Sezzle Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sezzle's CEO is Charlie Youakim, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 9.33 years. total yearly compensation is $2.22M, comprised of 24.1% salary and 75.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 44.08% of the company’s shares, worth €1.14B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 1.3 years respectively.

Key information

Charlie Youakim

Chief executive officer

US$2.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage24.12%
CEO tenure9.3yrs
CEO ownership44.1%
Management average tenure6yrs
Board average tenure1.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Charlie Youakim's remuneration changed compared to Sezzle's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$107m

Dec 31 2024US$2mUS$537k

US$79m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$56m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$42m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$13m

Dec 31 2023US$2mUS$514k

US$7m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$5m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$8m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$8m

Dec 31 2022US$307kUS$250k

-US$38m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$65m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$88m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$92m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$250k

-US$75m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$65m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$55m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$39m

Dec 31 2020US$348kUS$250k

-US$32m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$21m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$16m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Dec 31 2019US$510kUS$212k

-US$13m

Compensation vs Market: Charlie's total compensation ($USD2.22M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.23M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Charlie's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Charlie Youakim (47 yo)

9.3yrs

Tenure

US$2,224,113

Compensation

Mr. Charles G. Youakim, also known as Charlie, is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sezzle Inc. Mr. Youakim co-founded Sezzle Inc in 2016 and Director since January 4, 2016. Charlie is...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Youakim
Co-Founder9.3yrsUS$2.22m44.08%
€ 1.1b
Paul Paradis
Co-Founder4.8yrsUS$1.57m4.2%
€ 108.5m
Karen Hartje
Chief Financial Officer7.1yrsUS$1.43m1.4%
€ 36.0m
Amin Sabzivand
Chief Operating Officer2.2yrsno data0.35%
€ 9.1m
Kerissa Hollis
General Counsel & Corporate Secretaryno datano data0.0050%
€ 128.8k
Justin Krause
Senior VP of Finance & Financial Controllerno datano data0.16%
€ 4.1m

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

43.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0SE0's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Youakim
Co-Founder9.3yrsUS$2.22m44.08%
€ 1.1b
Paul Paradis
Co-Founder7yrsUS$1.57m4.2%
€ 108.5m
Per Welinder
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Dustin Robertson
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Scott Guilfoyle
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Karen Webster
Independent Non-Executive Director1.3yrsUS$162.17k0.0052%
€ 133.8k
Stephen East
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearUS$87.91k0.024%
€ 616.6k
Corey Tollefson
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Lex Bayer
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Kyle Brehm
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearUS$82.13k0.060%
€ 1.6m

1.3yrs

Average Tenure

48.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0SE0's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/12 10:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sezzle Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harold GoetschB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Edmund Anthony HenningCLSA
John MarrinCLSA