RPM International Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
RPM International's CEO is Frank Sullivan, appointed in Oct 2002, has a tenure of 22.17 years. total yearly compensation is $11.74M, comprised of 9.1% salary and 90.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.81% of the company’s shares, worth €124.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 10.5 years respectively.
Key information
Frank Sullivan
Chief executive officer
US$11.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 9.1% |
| CEO tenure | 22.2yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | 3.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 10.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$612m |
| May 31 2024 | US$12m | US$1m | US$586m |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$557m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$523m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$509m |
| May 31 2023 | US$6m | US$995k | US$477m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$523m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$529m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$522m |
| May 31 2022 | US$9m | US$995k | US$488m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$445m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$450m |
| Aug 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$453m |
| May 31 2021 | US$12m | US$920k | US$499m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$452m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$426m |
| Aug 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$376m |
| May 31 2020 | US$9m | US$970k | US$302m |
| Feb 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$327m |
| Nov 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$329m |
| Aug 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$301m |
| May 31 2019 | US$8m | US$975k | US$265m |
| Feb 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$217m |
| Nov 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$243m |
| Aug 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$288m |
| May 31 2018 | US$5m | US$970k | US$334m |
Compensation vs Market: Frank's total compensation ($USD11.74M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.86M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Frank's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Frank Sullivan (63 yo)
22.2yrs
Tenure
US$11,742,464
Compensation
Mr. Frank C. Sullivan has been the Chief Executive Officer of RPM International Inc. since October 11, 2002 and served as its President from August 1999 until 2008 and again serves as President since 2018....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 22.2yrs | US$11.74m | 0.81% € 125.0m | |
| VP & CFO | 12.7yrs | US$2.99m | 0.096% € 14.9m | |
| Vice President of Operations | 3.2yrs | US$2.58m | 0.018% € 2.8m | |
| Corporate Counsel & Company Secretary | 17.9yrs | US$2.68m | 0.046% € 7.1m | |
| VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0090% € 1.4m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations & Sustainability | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.018% € 2.7m | |
| VP of Public Affairs & Chief Talent Officer | 17.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Human Resource Information Systems | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Construction Products Group | no data | US$2.10m | no data | |
| VP of Internal Audit & Chief Audit Executive | 2.4yrs | no data | no data |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RP8's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 29.9yrs | US$11.74m | 0.81% € 125.0m | |
| Independent Lead Director | 22.2yrs | US$312.50k | 0.023% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 11.9yrs | US$298.95k | 0.017% € 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 20.4yrs | US$277.50k | 0.037% € 5.7m | |
| Independent Director | 17.9yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0065% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 7.2yrs | US$297.50k | 0.013% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$277.50k | 0.0044% € 684.6k | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | US$276.45k | 0.012% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$278.95k | 0.0040% € 612.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.5yrs | US$277.50k | 0.0087% € 1.3m |
10.5yrs
Average Tenure
67.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RP8's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 12:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/05/31 |
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
RPM International Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| John McNulty | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Nicola Tang | BNP Paribas Exane |