Xos Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Xos' CEO is Dakota Semler, appointed in Aug 2021, has a tenure of 2.58 years. total yearly compensation is $815.70K, comprised of 41.2% salary and 58.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 31.95% of the company’s shares, worth €18.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Dakota Semler

Chief executive officer

US$815.7k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	41.2%
CEO tenure	2.6yrs
CEO ownership	32.0%
Management average tenure	2.6yrs
Board average tenure	2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dakota Semler's remuneration changed compared to Xos's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$82m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$88m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$74m
Dec 31 2022	US$816k	US$336k	-US$73m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$42m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Dec 31 2021	US$75k	US$75k	US$23m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$4m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$35m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$29m
Dec 31 2020	US$35k	US$35k	-US$17m

Compensation vs Market: Dakota's total compensation ($USD815.70K) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD411.63K).

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

CEO

Dakota Semler (30 yo)

2.6yrs

Tenure

US$815,700

Compensation

Mr. Dakota Semler is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Xos, Inc. from August 19, 2021. He is Chief Executive Officer at Thor Trucks Inc. Mr. Semler is a Co-Founder of Xos and served as Chief Executiv...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Dakota Semler	CEO & Chairman	2.6yrs	US$815.70k	31.95% $ 18.7m
Giordano Sordoni	Co-Founder	2.6yrs	US$1.22m	13.19% $ 7.7m
Liana Pogosyan	Acting CFO & VP of Finance	less than a year	no data	0.11% $ 66.9k
Christen Romero	General Counsel & Secretary	2.6yrs	US$2.76m	0.25% $ 145.6k
Mathew Freiheit	Chief Engineer	2.7yrs	no data	no data
Steve Ivsan	Head of Program Management	2.1yrs	no data	no data

2.6yrs

Average Tenure

37yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 9KR0's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Dakota Semler	CEO & Chairman	2.6yrs	US$815.70k	31.95% $ 18.7m
Giordano Sordoni	Co-Founder	2.6yrs	US$1.22m	13.19% $ 7.7m
Edward Rapp	Independent Director	2.6yrs	US$207.28k	0.50% $ 291.8k
George Mattson	Lead Independent Director	2.6yrs	US$222.28k	3.02% $ 1.8m
Stuart Bernstein	Director	1.4yrs	US$151.51k	0.18% $ 105.2k
Burt Jordan	Independent Director	2.6yrs	US$187.28k	0.10% $ 60.5k
Alice Jackson	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$324.82k	0.079% $ 46.2k

2.6yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 9KR0's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Xos Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Xos, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2024

Anousheh Ansari Resigns from Xos, Inc. as Member of the Board of Directors

Kingsley Afemikhe Intends to Resign as Chief Financial Officer of Xos, Inc

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Independent Director recently bought €201k worth of stock

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Recent updates

Xos, Inc. Receives Approval from the California Air Resources Board for the 2024 Xos SV Battery Electric Stepvan

Xos, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2024

Xos, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 15, 2024

Xos, Inc. Unveils Upgraded 2024 Xos SV Stepvan with Enhanced Features for Fleet Operators

Xos, Inc. (NasdaqCM:XOS) completed the acquisition of Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. (NasdaqCM:SOLO).

Xos, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 21, 2024

Xos, Inc. Announces the Next Generation of Their Mobile Charging Unit, The Xos Hub™

Xos, Inc. (NasdaqCM:XOS) entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. (NasdaqCM:SOLO).

Anousheh Ansari Resigns from Xos, Inc. as Member of the Board of Directors

Xos, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Xos, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 09, 2023

Xos, Inc. Completes First Over-The-Air Updates Across Vehicles

Xos, Inc. Demos the Power of The Xos Hub Across Multiple Use Cases

Xos, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Xos, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 10, 2023

Xos To Transfer Listing of Common Stock from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market

Xos, Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.14 loss per share (vs US$0.13 loss in 1Q 2022)

Kingsley Afemikhe Intends to Resign as Chief Financial Officer of Xos, Inc

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$0.44 loss per share (vs US$0.22 profit in FY 2021)

Xos, Inc. Launches Xosphere Go(Tm) Mobile Application for Fleet Management

Xos Receives a Deficiency Letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq

Independent Director recently bought €201k worth of stock

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.14 loss per share (vs US$0.31 profit in 3Q 2021)

Xos, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Second Half of 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Xos, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 10, 2022

Xos, Inc. Appoints Stuart Bernstein to Its Board of Directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Xos, Inc. Unveils Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Features

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.058 loss per share (vs US$0.13 loss in 2Q 2021)

Xos, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for Second Half of 2022

Xos, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 11, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Xos, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 12, 2022

Xos, Inc. Launches Two New Commercial Electric Vehicles and Fleet Intelligence Platform

Xos, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.13 loss per share (vs US$0.38 loss in 1Q 2021)

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Xos, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.45 loss in FY 2020)

Xos, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the First Quarter of 2022

Xos, Inc. Delivers Initial Vehicles to UniFirst Corporation in Southern California

Xos, Inc. Appoints Steve Ivsan as Head of Program Management

Lead Independent Director recently bought €151k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought €125k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought €376k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.31

High number of new and inexperienced directors

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