Upwork Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Upwork's CEO is Hayden Brown, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is $9.51M, comprised of 6% salary and 94% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.86% of the company’s shares, worth R$73.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 7.5 years respectively.
Key information
Hayden Brown
Chief executive officer
US$9.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.0% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.9% |
| Management average tenure | 1.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$48m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$10m | US$570k | US$47m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$28m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$550k | -US$90m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$96m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$80m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$73m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$35m | US$500k | -US$56m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$848k | US$480k | -US$23m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$12m | US$437k | -US$17m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$478k | US$365k | -US$20m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$1m | US$240k | -US$11m |
Compensation vs Market: Hayden's total compensation ($USD9.51M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD794.87K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Hayden's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Hayden Brown (41 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$9,508,141
Compensation
Ms. Hayden Brown has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Upwork Inc. since January 1, 2020. Ms. Brown has been Director of Upwork Inc. since December 6, 2019. Ms. Brown was the Chief Marketing an...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$9.51m | 0.86% $ 73.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.1yrs | US$5.69m | 0.0023% $ 199.1k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0057% $ 484.1k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | 10.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP, Head of AI & Machine Learning | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP of Engineering & Chief Information Security Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Manager of Marketplace | 1.4yrs | no data | 0.0021% $ 182.1k |
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: U2PW34's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.4yrs | US$9.51m | 0.86% $ 73.3m | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$251.57k | 1.97% $ 168.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$254.77k | 0.028% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 10.2yrs | US$317.58k | 1.57% $ 133.6m | |
| Independent Director | 9.3yrs | US$284.90k | 0.30% $ 25.2m | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$279.77k | 2.14% $ 181.9m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$253.10k | 0.025% $ 2.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$263.10k | 0.029% $ 2.5m |
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: U2PW34's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).