Penguin Solutions Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Penguin Solutions' CEO is Mark Adams, appointed in Aug 2020, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $6.00M, comprised of 12.5% salary and 87.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.65% of the company’s shares, worth €18.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Adams
Chief executive officer
US$6.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.50% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.7% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Nov 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Aug 30 2024 | US$6m | US$750k | -US$44m |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Mar 01 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Dec 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$24k |
| Aug 25 2023 | US$3m | US$750k | US$8m |
| May 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$81m |
| Feb 24 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$37m |
| Nov 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Aug 26 2022 | US$7m | US$750k | US$22m |
| May 27 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Feb 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$36m |
| Nov 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$39m |
| Aug 27 2021 | US$15m | US$750k | -US$43m |
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD6.00M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.76M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Mark Adams (61 yo)
Mr. Mark W. Adams serves as Director of Seagate Technology LLC since 2024. He is Independent Director of Seagate Technology Holdings plc from October 19, 2024. Mr. Adams has been President and Chief Execut...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.9yrs | US$6.00m | 1.65% € 18.4m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 1.1yrs | US$4.28m | 0.0037% € 41.4k | |
| Executive VP | 13.8yrs | US$2.31m | 0.35% € 3.9m | |
| Senior VP | 4.3yrs | US$1.89m | 0.10% € 1.2m | |
| Senior VP & President of Advanced Computing | 1.3yrs | US$5.99m | 0.042% € 461.8k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relation | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Global Marketing | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & President of Optimized LED | 2.8yrs | US$1.61m | 0.091% € 1.0m |
Experienced Management: 88E's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.8yrs | US$6.00m | 1.65% € 18.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$77.50k | 0.013% € 148.0k | |
| Independent Director | 10.8yrs | US$245.86k | 0.051% € 573.1k | |
| Independent Chair | 3.8yrs | US$270.86k | 0.031% € 349.4k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$233.36k | 0.084% € 936.4k | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$245.86k | 0.093% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$238.36k | 0.031% € 348.0k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: 88E's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/17 00:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Penguin Solutions, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Thomas O'Malley | Barclays |
| Rustam Kanga | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |
| Shek Ho | Deutsche Bank |