News Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
News' CEO is Robert Thomson, appointed in Jan 2013, has a tenure of 11.83 years. total yearly compensation is $20.33M, comprised of 14.8% salary and 85.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth CHF53.99K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 11.4 years respectively.
Key information
Robert Thomson
Chief executive officer
US$20.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.8% |
| CEO tenure | 11.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.0003% |
| Management average tenure | 6.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 11.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$355m |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$20m | US$3m | US$266m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$208m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$139m |
| Jun 30 2023 | US$19m | US$3m | US$149m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$267m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$299m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$467m |
| Jun 30 2022 | US$20m | US$3m | US$623m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$499m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$496m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$492m |
| Jun 30 2021 | US$23m | US$3m | US$330m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$53m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$862m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Jun 30 2020 | US$14m | US$3m | -US$1b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$923m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$183m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$173m |
| Jun 30 2019 | US$15m | US$3m | US$155m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$166m |
| Dec 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Jun 30 2018 | US$13m | US$2m | -US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD20.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD4.73M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Robert Thomson (63 yo)
11.8yrs
Tenure
US$20,329,706
Compensation
Mr. Robert J. Thomson has been the Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation since January 2013. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Dow Jones & Company, Inc and Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal fr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 11.8yrs | US$20.33m | 0.00035% CHF 54.0k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 7.7yrs | US$8.37m | 0.027% CHF 4.2m | |
| Executive VP & CTO | 4.8yrs | US$3.19m | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 9.8yrs | US$4.97m | 0.015% CHF 2.3m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.8yrs | US$2.62m | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0038% CHF 589.3k | |
| Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations | 11.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Global Head of Government Affairs | 2.8yrs | no data | no data |
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NC0's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 11.4yrs | US$20.33m | 0.00035% CHF 54.0k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 11.4yrs | US$370.30k | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 11.4yrs | US$905.79k | 0.00028% CHF 43.2k | |
| Chairman Emeritus | less than a year | US$4.89m | 13.67% CHF 2.1b | |
| Executive Chair of News Corp Australasia | 9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$338.73k | 0.00019% CHF 29.3k | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$324.72k | 0.00037% CHF 57.1k | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$335.80k | no data | |
| Chairman of Unruly | 6.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.6yrs | US$320.30k | no data |
11.4yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NC0's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.4 years average tenure).