Ribbon Communications (RBBN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bruce McClelland, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $17.5M in 2025, up 292% from $4.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 223:1, on median employee pay of $78,251.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$17.5M+292% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
223:1median $78,251
CEO pay in equity
94%$16.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$16.4MGrant date fair value for 2025
Revenue
$845MFiscal year 2025 total revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
$107MNon-GAAP financial measure
Operating Cash Flow
$51MGenerated during fiscal 2025

How McClelland was paid

$17.5M 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.

Salary4%Bonus0%Stock awards94%Non-equity incentive1%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bruce McClellandPresident and Chief Executive Officer$17,457,675
John TownsendExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$641,724
Sam BucciExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$3,264,803
Patrick MackenExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,457,556
Steve McCafferyExecutive Vice President, Global Sales$2,472,097
Dan RedingtonFormer Executive Vice President, Global Sales$1,982,248

What changed and why

  • $17.5MChief Executive Officer total compensation rose to $17,457,675 driven by increased stock awards.
  • $845MRevenue reached $845 million, an $11 million increase over the prior year.
  • $107MAdjusted EBITDA was $107 million, generating $51 million in operating cash flow.
  • 99%Stockholders approved the previous say-on-pay proposal with approximately 99 percent support.
  • No material changes were made to the core executive compensation pay practice structure.

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.