Cohu Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Cohu's CEO is Luis Muller, appointed in Dec 2014, has a tenure of 9.33 years. total yearly compensation is $6.54M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.85% of the company’s shares, worth €11.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.1 years and 9.5 years respectively.
Key information
Luis Muller
Chief executive officer
US$6.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.8% |
| CEO tenure | 9.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | 8.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 2023 | US$7m | US$709k | US$28m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$52m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$73m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$91m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$667k | US$97m |
| Sep 24 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$96m |
| Jun 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Mar 26 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Dec 25 2021 | US$5m | US$619k | US$167m |
| Sep 25 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$161m |
| Jun 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$131m |
| Mar 27 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Dec 26 2020 | US$3m | US$544k | -US$14m |
| Sep 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$45m |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$49m |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$64m |
| Dec 28 2019 | US$3m | US$584k | -US$69m |
| Sep 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$110m |
| Jun 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$94m |
| Mar 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$63m |
| Dec 29 2018 | US$3m | US$586k | -US$32m |
| Sep 29 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$35m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$34m |
| Dec 30 2017 | US$3m | US$527k | US$33m |
Compensation vs Market: Luis's total compensation ($USD6.54M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.62M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Luis's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Luis Muller (53 yo)
9.3yrs
Tenure
US$6,536,607
Compensation
Dr. Luis A. Muller has been an Independent Director of Celestica Inc. since August 31, 2021. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Cohu, Inc. since December 28, 2014. Prior to joining Co...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.3yrs | US$6.54m | 0.85% $ 11.6m | |
| Senior VP of Finance & CFO | 16.4yrs | US$2.47m | 0.39% $ 5.3m | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Development | 6.9yrs | US$1.37m | 0.040% $ 546.9k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Customer Officer | 5.5yrs | US$2.01m | 0.12% $ 1.7m |
8.1yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CU3's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.3yrs | US$6.54m | 0.85% $ 11.6m | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$239.56k | 0.074% $ 1.0m | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 24.5yrs | US$292.96k | 0.80% $ 10.9m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 14.4yrs | US$250.34k | 0.066% $ 902.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$228.84k | 0.032% $ 443.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$222.11k | 0.023% $ 313.3k | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | US$216.34k | 0.0019% $ 26.3k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$216.34k | 0.026% $ 350.2k |
9.5yrs
Average Tenure
66.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CU3's board of directors are considered experienced (9.5 years average tenure).