Vera Bradley Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Vera Bradley's CEO is Ian Bickley, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.38% of the company’s shares, worth €265.87K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 1.6 years respectively.
Key information
Ian Bickley
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 5.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 1.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Ian Bickley (62 yo)
Mr. Ian Martin Bickley is Chief Executive Officer since July 31, 2025 and its Independent Director of Vera Bradley, Inc. from November 1, 2024 and serves as its Executive Chairman of the Board since July 0...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | 9.4yrs | US$900.09k | 1.28% € 888.1k | |
| VP of GMM Merchandising | 1.9yrs | US$504.25k | no data | |
| Interim CEO & Executive Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | 0.38% € 265.9k | |
| Co-Founder & Director Emeritus | 43.7yrs | no data | 8.58% € 6.0m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00089% € 619.8 | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 11.9yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ELI's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim CEO & Executive Chairman of the Board | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.38% € 265.9k | |
| Co-Founder & Director Emeritus | less than a year | no data | 8.58% € 6.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$155.80k | 0.17% € 116.0k | |
| Director | 19yrs | US$161.50k | 1.98% € 1.4m | |
| Lead Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 2% € 1.4m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | no data | 0.045% € 31.6k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$148.60k | 0.17% € 116.0k |
Experienced Board: ELI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/01/07 12:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/11/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/01 |
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
Vera Bradley, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 1 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 |
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| Mark Altschwager | Baird |
| Oliver Chen | Citigroup Inc |
| Steven Marotta | CL King & Associates, Inc. |