PDF Solutions Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
PDF Solutions' CEO is John Kibarian, appointed in Nov 1991, has a tenure of 32.42 years. total yearly compensation is $654.62K, comprised of 65.2% salary and 34.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.1% of the company’s shares, worth €1.15M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 15 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
John Kibarian
Chief executive officer
US$654.6k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 65.2% |
| CEO tenure | 32.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 15yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$655k | US$427k | -US$3m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$400k | US$400k | -US$21m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$47m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$40m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$400k | US$400k | -US$5m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$400k | US$400k | -US$8m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$400k | US$400k | -US$1m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD654.62K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.29M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Kibarian (59 yo)
32.4yrs
Tenure
US$654,620
Compensation
Dr. John K. Kibarian, Ph D., is a Co-Founder of PDF Solutions Inc. and has been its President since November 1991 and Chief Executive Officer since July 2000. Dr. Kibarian served as Co-Chair of Electronic...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 32.4yrs | US$654.62k | 0.10% $ 1.2m | |
| Co-Founder | no data | US$570.14k | 4.12% $ 46.1m | |
| Executive VP of Finance & CFO | 4.1yrs | US$1.17m | 0.073% $ 818.6k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 2.3yrs | US$1.71m | 0.24% $ 2.7m | |
| Secretary | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of WW Sales | 25.9yrs | US$215.41k | no data | |
| Vice President of AI Solutions | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales & Operations - Asia | no data | no data | no data |
15.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PD9's management team is seasoned and experienced (15 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 31.3yrs | US$654.62k | 0.10% $ 1.2m | |
| Co-Founder | 28.4yrs | US$570.14k | 4.12% $ 46.1m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0063% $ 70.1k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9.9yrs | US$227.02k | 0.060% $ 667.2k | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$207.15k | 0.029% $ 321.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$193.82k | 0.020% $ 227.1k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$198.65k | 0.031% $ 345.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$203.40k | 0.069% $ 775.6k |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PD9's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).