Dana Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Dana's CEO is Byron Foster, appointed in Jul 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $3.71M, comprised of 17.8% salary and 82.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.13% of the company’s shares, worth €3.33M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
Byron Foster
Chief executive officer
US$3.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 17.81% |
| CEO tenure | no data |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$67m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$4m | US$660k | -US$70m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$65m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$310m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$3m | US$660k | -US$350m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$190m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$143m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$52m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$640k | -US$272m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$102m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$209m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$231m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$2m | US$590k | -US$242m |
Compensation vs Market: Byron's total compensation ($USD3.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.08M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Byron's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Byron Foster (58 yo)
Mr. Byron S. Foster is President & CEO of Dana Incorporated from July 1, 2026 and has been its Director since February 11, 2026 and was President of the Light Vehicle Drive Systems Business since July 9, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 12.4yrs | US$5.61m | 0.72% € 17.8m | |
| President | no data | US$3.71m | 0.13% € 3.3m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 4.6yrs | US$5.10m | 0.18% € 4.5m | |
| Senior VP | 9.2yrs | US$3.62m | 0.19% € 4.8m | |
| Senior VP and President of Commercial Vehicle Drive & Motion Systems | 2yrs | US$3.79m | 0.018% € 449.7k | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Operations | 5.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 7.7yrs | no data | 0.0057% € 141.5k | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Planning | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Purchasing Officer | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Controller | 17.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 4DH's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 12.4yrs | US$5.61m | 0.72% € 17.8m | |
| President | less than a year | US$3.71m | 0.13% € 3.3m | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$329.03k | 0.048% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 8.4yrs | US$334.03k | 0.059% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$319.03k | 0.012% € 296.7k | |
| Independent Director | 8.4yrs | US$329.03k | 0.040% € 999.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$319.03k | 0.025% € 611.0k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$83.40k | 0.0024% € 59.3k |
Experienced Board: 4DH's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/07/02 14:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Dana Incorporated is covered by 19 analysts. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Dan Levy | Barclays |
| James Picariello | BNP Paribas |
| Aileen Smith | BofA Global Research |