Nasdaq Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Nasdaq's CEO is Adena Friedman, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 7.92 years. total yearly compensation is $18.50M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.32% of the company’s shares, worth €139.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Adena Friedman

Chief executive officer

US$18.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.8%
CEO tenure7.9yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Adena Friedman's remuneration changed compared to Nasdaq's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$959m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$947m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$991m

Dec 31 2023US$18mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2022US$28mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$20mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2020US$16mUS$1m

US$933m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$911m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$797m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$730m

Dec 31 2019US$14mUS$1m

US$774m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$527m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$540m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$528m

Dec 31 2018US$14mUS$1m

US$458m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$748m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$754m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$738m

Dec 31 2017US$14mUS$994k

US$729m

Compensation vs Market: Adena's total compensation ($USD18.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.41M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Adena's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Adena Friedman (54 yo)

7.9yrs

Tenure

US$18,498,752

Compensation

Ms. Adena T. Friedman has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Nasdaq, Inc. since January 1, 2017 and serves as its Chairman since January 01, 2023 and served as President since June 16, 2014 unti...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Adena Friedman
CEO & Chairman7.9yrsUS$18.50m0.32%
€ 139.6m
P. C. Griggs
President & Division President of Capital Access Platforms1.7yrsUS$4.40m0.034%
€ 14.8m
Tal Cohen
President1.7yrsUS$4.47m0.024%
€ 10.4m
Sarah Youngwood
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearUS$11.55m0.013%
€ 5.7m
Brendan Brothers
Senior Strategic Advisorless than a yearUS$5.22m0.0057%
€ 2.5m
Michelle Daly
Senior VP3.6yrsno data0.0022%
€ 941.4k
Bradley Peterson
Executive VP11.8yrsUS$7.39m0.023%
€ 9.9m
Ato Garrett
Senior VP & Investor Relations Officer1.8yrsno datano data
John Zecca
Executive VP and Global Chief Legal5.2yrsno data0.020%
€ 8.6m
Brian Buckley
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer3.9yrsno datano data
Bryan Smith
Executive VP & Chief People Officer12.3yrsno data0.010%
€ 4.4m
Edward Knight
Executive Vice Chairman5.2yrsUS$3.45mno data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NDAQ's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Adena Friedman
CEO & Chairman7.9yrsUS$18.50m0.32%
€ 139.6m
Michael Splinter
Lead Independent Director16.8yrsUS$423.54k0.036%
€ 15.7m
Jeffery Yabuki
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$359.53k0.0028%
€ 1.2m
Alfred Zollar
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$378.51k0.0075%
€ 3.3m
Charlene Begley
Independent Director10.6yrsUS$376.13k0.0063%
€ 2.8m
Essa Abdulfattah Al Mulla
Independent Director16.8yrsUS$344.74k0.023%
€ 10.2m
Thomas Kloet
Independent Director9.8yrsUS$544.26k0.014%
€ 6.2m
Toni Townes-Whitley
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$366.13k0.0014%
€ 601.4k
Johan Torgeby
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$348.63k0.0046%
€ 2.0m
Kathryn Koch
Directorless than a yearno data0.00077%
€ 335.6k
Melissa Arnoldi
Independent Director7.6yrsUS$343.63k0.0065%
€ 2.8m
Holden Spaht
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$175.91kno data

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NDAQ's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 09:52
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Nasdaq, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin HealArgus Research Company
Roger FreemanBarclays
Benjamin BudishBarclays