171,502 | $4,766,630 |
What changed and why
- $3.7M$3,722,935 was CEO James Anderson’s fiscal 2025 total compensation, down from $101,497,009 in 2024.
- $2.7M$2,654,558 was Anderson’s fiscal 2025 non-equity incentive compensation.
- $28.7M$28,692,017 was CFO Sherri Luther’s fiscal 2025 stock award value.
- $500K$500,000 sign-on bonus was included in Luther’s all-other compensation.
- $30.5M$30,518,629 was Luther’s fiscal 2025 total compensation, the highest among non-CEO NEOs.
- 163-to-1 was the fiscal 2025 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio.
Other Coherent proxy statements
- 2026 proxy statement
James R. Anderson paid $28.3M (+661% on the year), pay ratio 1,381:1.
Filed Oct 09, 2026
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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.