Cumulus Media Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Cumulus Media's CEO is Mary Berner, appointed in Oct 2015, has a tenure of 9.25 years. total yearly compensation is $4.52M, comprised of 32.1% salary and 67.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.61% of the company’s shares, worth €223.43K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 6.6 years respectively.

Key information

Mary Berner

Chief executive officer

US$4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage32.1%
CEO tenure9.3yrs
CEO ownership1.6%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure6.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mary Berner's remuneration changed compared to Cumulus Media's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$150m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$137m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$111m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$1m

-US$118m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$20m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$4m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$1m

US$16m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$34m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$53m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$38m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$1m

US$17m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$609k

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$44m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$74m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$1m

-US$60m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$58m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$26m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$53m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$1m

US$61m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$103m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$100m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$763m

Dec 31 2018US$7mUS$1m

US$758m

Compensation vs Market: Mary's total compensation ($USD4.52M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD459.36K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mary's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Mary Berner (65 yo)

9.3yrs

Tenure

US$4,523,596

Compensation

Ms. Mary G. Berner has been Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Media Inc. since October 13, 2015 and has been its President since March 30, 2016. Ms. Berner serves as an Executive of Jane Magazine, Inc. Sh...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mary Berner
President9.3yrsUS$4.52m1.61%
€ 223.4k
Francisco Lopez-Balboa
Executive VP4.8yrsUS$2.42m0.65%
€ 89.9k
Richard Denning
Executive VPno dataUS$1.12m0.37%
€ 51.0k
Dave Milner
President of Operationsno datano data0.41%
€ 57.5k
Robert Walker
President of Operationsno datano data0.46%
€ 63.3k
Conrad Trautmann
Chief Technology Officerno datano datano data
Collin Jones
Executive VP of Corporate Strategy & Development and President of Westwood Oneno datano data0.62%
€ 85.8k
Christina Albee
Chief Marketing Officerno datano datano data
Kriston Aitken
Chief Human Resources Officerless than a yearno datano data
Suzanne Grimes
Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing9yrsUS$996.46kno data
Brian Philips
Chief Content Officer5.7yrsno datano data
Douglas Cohn
Senior Vice President of Music3.3yrsno datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 1NM's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mary Berner
President9.7yrsUS$4.52m1.61%
€ 223.4k
Andrew Hobson
Independent Chairman of the Board6.6yrsUS$345.49k0.78%
€ 107.6k
Deborah Farrington
Independent Director2.4yrsUS$200.00k0.20%
€ 27.6k
Thomas Castro
Independent Director6.6yrsUS$200.00k0.43%
€ 59.2k
Matthew Blank
Independent Director6.6yrsUS$200.00k0.43%
€ 59.2k
Brian Kushner
Independent Director6.6yrsUS$225.00k0.43%
€ 59.2k
Joan Gillman
Independent Director6.6yrsUS$215.00k0.43%
€ 59.2k

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 1NM's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/20 15:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

Cumulus Media Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward WooAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Daniel DayB. Riley Securities, Inc.