Yext Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Yext's CEO is Mike Walrath, appointed in Mar 2022, has a tenure of 2.83 years. directly owns 2.48% of the company’s shares, worth €19.44M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 15.2 years respectively.
Key information
Mike Walrath
Chief executive officer
US$7.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 2.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.5% |
| Management average tenure | 4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 15.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Mike Walrath (48 yo)
2.8yrs
Tenure
US$7,596,569
Compensation
Mr. Michael Walrath, also known as Mike, serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director at Yext, Inc. since March 25, 2022 and served as its Independent Chairman of the Board and Ind...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman of the Board | 2.8yrs | US$7.60m | 2.48% € 19.4m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 19yrs | no data | 2.48% € 19.5m | |
| CFO & Chief Accounting Officer | 2.8yrs | US$1.51m | 0.31% € 2.5m | |
| Executive VP | 8.4yrs | US$929.11k | 0.10% € 820.6k | |
| Executive VP & CTO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 8.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | 2.8yrs | US$116.77k | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Data Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President- Central Europe | 5.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chairman & CEO of Yext Japan | no data | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 0YE's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Chairman of the Board | 15.2yrs | US$7.60m | 2.48% € 19.4m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 19yrs | no data | 2.48% € 19.5m | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 16.7yrs | US$337.47k | 0.30% € 2.4m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 9.7yrs | US$330.22k | 0.052% € 404.8k | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 4.3yrs | US$316.47k | 0.062% € 485.1k | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data |
15.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0YE's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/05 13:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
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
Yext, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Brett Knoblauch | Berenberg |
| Naved Khan | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Thomas White | D.A. Davidson & Co. |