Wolverine World Wide Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Wolverine World Wide's CEO is Chris Hufnagel, appointed in May 2023, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $3.17M, comprised of 25.6% salary and 74.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth €2.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 8.6 years respectively.
Key information
Chris Hufnagel
Chief executive officer
US$3.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 25.6% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$68m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$83m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$74m |
| Dec 30 2023 | US$3m | US$814k | -US$40m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$308m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$279m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$180m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$606k | -US$189m |
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD3.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Chris's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Chris Hufnagel (52 yo)
1.7yrs
Tenure
US$3,174,477
Compensation
Mr. Christopher E. Hufnagel, also known as Chris, is President of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. since May 2023 and is Chief Executive Officer & Director from August 06, 2023 and served as its President of the...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.7yrs | US$3.17m | 0.15% € 2.6m | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 8.7yrs | US$1.64m | 0.049% € 850.7k | |
| Executive Vice President | less than a year | US$2.45m | 0.28% € 4.8m | |
| President of International Group | 3.6yrs | US$2.71m | 0.052% € 906.2k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer & Senior VP of Central Services | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | 0.021% € 365.3k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of the Work Group | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Merchant Officer of Merrell | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Global Brand President of Sweaty Betty | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WW4's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.4yrs | US$3.17m | 0.15% € 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 16.9yrs | US$252.01k | 0.041% € 701.8k | |
| Independent Director | 18.5yrs | US$277.01k | 0.20% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 33yrs | US$252.01k | 0.34% € 5.9m | |
| Independent Director | 21.2yrs | US$260.76k | 0.052% € 905.5k | |
| Independent Chairman & Lead Independent Director | 13.5yrs | US$399.40k | 0.058% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$264.01k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$216.26k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$214.01k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$214.01k | 0.012% € 205.8k |
8.6yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WW4's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 06:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/30 |
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
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Jonathan Komp | Baird |
| Scott Krasik | BB&T Capital Markets |