Open Text Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Open Text's CEO is Mark Barrenechea, appointed in Jan 2012, has a tenure of 13.08 years. total yearly compensation is $14.74M, comprised of 6.4% salary and 93.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.46% of the company’s shares, worth CA$51.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 13.1 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Barrenechea

Chief executive officer

US$14.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.4%
CEO tenure	13.1yrs
CEO ownership	0.5%
Management average tenure	4.7yrs
Board average tenure	13.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Barrenechea's remuneration changed compared to Open Text's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$661m
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$469m
Jun 30 2024	US$15m	US$950k	US$465m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$168m
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$127m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$348m
Jun 30 2023	US$23m	US$950k	US$150m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$301m
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$318m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$148m
Jun 30 2022	US$16m	US$950k	US$397m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$476m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$493m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$339m
Jun 30 2021	US$21m	US$891k	US$311m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$156m
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$90m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$263m
Jun 30 2020	US$10m	US$932k	US$234m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$280m
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$327m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$324m
Jun 30 2019	US$8m	US$950k	US$286m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$275m
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$261m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$242m
Jun 30 2018	US$7m	US$950k	US$242m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD14.74M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD4.07M).

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

CEO

Mark Barrenechea (59 yo)

13.1yrs

Tenure

US$14,742,736

Compensation

Mr. Mark J. Barrenechea has been the Chief Executive Officer of OpenText Public Sector Solutions, Inc. and served as its President since January 2, 2012. He has been Chief Technology Officer at OpenText si...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Barrenechea	Vice Chairman	13.1yrs	US$14.74m	0.46% CA$ 51.0m
Paul Duggan	President & Chief Customer Officer	less than a year	US$4.48m	0.0057% CA$ 622.1k
Madhu Ranganathan	President	6.8yrs	US$5.30m	0.014% CA$ 1.6m
Todd Cione	President of OpenText Worldwide Sales	less than a year	US$6.34m	no data
Muhi Majzoub	Executive Vice President of Security Products	12.7yrs	US$3.93m	0.044% CA$ 4.8m
Cosmin Balota	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	2.2yrs	no data	0.0015% CA$ 161.3k
Harry Blount	Senior VP & Global Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Michael Acedo	Executive VP	3.1yrs	no data	0.0031% CA$ 343.4k
Sandy Ono	Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer	3.1yrs	no data	no data
Brian Sweeney	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	6.3yrs	no data	0.0048% CA$ 523.4k
Christopher McGourlay	Executive Vice President of International Sales	13yrs	no data	0.0096% CA$ 1.1m
Savinay Berry	Executive VP & Chief Product Officer	no data	no data	no data

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: OTEX's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Barrenechea	Vice Chairman	13.1yrs	US$14.74m	0.46% CA$ 51.0m
Katharine Stevenson	Independent Director	16.2yrs	US$490.38k	0.0098% CA$ 1.1m
Deborah Weinstein	Independent Director	15.2yrs	US$516.76k	0.0076% CA$ 837.1k
Stephen Sadler	Non-Independent Director	27.4yrs	US$485.41k	0.13% CA$ 14.6m
Randy Fowlie	Independent Lead Director	26.9yrs	US$503.03k	0.074% CA$ 8.1m
Paul Jenkins	Independent Chairman of the Board	30.2yrs	US$672.61k	1.16% CA$ 127.5m
Goldy Hyder	Independent Director	1.2yrs	US$267.90k	0% CA$ 0
Robert Hau	Independent Director	4.4yrs	US$375.36k	0% CA$ 0
David Fraser	Independent Director	6.4yrs	US$393.39k	0.00010% CA$ 11.0k
Fletcher Previn	Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Annette Rippert	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

13.1yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: OTEX's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/07 12:42
End of Day Share Price	2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Open Text Corporation is covered by 31 analysts. 12 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
Kadambari Daptardar	Accountability Research Corporation
Raimo Lenschow	Barclays
Phillip Huang	Barclays

Open Text Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

OpenText Appoints Savinay Berry as EVP Chief Product Officer

OpenText Appoints Fletcher Previn to Board of Directors

Vice Chairman recently sold CA$2.4m worth of stock

Open Text Corporation Announces Resignation of Ann M. Powell as Director

Open Text Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

Second quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Open Text Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable March 21, 2025

OpenText Appoints Savinay Berry as EVP Chief Product Officer

Open Text Corporation to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Feb 06, 2025

OpenText Appoints Fletcher Previn to Board of Directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.26 per share

Open Text Corporation Launches New Partner Enterprise Learning Subscription

Vice Chairman recently sold CA$2.4m worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Open Text Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable December 20, 2024

Open Text Corporation to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Oct 31, 2024

Open Text Corporation Announces Resignation of Ann M. Powell as Director

OpenText Unveils its OpenText Axcelerate with Aviator

Open Text Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 20, 2024

Open Text Corporation to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Aug 01, 2024

Open Text Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2024

Open Text Corporation Plans Reduction of Approximately 1,200 Positions Across

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently sold CA$9.8m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

OpenText Empowers Cyber Defenders with Innovations to Outmaneuver Sophisticated Threats

Third quarter dividend of US$0.25 announced

Open Text Corporation (NasdaqGS:OTEX) announces an Equity Buyback for 13,643,472 shares, representing 5% for $250 million.

Open Text Corporation Announces Cloud Editions 24.2

Open Text Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Vice Chairman recently sold CA$22m worth of stock

Second quarter dividend of CA$0.25 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Open Text Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on March 20, 2024

Open Text Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Feb 01, 2024

Open Text Corporation Announces Appointment of Denise Miura as SVP & President of OpenText Japan

Independent Director recently sold CA$7.3m worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold CA$6.0m worth of stock

Open Text Corporation Appoints Goldy Hyder to its Board of Directors

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share at 2.6% yield

Open Text Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on December 20, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

OpenText AI Enables Smarter Organizations

Open Text Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Executive VP & Chief Product Officer recently sold CA$1.5m worth of stock

New minor risk - Insider selling

Open Text Corporation acquired KineMatik Ltd.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share at 2.6% yield

Open Text Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 22, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Open Text Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Open Text Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Open Text Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Sep 14, 2023

Independent Lead Director recently sold CA$57k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share at 2.4% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Open Text Corporation Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on June 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share at 2.8% yield

Open Text Corporation Announces Cloud Editions 23.1

Insider recently sold CA$96k worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Open Text Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Open Text Corporation Declares Dividend, Payable on March 23, 2023

Open Text Corporation (NasdaqGS:OTEX) completed the acquisition of Micro Focus International plc (LSE : MCRO) from Dodge & Cox & Others.

Open Text Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Non-Independent Director recently bought CA$2.3m worth of stock

Open Text Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Non-Independent Director recently bought CA$2.1m worth of stock

Independent Chairman of the Board recently bought CA$11m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share