Gray Media Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Gray Media's CEO is Hilton Howell, appointed in Aug 2008, has a tenure of 16.42 years. total yearly compensation is $10.63M, comprised of 13.7% salary and 86.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 5.68% of the company’s shares, worth €20.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Hilton Howell
Chief executive officer
US$10.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.7% |
| CEO tenure | 16.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 5.7% |
| Management average tenure | 6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$145m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$11m | US$1m | -US$128m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$215m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$310m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$1m | US$403m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$246m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$12m | US$1m | US$38m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$233m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$372m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$344m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$7m | US$1m | US$358m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$165m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$198m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$9m | US$1m | US$127m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$134m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$150m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$160m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$6m | US$1m | US$211m |
Compensation vs Market: Hilton's total compensation ($USD10.63M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD998.02K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Hilton's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Hilton Howell (62 yo)
16.4yrs
Tenure
US$10,630,526
Compensation
Mr. Hilton Hatchett Howell, Jr. has been the Chief Executive Officer of Gray Media, Inc. (formerly known as Gray Television, Inc.) since August 20, 2008 and also served its President since June 2013 until...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & CEO | 16.4yrs | US$10.63m | 5.68% € 20.9m | |
| President | 6yrs | US$5.69m | 1.03% € 3.8m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 1.7yrs | US$2.34m | 0.37% € 1.4m | |
| Executive VP | 12.8yrs | US$4.02m | 0.59% € 2.2m | |
| Senior Advisor | less than a year | US$4.04m | 0.73% € 2.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.49% € 1.8m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | no data | no data | 0.042% € 152.7k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer | 6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development | 11.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Managing VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Sales Operations | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 6yrs | no data | no data |
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GCZA's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & CEO | 32yrs | US$10.63m | 5.68% € 20.9m | |
| President | 6yrs | US$5.69m | 1.03% € 3.8m | |
| Director Emeritus | 7.7yrs | US$36.50k | 3.73% € 13.7m | |
| Independent Director | 34yrs | US$272.50k | 0.084% € 308.1k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 34yrs | US$296.25k | 0.12% € 440.6k | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$238.75k | 0.10% € 367.1k | |
| Director | 13yrs | US$227.50k | 0.20% € 718.4k | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$257.50k | 0.074% € 272.7k | |
| Independent Director | 8.6yrs | US$238.75k | 0.076% € 277.7k | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$235.00k | 0.046% € 168.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$234.32k | 0.055% € 203.6k |
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GCZA's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/07 08:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Gray Media, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| James Goss | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Daniel Kurnos | Benchmark Company |
| Barry Lucas | G. Research, LLC |