LivaNova Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

LivaNova's CEO is Vladimir Makatsaria, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is $9.71M, comprised of 8% salary and 92% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth €158.00K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Vladimir Makatsaria

Chief executive officer

US$9.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.96%
CEO tenure1.2yrs
CEO ownership0.008%
Management average tenure1.2yrs
Board average tenure3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Vladimir Makatsaria's remuneration changed compared to LivaNova's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$222m

Dec 31 2024US$10mUS$773k

US$63m

Compensation vs Market: Vladimir's total compensation ($USD9.71M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.71M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Vladimir's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Vladimir Makatsaria (51 yo)

1.2yrs
Tenure
US$9,710,672
Compensation

Mr. Vladimir A. Makatsaria has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director at LivaNova PLC since March 01, 2024. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Health Products Regulatory Authority Board in Irelan...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Vladimir Makatsaria
CEO & Director1.2yrsUS$9.71m0.0079%
€ 158.0k
Alex Shvartsburg
Chief Financial Officer4.5yrsUS$2.83m0.049%
€ 983.6k
Michael Hutchinson
Senior VP2.5yrsUS$2.41m0.010%
€ 208.9k
Ahmet Tezel
Chief Innovation Officer1yrUS$2.97m0%
€ 0
Franco Poletti
President of Cardiopulmonary Business Unitless than a yearUS$2.22m0.015%
€ 300.5k
Lindsey Little
Senior Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Deanna Wilke
Vice President of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Philip Kowalczyk
Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Natalia Kozmina
Chief Human Resources Officerless than a yearno datano data
Paul Buckman
President of Advanced Circulatory Support & GM of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacementno datano datano data
Stephanie Bolton
President of Global Epilepsy5.3yrsno data0.023%
€ 470.2k
Sujay Mashru
Senior Vice President of APAC & Growth Marketsless than a yearno datano data
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: LIA's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Vladimir Makatsaria
CEO & Director1.2yrsUS$9.71m0.0079%
€ 158.0k
Todd Schermerhorn
Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsUS$292.39k0.011%
€ 223.3k
Peter Wilver
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$285.39k0.0068%
€ 137.5k
William Kozy
Chairman of Board6.9yrsUS$1.65m0.052%
€ 1.0m
Sharon O'Kane
Independent Non-Executive Director9.6yrsUS$287.34k0.017%
€ 350.0k
Stacy Seng
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsUS$282.39k0.016%
€ 322.4k
Francesco Bianchi
Independent Non-Executive Director9.6yrsUS$285.39k0.014%
€ 277.4k
Susan Podlogar
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$137.02kno data
J. Barry
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$281.81k0.0025%
€ 50.1k
Brooke Story
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$270.39k0.0064%
€ 128.0k
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LIA's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/25 12:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/23 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

LivaNova PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David RescottBaird
Michael PolarkBaird
Matthew MiksicBarclays