Donnelley Financial Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Donnelley Financial Solutions' CEO is Dan Leib, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 8.08 years. total yearly compensation is $6.76M, comprised of 12.1% salary and 87.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.29% of the company’s shares, worth €21.94M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 8.1 years respectively.

Key information

Dan Leib

Chief executive officer

US$6.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	12.1%
CEO tenure	8.1yrs
CEO ownership	1.3%
Management average tenure	3.8yrs
Board average tenure	8.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Dan Leib's remuneration changed compared to Donnelley Financial Solutions's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$97m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$106m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$100m
Dec 31 2023	US$7m	US$815k	US$82m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$83m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$84m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$92m
Dec 31 2022	US$8m	US$780k	US$103m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$117m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$140m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$137m
Dec 31 2021	US$8m	US$780k	US$146m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$85m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$49m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$5m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$780k	-US$26m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$17m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$25m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$43m
Dec 31 2019	US$4m	US$733k	US$38m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$30m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$63m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$65m
Dec 31 2018	US$4m	US$700k	US$74m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$51m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Dec 31 2017	US$6m	US$700k	US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Dan's total compensation ($USD6.76M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.63M).

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

CEO

Dan Leib (58 yo)

8.1yrs

Tenure

US$6,755,278

Compensation

Mr. Daniel N. Leib, also known as Dan, has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. since October 1, 2016. He joined the Donnelley Financial Solutions, In...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Daniel Leib	President	8.1yrs	US$6.76m	1.29% € 21.9m
David Gardella	Executive VP & CFO	8.1yrs	US$2.99m	0.51% € 8.6m
Robert Williams	Chief People & Administrative Officer	1.3yrs	US$1.71m	0.11% € 1.9m
Craig Clay	President of Global Capital Markets	3.8yrs	US$2.99m	0.28% € 4.8m
Eric Johnson	President of Global Investment Companies	no data	US$2.31m	0.30% € 5.1m
Jons Besch	Chief Operations & Production Officer	no data	no data	no data
Kami Turner	Senior VP	8.1yrs	US$832.57k	0.12% € 2.1m
Eric Foster	Chief Information Officer	4.7yrs	no data	no data
Michael Zhao	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Leah Trzcinski	Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and General Counsel	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Karen Clanton	Vice President of Corporate Communications	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Molly McGregor	Senior VP of Marketing & Sales Enablement	less than a year	no data	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 1DN's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Daniel Leib	President	8.1yrs	US$6.76m	1.29% € 21.9m
Richard Crandall	Independent Chairman	8.1yrs	US$380.36k	0.19% € 3.3m
Gary Greenfield	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$296.67k	0.10% € 1.7m
Charles Drucker	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$266.67k	0.092% € 1.6m
Juliet Ellis	Independent Director	6.1yrs	US$271.67k	0.15% € 2.6m
Lois Martin	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$291.67k	0.20% € 3.3m
Luis Aguilar	Independent Director	8.1yrs	US$286.67k	0.15% € 2.6m
Jeffrey Jacobowitz	Independent Director	5.5yrs	US$266.67k	0.13% € 2.1m
Chandar Pattabhiram	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$266.67k	0.018% € 300.5k

8.1yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 1DN's board of directors are considered experienced (8.1 years average tenure).

Donnelley Financial Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Announces Resignation of Jeffrey Jacobowitz from the Board of Directors and Committees

Insider recently sold €508k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Chief People & Administrative Officer recently sold €1.1m worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Recent updates

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Announces Resignation of Jeffrey Jacobowitz from the Board of Directors and Committees

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.30 (vs US$0.62 in 3Q 2023)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2024

Insider recently sold €508k worth of stock

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.50 (vs US$1.28 in 2Q 2023)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 31, 2024

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(NYSE:DFIN) dropped from Russell 2000 Dynamic Index

Insider recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Chief People & Administrative Officer recently sold €1.1m worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.14 (vs US$0.54 in 1Q 2023)

Insufficient new directors

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.81 (vs US$3.33 in FY 2022)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 20, 2024

Senior VP recently sold €436k worth of stock

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.62 (vs US$0.64 in 3Q 2022)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.28 (vs US$1.46 in 2Q 2022)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

An unknown buyer acquired an unknown minority stake in Mediant Communications Inc. from Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) for $11.8 million.

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Provides Consolidated Sales Guidance for Second Quarter

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.54 (vs US$0.80 in 1Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.33 (vs US$4.36 in FY 2021)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 21, 2023

Insufficient new directors

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCPK:OTCM) acquired EDGAR Online Inc. from Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN).

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCPK:OTCM) acquired EDGAR Online Inc. from Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN).

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.64 (vs US$1.25 in 3Q 2021)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) announces an Equity Buyback for $150 million worth of its shares.

Executive VP & CFO recently sold €3.1m worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.46 (vs US$1.27 in 2Q 2021)

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Donnelley Financial Solutions Appoints Chandar Pattabhiram to Board of Directors

President of Global Capital Markets recently sold €120k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.80 (vs US$1.05 in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Provides Consolidated Revenue Guidance for the First Quarter of 2022

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 22, 2022

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) acquired Guardum.

Insider recently sold €427k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.25 (vs US$0.21 in 3Q 2020)

Insufficient new directors

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.27 (vs US$0.038 loss in 2Q 2020)

Donnelley Financial Solutions Launches ContractTracker for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.05 (vs US$0.12 in 1Q 2020)

DFIN and FloQast Announce Partnership to Transform Financial Reporting

Senior VP recently sold €135k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$0.76 loss per share (vs US$1.10 profit in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Announces the Launch of New AD

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 25, 2021

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Launches Innovative Purpose-Built ActiveDisclosure; New Software Transforms SEC Regulatory Reporting

New 90-day high: €16.10

New 90-day high: €13.60

Revenue beats expectations

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.21

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 04, 2020

New 90-day high: €11.70