Lifeway Foods Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Lifeway Foods' CEO is Julie Smolyansky, appointed in Jun 2002, has a tenure of 22.42 years. total yearly compensation is $3.37M, comprised of 29.7% salary and 70.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 14.42% of the company’s shares, worth €49.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.5 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Julie Smolyansky
Chief executive officer
US$3.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 29.7% |
| CEO tenure | 22.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 14.4% |
| Management average tenure | 6.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$14m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$1m | US$11m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$8m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$1m | US$924k |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$115k |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$388k |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$3m | US$1m | US$3m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$1m | US$3m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$987k |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$1m | US$453k |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$1m | US$1m | -US$3m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$1m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$400k |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$2m | US$1m | -US$346k |
Compensation vs Market: Julie's total compensation ($USD3.37M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.03M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Julie's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Julie Smolyansky (49 yo)
22.4yrs
Tenure
US$3,372,200
Compensation
Ms. Julie Smolyansky has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lifeway Foods, Inc. since June 10, 2002 and has been its Chairperson of the Board since August 2022, Secretary since January 1, 20...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Board | 22.4yrs | US$3.37m | 14.42% € 49.4m | |
| CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer | 6.5yrs | US$805.00k | 0.18% € 624.1k | |
| Senior Executive Vice President of Sales | 6.1yrs | US$740.46k | 0.13% € 446.7k |
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LWF's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Board | 22.4yrs | US$3.37m | 14.42% € 49.4m | |
| Independent Director | 38.8yrs | US$107.50k | 0.18% € 620.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$86.25k | 0.032% € 109.8k | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$127.75k | 0.14% € 495.3k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$164.25k | 0.17% € 567.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$127.75k | 0.17% € 589.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$99.00k | 0.032% € 109.8k |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LWF's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).