Williams-Sonoma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Williams-Sonoma's CEO is Laura Alber, appointed in Jul 2006, has a tenure of 17.75 years. total yearly compensation is $23.70M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.92% of the company’s shares, worth €156.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 4.1 years respectively.

Key information

Laura Alber

Chief executive officer

US$23.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.8%
CEO tenure	17.8yrs
CEO ownership	0.9%
Management average tenure	2.9yrs
Board average tenure	4.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Laura Alber's remuneration changed compared to Williams-Sonoma's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jan 28 2024	US$24m	US$2m	US$950m
Oct 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$950m
Jul 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$965m
Apr 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jan 29 2023	US$17m	US$2m	US$1b
Oct 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jul 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
May 01 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jan 30 2022	US$21m	US$2m	US$1b
Oct 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Aug 01 2021	n/a	n/a	US$985m
May 02 2021	n/a	n/a	US$873m
Jan 31 2021	US$24m	US$2m	US$681m
Nov 01 2020	n/a	n/a	US$538m
Aug 02 2020	n/a	n/a	US$411m
May 03 2020	n/a	n/a	US$339m
Feb 02 2020	US$17m	US$2m	US$356m
Nov 03 2019	n/a	n/a	US$345m
Aug 04 2019	n/a	n/a	US$352m
May 05 2019	n/a	n/a	US$341m
Feb 03 2019	US$27m	US$1m	US$334m
Oct 28 2018	n/a	n/a	US$274m
Jul 29 2018	n/a	n/a	US$264m
Apr 29 2018	n/a	n/a	US$265m
Jan 28 2018	US$14m	US$1m	US$260m

Compensation vs Market: Laura's total compensation ($USD23.70M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.66M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Laura's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Laura Alber (54 yo)

17.8yrs

Tenure

US$23,696,540

Compensation

Ms. Laura J. Alber serves as an Independent Director at salesforce.com, inc. since November 30, 2021. She has been the Chief Executive Officer at Williams-sonoma Inc. since May 26, 2010 and has been its Pr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Laura Alber	President	17.8yrs	US$23.70m	0.92% $ 156.1m
Jeffrey Howie	Executive VP & CFO	1.6yrs	US$6.92m	0.036% $ 6.1m
David King	Executive VP	13.3yrs	US$3.60m	0.095% $ 16.0m
Karalyn Smith	Executive VP & Chief Talent Officer	4yrs	US$3.31m	0.020% $ 3.5m
Jeremy Brooks	Senior VP	no data	no data	0.0035% $ 586.4k
Brian Yee	Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Treasurer	no data	no data	no data
Abby Teisch	Senior Vice President of Marketing	less than a year	no data	no data
Vicki McWilliams	Executive Vice President of Retail & Business Sales	14.3yrs	no data	no data
Felix Carbullido	Executive VP & President of Williams Sonoma Brand	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Jennifer Kellor	President of Pottery Barn Kids & PBteen Brands	no data	no data	no data
Sameer Hassan	Senior Vice President of Enterprise Product Strategy & User Experience	no data	no data	no data
Day Kornbluth	President of West Elm	less than a year	no data	no data

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WM1's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Laura Alber	President	14.3yrs	US$23.70m	0.92% $ 156.1m
Frits van Paasschen	Independent Director	6.9yrs	US$302.27k	0.021% $ 3.6m
Anne Finucane	Independent Director	2.4yrs	US$270.21k	0.0037% $ 623.7k
Scott Dahnke	Independent Chairman	5yrs	US$501.33k	0.031% $ 5.3m
William Ready	Independent Director	4.1yrs	US$277.21k	0.010% $ 1.7m
Esi Bracey	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$263.74k	0.0051% $ 867.7k
Paula Pretlow	Independent Director	2.7yrs	US$291.24k	0.0041% $ 696.5k

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WM1's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Williams-Sonoma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Insider recently sold €5.1m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Retirement of Marta Benson, Chief Executive Officer of Pottery Barn Brands, Effective April 26, 2024

Insider recently sold €880k worth of stock

CEO & President of Pottery Barn Brands recently sold €1.3m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Promotion of Monica Bhargava to President of Pottery Barn Brand

Recent updates

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.13 per share

Insider recently sold €5.1m worth of stock

Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen portfolio brands of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Launch New Collections with Iconic Resort Wear and Lifestyle Brand Lilly Pulitzer

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.13 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$14.71 (vs US$16.58 in FY 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,000 million worth of its shares.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Mar 13, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Retirement of Marta Benson, Chief Executive Officer of Pottery Barn Brands, Effective April 26, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 1.8% yield

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 23, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Insider recently sold €880k worth of stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.70 (vs US$3.77 in 3Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 16, 2023

Pottery Barn Teen Announces Home Furnishings Collaboration with the Iconic Super Mario™ Franchise

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 2.2% yield

Pottery Barn, A Portfolio Brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Launch of New Home Furnishings Collaboration Inspired by the Beloved Holiday Film, Elf

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable November 24, 2023

CEO & President of Pottery Barn Brands recently sold €1.3m worth of stock

West Elm Kids Launches Kids Collaboration with Joseph Altuzarra

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$3.14 (vs US$3.92 in 2Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Promotion of Monica Bhargava to President of Pottery Barn Brand

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 2.8% yield

Williams Sonoma Launches New Collaboration with Floral Designer Jeff Leatham

Pottery Barn Teen, Portfolio Brand of Williams-Sonoma Launches Large Dorm Assortment to Date Available on the Mobile App, Website, and In-Store

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 25, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Reiterates Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.38 (vs US$3.59 in 1Q 2023)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 23, 2023

Pottery Barn Kids Announces its Debut Children's Home Furnishings Collaboration with Chris Loves Julia

Upcoming dividend of US$0.90 per share at 3.1% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$16.58 (vs US$15.17 in FY 2022)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Leadership Updates

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Day Kornbluth as President of West Elm

Upcoming dividend of US$0.78 per share

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 24, 2023

President of Pottery Barn Brand recently sold €1.1m worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.77 (vs US$3.37 in 3Q 2022)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Williams Sonoma Home Partners with Tappan Collective to Introduce Fine Art Collection

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 17, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.78 per share

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Business to Business Launches New Corporate Gifting and Custom Merchandise Services

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 25, 2022

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Appoints Jeff Howie as Chief Financial Officer

President of Pottery Barn Brand recently sold €1.8m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Brands Launch Halloween Assortments Early to Accommodate Strong Customer Demand for Seasonal Products

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.92 (vs US$3.29 in 2Q 2022)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2022

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.78 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 26, 2022

Insider recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Launches Seed & Harvest, a New Collection of Flavorful Food

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

High number of new directors

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.59 (vs US$3.01 in 1Q 2022)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022