How Anderson was paid
$28.3M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James R. AndersonChief Executive Officer and President | $1,094,246 | $23,779,354 | $3,456,024 | $20,048 | $28,349,672 |
| Sherri LutherChief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $650,240 | $4,786,469 | $1,059,844 | $15,814 | $6,512,367 |
| Rob BeardChief Legal and Global Affairs Officer and Secretary | $681,323 | $4,408,601 | $1,108,536 | $13,060 | $6,211,520 |
| Julie EngChief Technology Officer | $542,049 | $9,322,444 | $890,986 | $21,492 | $10,776,971 |
| Jeffrey PlaceChief Supply Chain Officer | $537,308 | $5,157,561 | $888,250 | $170,703 | $6,753,822 |
| Giovanni BarbarossaFormer Chief Strategy Officer | $676,402 | $3,526,815 | $1,098,542 | $20,774 | $5,322,533 |
What changed and why
- $28.3M$28,349,672 was CEO James Anderson’s fiscal 2026 total compensation, versus $3,722,935 in fiscal 2025.
- $23.8M$23,779,354 of CEO compensation came from stock awards, including performance-based and restricted stock units.
- $3.5M$3,456,024 was the CEO’s fiscal 2026 annual cash incentive payout.
- $20,5271,381:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median employee compensation of $20,527.
- Fiscal 2026 PSU awards used a single relative total shareholder return metric.
- Giovanni Barbarossa ceased serving as an executive officer on May 20, 2026.
Other Coherent proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
James R. Anderson paid $3.7M, pay ratio 163:1.
Filed Oct 02, 2025
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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.