GoPro Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

GoPro's CEO is Nick Woodman, appointed in Feb 2004, has a tenure of 20.83 years. total yearly compensation is $5.68M, comprised of 15% salary and 85% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 16.61% of the company’s shares, worth CHF25.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 8.8 years respectively.

Key information

Nick Woodman

Chief executive officer

US$5.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage15.0%
CEO tenure20.8yrs
CEO ownership16.6%
Management average tenure6.5yrs
Board average tenure8.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nick Woodman's remuneration changed compared to GoPro's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$398m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$393m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$362m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$850k

-US$53m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$48m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$26m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$7m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$850k

US$29m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$78m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$373m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$387m

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$850k

US$371m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$363m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$55m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$13m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$241k

-US$67m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$93m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$54m

Dec 31 2019US$6mUS$800k

-US$15m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$79m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$57m

Dec 31 2018US$1US$1

-US$109m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$197m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$155m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$148m

Dec 31 2017US$800kUS$800k

-US$183m

Compensation vs Market: Nick's total compensation ($USD5.68M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD874.15K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Nick's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Nick Woodman (49 yo)

20.8yrs

Tenure

US$5,676,143

Compensation

Mr. Nicholas D. Woodman, also known as Nick, founded GoPro, Inc. in 2004 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since February 2004. Mr. Woodman is the Founder of General Things, Inc. and serves as its C...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicholas Woodman
Founder20.8yrsUS$5.68m16.61%
CHF 25.5m
Brian McGee
Executive VP8.8yrsUS$3.30m0.34%
CHF 520.3k
Eve Saltman
Senior VP of Corporate/Business Development6.8yrsUS$1.62m0.066%
CHF 101.5k
Dean Jahnke
Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Channel Marketing6.5yrsUS$1.59m0.098%
CHF 149.7k
Charles Lafrades
Chief Accounting Officerno datano data0.042%
CHF 65.1k
Christopher Clark
Vice President of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Rick Loughery
Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications5.9yrsno datano data
Tim Betry
Senior Vice President of People & Places4.3yrsno datano data
Pablo Lema
Senior Vice President of Product Management6.5yrsno datano data
Vincent Nakayama
Senior Vice President of Engineering1.1yrsno datano data

6.5yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GPRO's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicholas Woodman
Founder20.8yrsUS$5.68m16.61%
CHF 25.5m
Peter Gotcher
Independent Director10.5yrsUS$279.74k0.16%
CHF 238.3k
Kenneth Goldman
Lead Independent Director11yrsUS$309.74k0.14%
CHF 218.3k
Alexander Lurie
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$269.74k0.039%
CHF 60.2k
Susan Lyne
Independent Director7.7yrsUS$287.24k0.084%
CHF 129.3k
Shaz Kahng
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$269.74k0.062%
CHF 95.2k
Tyrone Ahmad-Taylor
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$267.24k0.042%
CHF 64.7k

8.8yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GPRO's board of directors are considered experienced (8.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 06:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

GoPro, Inc. is covered by 23 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
Mitchel KummetzBaird
Joseph WolfBarclays
Ryan GoodmanBofA Global Research