Ecovyst Management

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We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Kurt Bitting

Chief executive officer

US$5.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	13.2%
CEO tenure	2yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	1.9yrs
Board average tenure	2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kurt Bitting's remuneration changed compared to Ecovyst's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$5m	US$700k	US$71m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$63m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$67m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$60m
Dec 31 2022	US$4m	US$517k	US$70m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$56m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$40m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$361k	US$2m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$40m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$55m
Dec 31 2020	US$1m	US$336k	US$54m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$62m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$59m
Dec 31 2019	US$1m	US$275k	US$31m

Compensation vs Market: Kurt's total compensation ($USD5.29M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.29M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kurt's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Kurt Bitting (47 yo)

2yrs

Tenure

US$5,292,498

Compensation

Mr. Kurt J. Bitting serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Ecovyst Inc. since April 25, 2022 and served as its Vice President and President of Refining Services since March 2019. From September...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kurt Bitting	CEO & Director	2yrs	US$5.29m	0.25% $ 2.7m
Michael Feehan	VP & CFO	2.7yrs	US$1.67m	0.23% $ 2.5m
Joseph Koscinski	Chief Administrative Officer	8.4yrs	US$2.01m	0.37% $ 4.0m
George Vann	VP & President of Ecoservices	1.7yrs	US$1.13m	0.016% $ 171.7k
Paul Whittleston	President of Advanced Materials & Catalysts	1.3yrs	US$1.41m	0.0062% $ 67.4k
H. Shiels	Director of Investor Relations	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Wendy Graham	Vice President of Marketing & Commercial Strategy	5.2yrs	no data	no data
Kara Thornton	VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Colleen Donofrio	Vice President of Environment & Sustainability	less than a year	no data	no data

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PQGA's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kurt Bitting	CEO & Director	2yrs	US$5.29m	0.25% $ 2.7m
Anna Catalano	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$250.00k	0.030% $ 323.8k
Kyle Vann	Independent Director	10.3yrs	US$260.00k	0.16% $ 1.7m
Kevin Fogarty	Independent Chairman of the Board	no data	US$515.00k	0.14% $ 1.5m
Robert Coxon	Independent Director	17.3yrs	US$275.00k	0.17% $ 1.9m
David Bradley	Independent Director	2yrs	US$259.64k	0.051% $ 556.7k
Bryan Brown	Independent Director	2yrs	US$260.00k	0.035% $ 381.2k
Susan Ward	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$290.00k	0.058% $ 624.7k
Sarah Lorance	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.015% $ 167.1k

2.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PQGA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Ecovyst Management

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Key information

Recent management updates

High number of new directors

Independent Director recently sold €232k worth of stock

Ecovyst Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Ecovyst Inc. Appoints Kara L. Thornton as Chief Human Resources Officer

Ecovyst Inc. Announces Retirement of Jonny Ginns from the Board of Directors, Effective December 31, 2023

Independent Director recently bought €104k worth of stock

Recent updates

High number of new directors

Independent Director recently sold €232k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.60 (vs US$0.52 in FY 2022)

Ecovyst Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Ecovyst Inc. Appoints Kara L. Thornton as Chief Human Resources Officer

Ecovyst Inc. Announces Retirement of Jonny Ginns from the Board of Directors, Effective December 31, 2023

Ecovyst Inc. provides full year 2023 financial guidance

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.14 (vs US$0.16 in 3Q 2022)

New major risk - Financial position

Ecovyst Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.14 in 2Q 2022)

Ecovyst Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.012 loss per share (vs US$0.057 profit in 1Q 2022)

Independent Director recently bought €104k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.52 (vs US$0.013 in FY 2021)

Independent Director recently bought €350k worth of stock

Ecovyst Inc. Announces Board Resignations

Independent Director recently bought €85k worth of stock

High number of new directors

Ecovyst Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $144.375 million.

Ecovyst Inc. Announces Resignation of Thomas Schneberger, President Effective November 29, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.16 (vs US$0.034 in 3Q 2021)

Ecovyst Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Independent Director recently bought €87k worth of stock

Ecovyst Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 01, 2022

Secretary recently bought €98k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

High number of new directors

Ecovyst Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $113.75 million.

Ecovyst Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.14 (vs US$0.058 loss in 2Q 2021)

Ecovyst Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Independent Chairman recently bought €375k worth of stock

Ecovyst Inc. Appoints Gene Shiels as Director of Investor Relations

Ecovyst Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 26, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.057 (vs US$0.02 loss in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Ecovyst Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the Year 2022

Insufficient new directors

Ecovyst Reportedly Working with Bankers to Explore Sale

Independent Director recently bought €440k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.034 (vs US$0.056 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.058 loss per share (vs US$0.25 profit in 2Q 2020)

VP & President of Performance Chemicals Albert Beninati has left the company

Ecovyst Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend, Payable on August 23, 2021

PQ Group Holdings Inc.(NYSE:PQG) dropped from Russell 2500 Growth Index

PQ Group Holdings Inc. announced delayed 10-Q filing

PQ Group Holdings Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

PQ Group Holdings Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

PQ Group Holdings Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $175 million.

PQ Group Holdings Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter of 2021

PQ Group Holdings Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

PQ Group Holdings Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Revenue misses expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$1.30 loss per share (vs US$0.59 profit in FY 2019)

PQ Group Holdings Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Mar 09, 2021

PQ Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:PQG) signed an agreement to acquire Chem32 LLC from its founders for $44 million.

New 90-day high: €12.90

New 90-day high: €12.80

New 90-day high: €11.70

PQ Group Holdings Inc. Announces Cessation of Scott Randolph as President, Performance Materials

New 90-day high: €11.30

New 90-day high: €10.90

Revenue misses expectations

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.056

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue misses expectations