Beyond Meat Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Beyond Meat's CEO is Ethan Brown, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 15.25 years. total yearly compensation is $6.71M, comprised of 7.4% salary and 92.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.29% of the company’s shares, worth €8.38M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Ethan Brown

Chief executive officer

US$6.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	7.4%
CEO tenure	15.3yrs
CEO ownership	2.3%
Management average tenure	3yrs
Board average tenure	5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ethan Brown's remuneration changed compared to Beyond Meat's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$7m	US$500k	-US$338m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$250m
Jul 01 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$281m
Apr 01 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$325m
Dec 31 2022	US$7m	US$500k	-US$366m
Oct 01 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$380m
Jul 02 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$333m
Apr 02 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$255m
Dec 31 2021	US$7m	US$500k	-US$182m
Oct 02 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$127m
Jul 03 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$91m
Apr 03 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$82m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$500k	-US$53m
Sep 26 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$28m
Jun 27 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 28 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Dec 31 2019	US$8m	US$500k	-US$12m
Sep 28 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$19m
Jun 29 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$33m
Mar 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$31m
Dec 31 2018	US$968k	US$299k	-US$30m
Sep 29 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$29m
Dec 31 2017	US$413k	US$289k	-US$30m

Compensation vs Market: Ethan's total compensation ($USD6.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.02M).

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

CEO

Ethan Brown (51 yo)

15.3yrs

Tenure

US$6,713,337

Compensation

Mr. Ethan Brown is the Founder of Beyond Meat, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Director since 2009. He also serves as a manager of the Planet Partnership, LLC, and served as S...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ethan Brown	Founder	15.3yrs	US$6.71m	2.29% $ 8.4m
Lubi Kutua	CFO, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer	1.5yrs	US$2.54m	0.036% $ 133.1k
Jonathan Nelson	Chief Operations Officer	1.5yrs	US$1.95m	0.027% $ 100.4k
Akerho Oghoghomeh	Chief Marketing Officer	1.2yrs	US$2.17m	0.0096% $ 35.1k
Dariush Ajami	Chief Innovation Officer	5.8yrs	US$2.61m	0.11% $ 393.4k
Teri Witteman	Chief Legal Officer & Secretary	4.9yrs	US$1.47m	0.18% $ 662.0k
Shira Zackai	Head of Communications & VP	4.5yrs	no data	no data
Drew Lufkin	Senior Vice President of Sales	no data	no data	no data
Chad Peffer	Interim Chief Growth Officer	no data	no data	0.0059% $ 21.7k

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0Q3's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Ethan Brown	Founder	15.3yrs	US$6.71m	2.29% $ 8.4m
C. Koch	Independent Director	less than a year	US$344.37k	0.019% $ 69.4k
Raymond Lane	Independent Director	9.2yrs	US$140.13k	0.073% $ 267.5k
Kathy Waller	Lead Independent Director	5.4yrs	US$163.94k	0.019% $ 68.7k
Seth Goldman	Independent Chairman of the Board	11.2yrs	US$163.64k	1.47% $ 5.4m
Muktesh Pant	Independent Director	2.9yrs	US$147.13k	0.096% $ 351.2k
Colleen Jay	Independent Director	1.9yrs	US$149.63k	0.022% $ 80.0k
Sally Grimes	Independent Director	2.9yrs	US$131.13k	0.019% $ 68.5k
Ned Segal	Independent Director	5.4yrs	US$141.63k	0.018% $ 65.9k

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0Q3's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Beyond Meat Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Beyond Meat, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Resignation of Henry Dieu as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Effective January 5, 2024

Chief Innovation Officer recently sold €381k worth of stock

Chief Brand Officer recently sold €94k worth of stock

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces CFO Changes

Recent updates

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces the Launch of the Fourth Generation Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef

Beyond Meat, Inc. Unveils New and Expanded Line of Beyond Crumbles

Beyond Meat, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$5.26 loss per share (vs US$5.76 loss in FY 2022)

Beyond Meat, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Beyond Meat Unveils Fourth Generation of Its Core Beef Platform, Beyond IV

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 27, 2024

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Resignation of Henry Dieu as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Effective January 5, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$1.10 loss per share (vs US$1.60 loss in 3Q 2022)

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2023

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

New minor risk - Financial position

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.83 loss per share (vs US$1.53 loss in 2Q 2022)

Beyond Meat, Inc. Debuts Beyond Stack Burger At Select Kroger Stores Nationwide

Beyond Meat, Inc. Debuts Beyond Stack Burger At Select Kroger Stores Nationwide

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 07, 2023

Kuznicki Law Pllc Announces Class Action on Behalf of Shareholders of Beyond Meat, Inc

Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Beyond Meat, Inc

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.92 loss per share (vs US$1.58 loss in 1Q 2022)

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Earnings Outlook for the Year 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$5.76 loss per share (vs US$2.88 loss in FY 2021)

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Chief Innovation Officer recently sold €381k worth of stock

Chief Brand Officer recently sold €94k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$1.60 loss per share (vs US$0.87 loss in 3Q 2021)

Beyond Meat, Inc. Expands Award-Winning Chicken Portfolio with the Introduction of Beyond Chicken Nuggets and Beyond Popcorn Chicken

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces the Launch of Beyond Steak

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces CFO Changes

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Taco Bell Corp. Announces Unveiling of a Category-Disrupting Product

Beyond Meat, Inc. Suspends Doug Ramsey, Chief Operating Officer

Insider recently sold €987k worth of stock

Beyond Meat, Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$1.53 loss per share (vs US$0.31 loss in 2Q 2021)

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Beyond Meat, Inc.(NasdaqGS:BYND) dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Newest Versions of Its Iconic Beyond Burger ® and Beyond Beef®

A New Federal Lawsuit Files Against Beyond Meat and its CEO Ethan Brown Alleging False Advertising and Unfair Competition

Beyond Meat, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2022

Beyond Meat, Inc. Expands Availability of Beyond Chicken® Tenders at over 8,000 New Outlets Nationwide, Including Grocery, Pharmacy and Club Stores

Notice to Current Beyond Meat Stockholders of Proposed Settlement and Dismissal with Prejudice of Derivative Actions

Beyond Meat, Inc. Launches the Beyond Burger and Beyond Meatballs at Approximately 2,000 Rite Aid Stores Nationwide

Beyond Meat, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

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

No longer forecast to breakeven

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year of 2022

Beyond Meat, Inc. and A&W Canada Launches of the Jalapeno Lime Beyond Meat Burger, A&W's First All Plant-Based Burger Build

Beyond Meat, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 24, 2022

Forecast to breakeven in 2024

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary recently sold €448k worth of stock

No longer forecast to breakeven

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.87 loss per share (vs US$0.31 loss in 3Q 2020)

Beyond Meat, Inc. Announces Latest Expansion in Plant-Based Chicken Platform

Forecast to breakeven in 2023

Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Shah has left the company

Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Shah has left the company

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2021

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.31 loss per share (vs US$0.16 loss in 2Q 2020)

Independent Director recently sold €628k worth of stock

Chief Growth Officer Charles Muth has left the company

Independent Director recently sold €3.6m worth of stock

Beyond Meat Introduces First-Ever Value 6-Pack of its Irresistible Beyond Burger Across Canada

Independent Director has left the company

Director has left the company

Beyond Meat® Expands Presence at Walmart with Launch of Beyond Meatballs™ and Summer Grilling Pop-Ups Featuring the New Beyond Burger

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.43 loss per share (vs US$0.029 profit in 1Q 2020)

Beyond Meat, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2021