Douglas Dynamics Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Douglas Dynamics' CEO is Mark Genderen, appointed in Mar 2025, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is $3.01M, comprised of 21.7% salary and 78.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth €2.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Genderen
Chief executive officer
US$3.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.65% |
| CEO tenure | 1.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$3m | US$651k | US$46m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$41m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$65m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$363k | US$55m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$54m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$582k | US$340k | US$23m |
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD3.01M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Mark Genderen (56 yo)
Mr. Mark Van Genderen serves as President, CEO & Director of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. since March 03, 2025. He was President of Work Truck Attachments of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. since January 2023 and served...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.1yrs | US$3.01m | 0.23% € 2.1m | |
| Executive VP | 8.7yrs | US$2.05m | 0.32% € 2.9m | |
| President of Work Truck Attachments | 1.2yrs | US$1.02m | 0.023% € 207.4k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of People & Culture | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Municipal-Focused Operations of Work Truck Solutions | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP, Corporate Controller & Treasurer | no data | no data | 0.062% € 562.4k | |
| Director of Organizational Development | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 5D4's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.1yrs | US$3.01m | 0.23% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 14.8yrs | US$189.60k | 0.17% € 1.6m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 15.5yrs | US$235.43k | 0.18% € 1.7m | |
| Director | 22.3yrs | US$885.80k | 0.67% € 6.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$202.10k | 0.076% € 691.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$59.25k | 0.0083% € 76.2k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$59.25k | 0.0083% € 76.2k | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$204.60k | 0.057% € 517.2k |
Experienced Board: 5D4's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/12 18:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| 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 * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
Analyst Sources
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Timothy Wojs | Baird |
| Jason Ursaner | CJS Securities, Inc. |
| Ryan Sigdahl | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |