Hershey Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Hershey's CEO is Michele Buck, appointed in Mar 2017, has a tenure of 7.67 years. total yearly compensation is $15.65M, comprised of 8.9% salary and 91.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.081% of the company’s shares, worth €27.68M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 6.5 years respectively.
Key information
Michele Buck
Chief executive officer
US$15.7m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage | 8.9% |
CEO tenure | 7.7yrs |
CEO ownership | 0.08% |
Management average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Board average tenure | 6.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Dec 31 2023 | US$16m | US$1m | US$2b |
Oct 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Jul 02 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Apr 02 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Dec 31 2022 | US$14m | US$1m | US$2b |
Oct 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Jul 03 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Apr 03 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Dec 31 2021 | US$16m | US$1m | US$1b |
Oct 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Jul 04 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Apr 04 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Dec 31 2020 | US$19m | US$1m | US$1b |
Sep 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Jun 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Mar 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Dec 31 2019 | US$17m | US$1m | US$1b |
Sep 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Dec 31 2018 | US$12m | US$1m | US$1b |
Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Jul 01 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Apr 01 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Dec 31 2017 | US$10m | US$1m | US$783m |
Compensation vs Market: Michele's total compensation ($USD15.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.81M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michele's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Michele Buck (62 yo)
7.7yrs
Tenure
US$15,654,209
Compensation
Ms. Michele Gross Buck has been the Chairman at The Hershey Company since October 11, 2019 and has been its Chief Executive Officer and President since March 1, 2017. Ms. Buck is responsible for all day-to...
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | 7.7yrs | US$15.65m | 0.081% € 27.7m | |
Senior VP & CFO | 5.5yrs | US$4.38m | 0.015% € 5.3m | |
Senior VP & CTO | 1.1yrs | US$9.17m | 0% € 0 | |
President of Salty Snacks | 4.8yrs | US$4.34m | 0.012% € 4.1m | |
VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.0015% € 497.2k | |
Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Finance | no data | no data | no data | |
Senior VP | 3.9yrs | no data | 0.0061% € 2.1m | |
Global Chief Sales Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief Transformation Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.0074% € 2.5m | |
Senior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer | 5.4yrs | US$3.13m | 0.011% € 3.8m | |
President of International | 5.6yrs | no data | 0.013% € 4.6m | |
Chief Development Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: HSY's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | 7.7yrs | US$15.65m | 0.081% € 27.7m | |
Lead Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$301.46k | 0.0019% € 647.1k | |
Independent Director | 12.9yrs | US$280.00k | 0.0071% € 2.4m | |
Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$280.00k | 0.0073% € 2.5m | |
Independent Director | 13.6yrs | US$329.75k | 0.0084% € 2.9m | |
Independent Director | 7.5yrs | US$275.00k | 0.00030% € 102.2k | |
Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00029% € 98.8k | |
Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00029% € 98.8k | |
Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0029% € 974.0k | |
Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$173.75k | 0.00069% € 235.0k |
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: HSY's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).