POET Technologies Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

POET Technologies' CEO is Suresh Venkatesan, appointed in Jun 2015, has a tenure of 9.5 years. total yearly compensation is $803.44K, comprised of 57.5% salary and 42.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.22% of the company’s shares, worth CA$1.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Suresh Venkatesan

Chief executive officer

US$803.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage57.5%
CEO tenure9.5yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

May 01
Is POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) In A Good Position To Invest In Growth?

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With POET Technologies Inc.'s (CVE:PTK) CEO Compensation For Now

Oct 08
Shareholders May Be More Conservative With POET Technologies Inc.'s (CVE:PTK) CEO Compensation For Now

We're Not Very Worried About POET Technologies' (CVE:PTK) Cash Burn Rate

Jul 27
We're Not Very Worried About POET Technologies' (CVE:PTK) Cash Burn Rate

Companies Like POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Mar 10
Companies Like POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Nov 25
POET Technologies (CVE:PTK) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Suresh Venkatesan's remuneration changed compared to POET Technologies's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$32m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2023US$803kUS$462k

-US$20m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$21m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$20m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$21m

Dec 31 2022US$913kUS$462k

-US$21m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$17m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$457k

-US$16m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$17m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$17m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$16m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$440k

-US$16m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$13m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$440k

-US$11m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$9m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$8m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$8m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$440k

-US$8m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$9m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$11m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$11m

Dec 31 2017US$1mUS$440k

-US$8m

Compensation vs Market: Suresh's total compensation ($USD803.44K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD1.19M).

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


CEO

Suresh Venkatesan (57 yo)

9.5yrs

Tenure

US$803,441

Compensation

Dr. Suresh V. Venkatesan, Ph D, has been the Chief Executive Officer of POET Technologies Inc. since June 11, 2015 and serves as its Executive Chairman since November 6, 2019. Dr. Venkatesan is an industry...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Suresh Venkatesan
Executive Chairman & CEO9.5yrsUS$803.44k0.22%
CA$ 1.1m
Thomas Mika
Executive VP8.1yrsUS$586.08k0.20%
CA$ 948.1k
Kevin Barnes
VP of Finance & Administration8.1yrsUS$336.32k0.077%
CA$ 374.5k
Jinyu Mo
Senior VP & GM of Asia2.9yrsUS$432.39kno data
Raju Kankipati
Senior VP of Product Line Management & GM of USAno dataUS$410.72k0.016%
CA$ 76.0k
Yong Lee
VP & GM of Poet Technologies Pte Ltd.5.3yrsUS$396.47kno data
Daniel Meerovich
Vice President of Product Engineering4.8yrsUS$348.49kno data
Robert Ditizio
Vice President of Intellectual Property3yrsUS$276.98kno data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

54.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PTK's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Suresh Venkatesan
Executive Chairman & CEO9.5yrsUS$803.44k0.22%
CA$ 1.1m
Glen Riley
Independent Director4yrsUS$137.99k0.057%
CA$ 274.5k
Jean-Louis Malinge
Lead Independent Director7.3yrsUS$118.18k0.048%
CA$ 231.8k
Chris Tsiofas
Independent Director12.3yrsUS$137.99k0.091%
CA$ 441.0k
Tony Blevins
Member of Technology Roadmap Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Robert Tirva
Directorno datano datano data
Theresa Ende
Director2.2yrsUS$118.18kno data

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

59.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PTK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 04:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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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

POET Technologies Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael WillemseCIBC Capital Markets
Carolina VargasClarus Securities Inc.
Richard ShannonCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC