Element Solutions Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Element Solutions' CEO is Ben Gliklich, appointed in Jan 2019, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is $5.06M, comprised of 19.1% salary and 80.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth €16.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.2 years and 8.2 years respectively.
Key information
Ben Gliklich
Chief executive officer
US$5.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 19.1% |
| CEO tenure | 5.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 5.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$129m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$116m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$51m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$136m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$172m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$969k | US$185m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$178m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$177m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$846k | US$203m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$227m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$151m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$3m | US$699k | US$77m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$79m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$92m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$3m | US$705k | US$79m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$76m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$480k | -US$81m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$81m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$113m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$178m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$2m | US$465k | -US$192m |
Compensation vs Market: Ben's total compensation ($USD5.06M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.35M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ben's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ben Gliklich (38 yo)
5.3yrs
Tenure
US$5,062,074
Compensation
Mr. Benjamin H. Gliklich, also known as Ben, has been President at Element Solutions Inc. since July 2020 and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Director at Element Solutions Inc. since January 31, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 11.1yrs | US$3.00m | 5.82% $ 309.0m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 5.3yrs | US$5.06m | 0.30% $ 16.1m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 5.2yrs | US$1.54m | 0.074% $ 3.9m | |
| Executive VP | 8yrs | US$1.50m | 0.23% $ 12.1m | |
| Executive VP & Head of Electronics | 3.3yrs | US$1.06m | 0.17% $ 9.0m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 5.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Associate of Corporate Development & IR | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Electronics | less than a year | no data | 0.015% $ 794.4k | |
| Executive VP of Strategy and Head of Industrial & Speciality | less than a year | no data | 0.040% $ 2.1m | |
| Vice President of Assembly Solutions | no data | no data | no data |
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PLQ's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 11.1yrs | US$3.00m | 5.82% $ 309.0m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 5.3yrs | US$5.06m | 0.30% $ 16.1m | |
| Independent Lead Director | 10.6yrs | US$251.26k | 0.11% $ 5.6m | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$223.76k | 0.14% $ 7.3m | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$238.76k | 0.81% $ 42.8m | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$243.76k | 0.020% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$223.76k | 0.0043% $ 230.8k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$236.26k | 0.010% $ 543.4k |
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PLQ's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).