Salesforce Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Salesforce's CEO is Marc Benioff, appointed in Feb 1999, has a tenure of 25.83 years. total yearly compensation is $36.54M, comprised of 4.2% salary and 95.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.3% of the company’s shares, worth R$45.94B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 7.5 years respectively.
Key information
Marc Benioff
Chief executive officer
US$36.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.2% |
| CEO tenure | 25.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.3% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Apr 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jan 31 2024 | US$37m | US$2m | US$4b |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jul 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$379m |
| Jan 31 2023 | US$30m | US$2m | US$208m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$278m |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$536m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jan 31 2022 | US$29m | US$2m | US$1b |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jan 31 2021 | US$26m | US$2m | US$4b |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$167m |
| Jan 31 2020 | US$26m | US$2m | US$126m |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$736m |
| Jul 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$950m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jan 31 2019 | US$28m | US$2m | US$1b |
| Oct 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$954m |
| Jul 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$956m |
| Apr 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$703m |
| Jan 31 2018 | US$5m | US$2m | US$360m |
Compensation vs Market: Marc's total compensation ($USD36.54M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD5.68M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Marc's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Marc Benioff (59 yo)
25.8yrs
Tenure
US$36,542,173
Compensation
Mr. Marc R. Benioff Co-Founded Salesforce.com, Inc. in February 1999 and had been its Chief Executive Officer February 2020 until November 30, 2021 and served as its Co-Chief Executive Officer since Novemb...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 25.8yrs | US$36.54m | 2.3% R$ 45.9b | |
| President & COO | 2.3yrs | US$16.42m | no data | |
| President & CFO | 4.9yrs | US$12.28m | 0.0048% R$ 95.9m | |
| President & Chief Engineering Officer | 5yrs | US$12.27m | 0.0027% R$ 54.0m | |
| President & Chief Legal Officer | 1.4yrs | US$14.08m | 0.00011% R$ 2.2m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 25.8yrs | no data | 0.20% R$ 4.0b | |
| President & Chief Revenue Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.00049% R$ 9.8m | |
| President & Chief Product Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| President & Chief Marketing Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.00069% R$ 13.8m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SSFO34's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 25.8yrs | US$36.54m | 2.3% R$ 45.9b | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 6.3yrs | no data | 0.20% R$ 4.0b | |
| Chairperson & CEO of Salesforce India | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 19.2yrs | US$359.92k | 0.00079% R$ 15.8m | |
| Independent Director | 18.3yrs | US$359.92k | 0.00020% R$ 4.0m | |
| Independent Director | 8.6yrs | US$384.92k | 0.0011% R$ 21.6m | |
| Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$409.92k | 0.0015% R$ 31.0m | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$559.92k | 0.0043% R$ 86.7m | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$357.23k | 0.00031% R$ 6.2m | |
| Member of Advisory Board | 3.5yrs | no data | no data |
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SSFO34's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 05:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Salesforce, Inc. is covered by 98 analysts. 52 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 |
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| Harshit Gupta | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Adam Shepherd | Arete Research Services LLP |