Western Union Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Western Union's CEO is Devin McGranahan, appointed in Dec 2021, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is $13.27M, comprised of 7.5% salary and 92.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth €3.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 6.8 years respectively.
Key information
Devin McGranahan
Chief executive officer
US$13.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.53% |
| CEO tenure | 3.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$915m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$13m | US$1m | US$934m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$676m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$582m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$617m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$10m | US$1m | US$626m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$748m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$751m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$769m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$7m | US$1m | US$911m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$830m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$889m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$917m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$14m | US$17k | US$806m |
Compensation vs Market: Devin's total compensation ($USD13.27M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.39M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Devin's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Devin McGranahan (54 yo)
3.4yrs
Tenure
US$13,272,700
Compensation
Mr. Devin B. McGranahan serves as Chief Executive Officer at Western Union International Bank GmbH. He has been President, Chief Executive Officer of The Western Union Company since December 27, 2021 and s...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.4yrs | US$13.27m | 0.12% € 3.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.7yrs | US$3.33m | 0.021% € 615.3k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Operations Officer | 3.1yrs | US$2.07m | 0.014% € 412.8k | |
| Executive VP | 2.9yrs | US$1.99m | 0.018% € 535.1k | |
| President of Europe | 3.1yrs | US$2.19m | 0.034% € 1.0m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | 5.2yrs | no data | 0.010% € 293.2k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.018% € 517.1k | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Asia Pacific | no data | no data | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: W3U's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.4yrs | US$13.27m | 0.12% € 3.7m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | 10yrs | US$485.00k | 0.0037% € 109.6k | |
| Independent Director | 12.8yrs | US$315.00k | 0.010% € 296.7k | |
| Independent Director | 18.7yrs | US$355.00k | 0.0015% € 44.5k | |
| Independent Director | 18.7yrs | US$320.00k | 0.019% € 561.9k | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$315.00k | 0.017% € 499.2k | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$330.00k | 0.0030% € 89.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$335.00k | 0.017% € 500.9k | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$315.00k | 0.00022% € 6.5k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$340.00k | 0.0020% € 59.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$305.50k | no data |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: W3U's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/19 09:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
The Western Union Company is covered by 45 analysts. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Ramsey El-Assal | Barclays |
| Darrin Peller | Barclays |
| Rufus Hone | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |