Silicon Motion Technology Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Silicon Motion Technology's CEO is Wallace Kou, appointed in Jan 1995, has a tenure of 31.67 years. directly owns 1.43% of the company’s shares, worth €102.20M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 14.7 years respectively.
Key information
Wallace Kou
Chief executive officer
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Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 31.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 14.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Wallace Kou (68 yo)
Mr. Chia-Chang Kou, also known as Wallace is a Senior Consultant at Concord Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Mr. Kou serves as the President at Silicon Motion Inc. He founded Silicon Motion, Inc. in 1995. He has...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 31.7yrs | no data | 1.43% € 102.2m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | 0.14% € 10.1m | |
| VP of R&D | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Investor Relations and Strategy | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Sales | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.056% € 4.0m | |
| Senior VP of Client & Automotive Storage Business and Director | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.049% € 3.5m | |
| Senior VP of Enterprise Storage & Display Interface Solution Business | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.035% € 2.5m | |
| Senior Vice President of Platform & System Engineering | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0074% € 525.3k | |
| Vice President of Finance & Corporate Controller | 25.7yrs | no data | 0.070% € 5.0m |
Experienced Management: S9M's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 21.4yrs | no data | 1.43% € 102.2m | |
| Senior VP of Client & Automotive Storage Business and Director | 8yrs | no data | 0.049% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 21.4yrs | no data | 1.23% € 87.4m | |
| Independent Director | 21.3yrs | no data | 0.22% € 15.5m | |
| Independent Director | 21.3yrs | no data | 0.022% € 1.6m | |
| Director | 12yrs | no data | 0.020% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.015% € 1.1m | |
| Director | 8yrs | no data | 0.022% € 1.6m | |
| Director | 14.7yrs | no data | 0.082% € 5.8m |
Experienced Board: S9M's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/16 05:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation is covered by 24 analysts. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Dong-je Woo | BofA Global Research |
| Craig Ellis | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Junyun Chen | Citic Securities Co., Ltd. |