Tyson Foods Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Tyson Foods' CEO is Donnie King, appointed in Jun 2021, has a tenure of 3.58 years. total yearly compensation is $22.77M, comprised of 6.4% salary and 93.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.078% of the company’s shares, worth €15.76M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 7.2 years respectively.
Key information
Donnie King
Chief executive officer
US$22.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.4% |
| CEO tenure | 3.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.08% |
| Management average tenure | 1.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$800m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$615m |
| Dec 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$857m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$13m | US$1m | -US$648m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$340m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 01 2022 | US$12m | US$1m | US$3b |
| Jul 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Apr 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jan 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Oct 02 2021 | US$9m | US$980k | US$3b |
| Jul 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jan 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 03 2020 | US$7m | US$895k | US$2b |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Sep 28 2019 | US$6m | US$577k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Donnie's total compensation ($USD22.77M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.32M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Donnie's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Donnie King (62 yo)
3.6yrs
Tenure
US$22,773,094
Compensation
Mr. Donnie D. King serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tyson Foods, Inc. since June 2, 2021 and serves as its Director since February 2022. Mr. King served as Chief Operating Officer at Tyso...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.6yrs | US$22.77m | 0.078% € 15.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$2.17m | 0.011% € 2.1m | |
| Group President of Poultry Business | no data | US$5.98m | 0.0066% € 1.3m | |
| President of Beef and Pork & Chief Supply Chain Officer | 2yrs | US$6.67m | 0.021% € 4.3m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | 0.0080% € 1.6m | |
| Chief Information & Technology Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | 2yrs | no data | 0.0052% € 1.1m | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0055% € 1.1m | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing of Tyson Fresh Meats | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Beef Margin Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of International & Global McDonald’s | less than a year | no data | 0.018% € 3.5m |
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: TSN's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.9yrs | US$22.77m | 0.078% € 15.8m | |
| Independent Vice Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director | 17.4yrs | US$533.61k | 0.017% € 3.4m | |
| Chairman of the Board | 41yrs | US$18.40m | 0.84% € 168.2m | |
| Director | 4.9yrs | US$310.78k | 0.0067% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 37yrs | US$352.31k | 0.057% € 11.4m | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$325.93k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$314.85k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$318.50k | 0.0012% € 243.1k | |
| Director | 6.3yrs | US$1.14m | 0.0098% € 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$327.41k | 0.0014% € 281.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$300.55k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9.1yrs | US$299.62k | 0.0054% € 1.1m |
7.2yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: TSN's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/06 16:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Tyson Foods, Inc. is covered by 39 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Benjamin Theurer | Barclays |