Ashland Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
Ashland's CEO is Guillermo Novo, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 5.17 years. total yearly compensation is $8.98M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.33% of the company’s shares, worth €9.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 2.6 years respectively.
Key information
Guillermo Novo
Chief executive officer
US$9.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.6% |
| CEO tenure | 5.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 1.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Sep 30 2024 | US$9m | US$1m | US$199m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$172m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$183m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$154m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$7m | US$1m | US$168m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$236m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$245m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$191m |
| Sep 30 2022 | US$9m | US$1m | US$181m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$155m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$175m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$162m |
| Sep 30 2021 | US$8m | US$1m | US$173m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$75m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$54m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$546m |
| Sep 30 2020 | US$12m | US$813k | -US$555m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$464m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$491m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$129m |
| Sep 30 2019 | US$115k | n/a | -US$39m |
Compensation vs Market: Guillermo's total compensation ($USD8.98M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.06M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Guillermo's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Guillermo Novo (62 yo)
5.2yrs
Tenure
US$8,981,991
Compensation
Mr. Guillermo Novo serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Versum Materials, Inc. He serves as Independent Director of PPG Industries, Incorporated and has served as its Director since February...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 5.2yrs | US$8.98m | 0.33% € 10.0m | |
| Senior VP | 11.8yrs | US$3.06m | 0.43% € 12.8m | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 1.5yrs | US$1.61m | 0.015% € 442.3k | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 9.1yrs | US$1.92m | 0.056% € 1.7m | |
| Senior VP and GM of Life Sciences & Intermediates | less than a year | US$2.31m | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0089% € 264.0k | |
| Senior VP & Chief HR Officer | 4.5yrs | no data | 0.013% € 388.4k | |
| Senior VP & GM of Personal Care | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0037% € 110.7k | |
| SVP & General Manager of Specialty Additives | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Treasurer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Asset Management | 8.4yrs | no data | no data |
1.6yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AHT's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 5.8yrs | US$8.98m | 0.33% € 10.0m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$264.96k | 0.026% € 787.5k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 7.6yrs | US$280.30k | 0.028% € 845.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$263.75k | 0.0059% € 176.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$260.30k | 0.0041% € 121.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$249.96k | 0.0082% € 244.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$153.11k | 0.0024% € 72.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$138.70k | 0.0022% € 64.3k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$238.38k | 0.0047% € 138.7k |
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AHT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 22:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ashland Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| John McNulty | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Dmitry Silversteyn | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |