Darling Ingredients Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Darling Ingredients' CEO is Randy Stuewe, appointed in Feb 2003, has a tenure of 21.75 years. total yearly compensation is $9.33M, comprised of 13.5% salary and 86.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.4% of the company’s shares, worth €22.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Randy Stuewe

Chief executive officer

US$9.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	13.5%
CEO tenure	21.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.4%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Randy Stuewe's remuneration changed compared to Darling Ingredients's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 28 2024	n/a	n/a	US$261m
Jun 29 2024	n/a	n/a	US$370m
Mar 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$543m
Dec 30 2023	US$9m	US$1m	US$648m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$720m
Jul 01 2023	n/a	n/a	US$786m
Apr 01 2023	n/a	n/a	US$735m
Dec 31 2022	US$9m	US$1m	US$738m
Oct 01 2022	n/a	n/a	US$737m
Jul 02 2022	n/a	n/a	US$693m
Apr 02 2022	n/a	n/a	US$687m
Jan 01 2022	US$8m	US$1m	US$651m
Oct 02 2021	n/a	n/a	US$540m
Jul 03 2021	n/a	n/a	US$494m
Apr 03 2021	n/a	n/a	US$363m
Jan 02 2021	US$8m	US$1m	US$297m
Sep 26 2020	n/a	n/a	US$495m
Jun 27 2020	n/a	n/a	US$419m
Mar 28 2020	n/a	n/a	US$380m
Dec 28 2019	US$8m	US$1m	US$313m
Sep 28 2019	n/a	n/a	US$111m
Jun 29 2019	n/a	n/a	US$79m
Mar 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$22m
Dec 29 2018	US$7m	US$1m	US$101m
Sep 29 2018	n/a	n/a	US$167m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$180m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$220m
Dec 30 2017	US$6m	US$1m	US$128m

Compensation vs Market: Randy's total compensation ($USD9.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.31M).

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

CEO

Randy Stuewe (61 yo)

21.8yrs

Tenure

US$9,332,669

Compensation

Mr. Randall C. Stuewe, also known as Randy, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darling Ingredients Inc. since February, 3, 2003. Mr. Stuewe served as the President of ConAgra Foods, Inc....

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Randall Stuewe	Chairman & CEO	21.8yrs	US$9.33m	0.40% € 23.0m
Brad Phillips	Executive VP & CFO	6.8yrs	US$2.39m	0.076% € 4.4m
Jan van der Velden	Executive Vice President of International Rendering & Specialties	10.8yrs	US$2.28m	0.037% € 2.1m
Matthew Jansen	Chief Operating Officer of North America	1.5yrs	US$5.08m	0.017% € 970.9k
Joseph Manzi	VP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer	3.7yrs	no data	0.0048% € 275.6k
Patrick McNutt	Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer	2.1yrs	no data	0.0083% € 473.7k
Suann Guthrie	Senior Vice President	2.8yrs	no data	no data
John Sterling	Executive VP	17.3yrs	US$2.06m	0.18% € 10.1m
Sandra Dudley	Executive Vice President of Renewables & U.S. Specialty Operations	no data	no data	0.027% € 1.6m
Jeroen Colpaert	Executive Vice President of Rousselot	1.8yrs	no data	0.0019% € 109.1k
Brandon Lairmore	Executive Vice President of US Rendering Operations	1.3yrs	no data	0.0094% € 541.4k
Robert Day	Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer	1.3yrs	no data	0.0031% € 175.7k

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 43D's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Randall Stuewe	Chairman & CEO	21.8yrs	US$9.33m	0.40% € 23.0m
Linda Goodspeed	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$271.46k	0.019% € 1.1m
Clesteen Clark	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$248.23k	0.0036% € 206.1k
Larry Barden	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$280.56k	0.0089% € 511.0k
Gary Mize	Lead Independent Director	8.8yrs	US$356.46k	0.026% € 1.5m
Enderson Guimaraes	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$248.23k	0.0042% € 242.3k
Kurt Stoffel	Independent Director	1.5yrs	US$214.56k	0.0088% € 503.6k
Charles Adair	Independent Director	7.5yrs	US$271.46k	0.027% € 1.6m
Elizabeth Albright	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$248.23k	0.0066% € 381.8k
Randy Hill	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.0017% € 99.3k

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 43D's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Darling Ingredients Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Retirement of Michael E. Rescoe from Its Board

Chairman & CEO recently sold €1.4m worth of stock

Darling Ingredients Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

Chairman & CEO recently sold €5.8m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.7m worth of stock

Darling Ingredients Inc. Chief Strategy Officer John Bullock to Retire; Robert Day to Succeed Bullock

Recent updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.78 in 3Q 2023)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Darling Ingredients Introduces Nextida GC

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Retirement of Michael E. Rescoe from Its Board

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.49 (vs US$1.58 in 2Q 2023)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 25, 2024

Chairman & CEO recently sold €1.4m worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$1.16 in 1Q 2023)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Darling Ingredients Inc. Identifies Collagen Peptide Profiles for Targeted Health Benefits

Darling Ingredients Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.05 (vs US$4.58 in FY 2022)

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) acquired Miropasz sp.z o.o.

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.78 (vs US$1.19 in 3Q 2022)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

Chairman & CEO recently sold €5.8m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.7m worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.58 (vs US$1.25 in 2Q 2022)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

Darling Ingredients Inc. Chief Strategy Officer John Bullock to Retire; Robert Day to Succeed Bullock

Darling Ingredients Inc.(NYSE:DAR) dropped from Russell Small Cap Comp Growth Index

Chairman & CEO recently sold €4.2m worth of stock

Darling Ingredients Inc. Elects Kurt Stoffel to Board of Directors

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.16 (vs US$1.17 in 1Q 2022)

Independent Director recently sold €604k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$4.58 (vs US$4.01 in FY 2021)

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 27, 2023

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Board Changes

Darling Ingredients Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Insider recently sold €1.8m worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.19 (vs US$0.91 in 3Q 2021)

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) entered into definitive agreement to acquire Miropasz sp.z o.o. on November for approximately €110 million.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) entered into definitive agreement to acquire Miropasz sp.z o.o. on November for approximately €110 million.

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 08, 2022

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) agreed to acquire Gelnex Indústria E Comércio Ltda. for approximately $1.2 billion.

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.25 (vs US$1.21 in 2Q 2021)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 09, 2022

Insider recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Executive VP & CFO recently sold €1.8m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.3m worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.17 (vs US$0.93 in 1Q 2021)

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) agreed to acquire FASA Group for approximately BRL 2800 million.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) acquired Valley Proteins, Inc

Rousselot Biomedical Announces the World's First GelMA Produced Under GMP

Chairman & CEO recently sold €3.4m worth of stock

Chairman & CEO recently sold €3.4m worth of stock

Insider recently sold €1.5m worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 28, 2022

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) entered into an agreement to acquire Valley Proteins, Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion.

Darling Ingredients' Rousselot® Health Brand Obtains Patent from the European Patent Office for its SiMoGel™ Solution

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.91 (vs US$0.62 in 3Q 2020)

Insider recently sold €893k worth of stock

Chairman & CEO recently sold €4.5m worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.21 (vs US$0.40 in 2Q 2020)

Darling Ingredients Inc.(NYSE:DAR) dropped from Russell 2000 Index

Darling Ingredients Inc. Launches Geldat

Darling Ingredients Reopens Upgraded Brazilian Innovation Lab

Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer has left the company

Insider recently sold €563k worth of stock

Chief Accounting Officer has left the company

New 90-day high: €60.00

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.83 (vs US$1.90 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Darling Ingredients Inc. Appoints Gary W. Mize as New Lead Director and Chairman of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee