Edwards Lifesciences Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Edwards Lifesciences' CEO is Bernard Zovighian, appointed in May 2023, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is $12.87M, comprised of 7.6% salary and 92.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth €4.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Bernard Zovighian
Chief executive officer
US$12.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.6% |
| CEO tenure | 1.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 5.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$13m | US$973k | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$642k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Bernard's total compensation ($USD12.87M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bernard's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Bernard Zovighian (56 yo)
1.5yrs
Tenure
US$12,869,020
Compensation
Mr. Bernard J. Zovighian serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Edwards Lifesciences Corp since May 11, 2023 and was its President at Edwards Lifesciences Corp since January 1, 2023 until May 11...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.5yrs | US$12.87m | 0.012% € 4.8m | |
| Corporate VP & CFO | 10.8yrs | US$5.95m | 0.046% € 18.5m | |
| Corporate Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development | 8.8yrs | US$4.29m | 0.035% € 14.0m | |
| Corporate VP and Group President of TAVR & Surgical Structural Heart | 1.8yrs | US$5.40m | 0.030% € 12.1m | |
| Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00030% € 119.8k | |
| Corporate VP of Advanced Technology & Chief Scientific Officer | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Corporate VP & General Counsel | 5.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Vice President of Public Affairs | 11.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Vice President of Human Resources | 12.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Compliance | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| GM & Senior VP of Surgical Structural Heart | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.00021% € 83.8k |
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EWLS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.5yrs | US$12.87m | 0.012% € 4.8m | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$335.06k | 0.012% € 4.9m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$329.97k | 0.0013% € 522.9k | |
| Independent Director | 8.7yrs | US$335.06k | 0.012% € 4.8m | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$356.42k | 0.0046% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Chairman | 10yrs | US$347.97k | 0.012% € 4.7m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$334.97k | 0.0019% € 746.5k |
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EWLS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).