GitLab Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
GitLab's CEO is Bill Staples, appointed in Dec 2024, has a tenure of 1.5 years. total yearly compensation is $1.05M, comprised of 57.3% salary and 42.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.048% of the company’s shares, worth €2.01M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Bill Staples
Chief executive officer
US$1.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 57.30% |
| CEO tenure | 1.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.05% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Jan 31 2026 | US$1m | US$600k | -US$56m |
| Oct 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$46m |
| Jul 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Apr 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Jan 31 2025 | US$40m | US$93k | -US$6m |
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD1.05M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.59M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bill's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Bill Staples (53 yo)
Mr. William Staples, also known as Bill, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director since December 05, 2024 at GitLab Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Director at New Relic, Inc. since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 11.8yrs | no data | 8.89% € 369.8m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.5yrs | US$1.05m | 0.048% € 2.0m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$185.85k | no data | |
| VP of Finance & Director of Corporate Finance | no data | US$2.42m | 0.010% € 427.5k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | less than a year | US$467.58k | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 6.5yrs | US$3.39m | 0.025% € 1.0m | |
| Chief Revenue Officer | 1.1yrs | US$13.67m | 0.014% € 563.5k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.037% € 1.5m | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 8K2's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 11.8yrs | no data | 8.89% € 369.8m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.5yrs | US$1.05m | 0.048% € 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$251.49k | 0.055% € 2.3m | |
| Board Observer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.4yrs | US$259.81k | 0.084% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.2yrs | US$258.97k | 0.0073% € 305.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$549.42k | 0.0014% € 60.3k | |
| Board Observer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Board Observer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | no data | 0.35% € 14.5m | |
| Board Observer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$244.97k | 0.0073% € 305.7k |
Experienced Board: 8K2's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/11 01:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/04/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
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
GitLab Inc. is covered by 34 analysts. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Shrenik Kothari | Baird |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Ryan MacWilliams | Barclays |