Cisco Discloses $13 Million Pay Package for Top Lawyer Stahlkopf

Cisco Systems Inc. disclosed Wednesday that its legal chief Deborah “Dev” Stahlkopf earned nearly $13.3 million in total compensation during fiscal 2022.

Stahlkopf received $675,000 salary, almost $876,700 in non-equity incentive plan compensation, a $2.2 million cash bonus, and roughly $9.5 million in stock awards that will mostly vest over four years, Cisco said in its annual proxy statement. Next week her base salary increases to $715,000.

The bonus and some of the stock was for pay and benefits Stahlkopf forfeited when she left Microsoft Corp. last year, the company said. Cisco can recoup the bonus if Stahlkopf leaves ...