Gen Digital Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Gen Digital's CEO is Vincent Pilette, appointed in Nov 2019, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $15.36M, comprised of 6.2% salary and 93.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth CZK1.35B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 4.8 years respectively.

Key information

Vincent Pilette

Chief executive officer

US$15.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.2%
CEO tenure	5yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	4.9yrs
Board average tenure	4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Vincent Pilette's remuneration changed compared to Gen Digital's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 27 2024	n/a	n/a	US$624m
Jun 28 2024	n/a	n/a	US$610m
Mar 29 2024	US$15m	US$950k	US$616m
Dec 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Sep 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2023	US$25m	US$940k	US$1b
Dec 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$554m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$591m
Jul 01 2022	n/a	n/a	US$855m
Apr 01 2022	US$14m	US$886k	US$836m
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$924m
Oct 01 2021	n/a	n/a	US$895m
Jul 02 2021	n/a	n/a	US$728m
Apr 02 2021	US$14m	US$754k	US$696m
Jan 01 2021	n/a	n/a	US$637m
Oct 02 2020	n/a	n/a	US$817m
Jul 03 2020	n/a	n/a	US$689m
Apr 03 2020	US$21m	US$569k	US$578m

Compensation vs Market: Vincent's total compensation ($USD15.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the CZ market ($USD4.34M).

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

CEO

Vincent Pilette (52 yo)

5yrs

Tenure

US$15,362,827

Compensation

Mr. Vincent Pilette serves as Director at Gen Digital Inc. (formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc.) since December 19, 2019. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Gen Digital Inc. (formerly known as Norto...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Vincent Pilette	CEO, President & Director	5yrs	US$15.36m	0.30% CZK 1.3b
Natalie Derse	EVP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer	4.3yrs	US$5.80m	0.026% CZK 118.2m
Bryan Ko	Chief Legal Officer	4.8yrs	US$4.43m	0.067% CZK 305.3m
Jason Starr	Head of Investor Relation	no data	no data	no data
Spring Harris	Head of Global Corporate Communications & PR	no data	no data	no data
Kara Jordan	Chief Human Resources Officer	4.9yrs	no data	no data
Patrick Schwind	Head of Customer Experience	no data	no data	no data

4.9yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GEN's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Vincent Pilette	CEO, President & Director	4.9yrs	US$15.36m	0.30% CZK 1.3b
Nora Denzel	Independent Director	4.9yrs	US$340.00k	0.0092% CZK 41.5m
Eric Brandt	Independent Director	4.8yrs	US$340.00k	0.0097% CZK 43.8m
Frank Dangeard	Independent Chairman	17.8yrs	US$431.25k	0.030% CZK 136.4m
Susan Barsamian	Independent Director	5.8yrs	US$317.50k	0.013% CZK 59.5m
Peter Feld	Independent Director	6.2yrs	US$341.25k	0.014% CZK 64.9m
Ondrej Vlcek	Director	2.2yrs	US$8.43m	0.67% CZK 3.0b
Pavel Baudis	Independent Director	2.2yrs	US$314.91k	8.09% CZK 36.6b
Sherrese Smith	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$321.25k	0.0083% CZK 37.8m
Emily Heath	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$315.00k	0.0078% CZK 35.5m

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GEN's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Gen Digital Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

CEO, President & Director recently sold Kč104m worth of stock

Gen Digital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 10, 2024

EVP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer recently sold Kč94m worth of stock

Gen Digital Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective June 13, 2024

Gen Digital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2023

President & Director recently bought Kč104m worth of stock

Recent updates

Norton Introduces Norton Small Business Premium

New major risk - Financial position

Second quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

Gen Digital Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Second quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.23 in 2Q 2024)

GAINEY McKENNA & EGLESTON Announces Proposed Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of Symantec Corporation N/K/A Gen Digital Inc. Common Stock in the Symantec Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan

CEO, President & Director recently sold Kč104m worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

New minor risk - Share price stability

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.29 (vs US$0.29 in 1Q 2024)

Gen Digital Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 and Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Gen Digital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 10, 2024

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Aug 01, 2024

New minor risk - Earnings quality

EVP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer recently sold Kč94m worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

Now 33% overvalued after recent price rise

Gen Digital Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective June 13, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.97 (vs US$2.20 in FY 2023)

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

New minor risk - Insider selling

New major risk - Share price stability

Avast Continues Expansion of its Avast One Family of Products Adding Personalized, Modular Cyber Safety

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 2.4% yield

Third quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

New minor risk - Share price stability

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.23 (vs US$0.26 in 3Q 2023)

Gen Digital Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 13, 2024

Gen Digital Inc. Announces That the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Issued Order

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 01, 2024

Gen Digital Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, to Be Paid on December 13, 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.23 (vs US$0.12 in 2Q 2023)

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2023

Norton Introduces New Small Business Solution with 24/7 Triple-Lock Cybersecurity for Small Teams

Norton Launches Secure Browser for Windows Pc and Mac

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 2.4% yield

Gen Digital Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 13, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.29 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2023)

Gen Digital Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2023

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

President & Director recently bought Kč104m worth of stock

Gen Digital Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 14, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.20 (vs US$1.44 in FY 2022)

EVP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer recently sold Kč483k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 2.3% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.35 in 3Q 2022)

Gen Digital Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

Gen Digital Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

High number of new directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.12 (vs US$0.57 in 2Q 2022)

Gen Digital Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023

Gen Digital Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 14, 2022

High number of new directors

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