Zymeworks Inc.

DB:ZA8 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.5b

Zymeworks Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Zymeworks' CEO is Ken Galbraith, appointed in Jan 2022, has a tenure of 4.08 years. total yearly compensation is $5.25M, comprised of 12.5% salary and 87.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth €4.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.3 years and 2 years respectively.

Key information

Ken Galbraith

Chief executive officer

US$5.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.46%
CEO tenure4.1yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ken Galbraith's remuneration changed compared to Zymeworks's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$63m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$74m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$114m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$655k

-US$123m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$114m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$113m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$126m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$625k

-US$119m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$205m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$186m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$173m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$582k

US$124m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$224m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$237m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$240m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-US$212m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$211m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$223m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$194m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-US$181m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$215m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$173m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$163m

Dec 31 2019US$167kn/a

-US$145m

Compensation vs Market: Ken's total compensation ($USD5.25M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.94M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ken's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Ken Galbraith (63 yo)

4.1yrs
Tenure
US$5,253,616
Compensation

Mr. Kenneth H. Galbraith, also known as Ken, C. A., is Director of AudienceView Ticketing Corporation. He serves as Chairman of Zomp. He is Director of NeurAxon Inc. He is CEO & Chairman of the Board of Zy...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenneth Galbraith
Chairman of the Board4.1yrsUS$5.25m0.30%
€ 4.4m
Scott Platshon
Acting Chief Investment Officerless than a yearno datano data
Paul Moore
Chief Scientific Officer3.6yrsUS$1.99m0.065%
€ 946.6k
Mark Hollywood
Executive VP & Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno data0.18%
€ 2.6m
Shrinal Inamdar
VP of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Diana Papove
Vice President of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Lindsey Foulkes
SVP of Corporate Development & Strategyno datano datano data
Laura O'Connor
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer3.1yrsno datano data
Bijal Desai
Senior Vice President of Financeless than a yearno datano data
Sabeen Mekan
SVP & Chief Medical Officerless than a yearno datano data
Adam Schayowitz
Acting Chief Development Officerless than a yearno datano data
Victoria Spencer
Vice President of Treasury &Taxless than a yearno datano data
0.3yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ZA8's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kenneth Galbraith
Chairman of the Board4.1yrsUS$5.25m0.30%
€ 4.4m
Brian Cherry
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Kelvin Neu
Independent Director5.9yrsUS$296.47k0%
€ 0
Robert Landry
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Susan Mahony
Lead Independent Director6.7yrsUS$314.60k0%
€ 0
Oleg Nodelman
Independent Director1yrno datano data
Alessandra Cesano
Independent Director2yrsUS$810.23k0%
€ 0
Gregory Ciongoli
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.66%
€ 9.6m
Carlos Campoy
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$306.47k0%
€ 0
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ZA8's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/24 11:34
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/24 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

Zymeworks Inc. is covered by 21 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tania Armstrong-WhitworthATB Cormark Historical (Cormark Securities)
David MartinBloom Burton & Co.
Mayank MamtaniB. Riley Securities, Inc.