Dropbox Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Dropbox's CEO is Drew Houston, appointed in Jun 2007, has a tenure of 16.67 years. total yearly compensation is $1.15M, comprised of 54.5% salary and 45.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 25.73% of the company’s shares, worth €1.98B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Drew Houston
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 54.5% |
| CEO tenure | 16.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 25.7% |
| Management average tenure | 6.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$454m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$555m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$524m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$543m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$625k | US$553m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$350m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$342m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$368m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$606k | US$336m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$135m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$177m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$248m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$588k | -US$256m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$83m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$700k | -US$53m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$56m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$44m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$1m | US$675k | -US$485m |
Compensation vs Market: Drew's total compensation ($USD1.15M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.70M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Drew's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Drew Houston (40 yo)
16.7yrs
Tenure
US$1,146,000
Compensation
Mr. Andrew W. Houston, also known as Drew, co-founded Dropbox Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Director since June 2007 also serves as its Chairman. He served as President of Dropbox Inc....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 16.7yrs | US$1.15m | 25.73% $ 2.0b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.4yrs | US$5.49m | 0.13% $ 9.7m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 7.7yrs | US$3.85m | 0.094% $ 7.3m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.6yrs | no data | no data |
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
45yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1Q5's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 16.7yrs | US$1.15m | 25.73% $ 2.0b | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$308.60k | 0.085% $ 6.5m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.2yrs | US$358.60k | 0.026% $ 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$316.10k | 0.0036% $ 275.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$311.10k | 0.0018% $ 138.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$303.60k | 0.0076% $ 589.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$316.38k | 0.0041% $ 316.1k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$313.60k | 0.0036% $ 275.2k |
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1Q5's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).