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Zendesk Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Key information
Mikkel Svane
Chief executive officer
US$8.7m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
5.78%
CEO tenure
15.3yrs
CEO ownership
0.4%
Management average tenure
3yrs
Board average tenure
3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Mikkel Svane's remuneration changed compared to Zendesk's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$283m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$278m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$242m
Dec 31 2021
US$9m
US$502k
-US$224m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$232m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$218m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$224m
Dec 31 2020
US$6m
US$500k
-US$218m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$184m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$178m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$168m
Dec 31 2019
US$4m
US$450k
-US$170m
Sep 30 2019
n/a
n/a
-US$167m
Jun 30 2019
n/a
n/a
-US$167m
Mar 31 2019
n/a
n/a
-US$146m
Dec 31 2018
US$3m
US$420k
-US$131m
Sep 30 2018
n/a
n/a
-US$123m
Jun 30 2018
n/a
n/a
-US$114m
Mar 31 2018
n/a
n/a
-US$106m
Dec 31 2017
US$2m
US$382k
-US$102m
Sep 30 2017
n/a
n/a
-US$102m
Jun 30 2017
n/a
n/a
-US$102m
Mar 31 2017
n/a
n/a
-US$102m
Dec 31 2016
US$2m
US$364k
-US$98m
Sep 30 2016
n/a
n/a
-US$104m
Jun 30 2016
n/a
n/a
-US$97m
Mar 31 2016
n/a
n/a
-US$92m
Dec 31 2015
US$4m
US$379k
-US$84m
Compensation vs Market: Mikkel's total compensation ($USD8.68M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.64M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mikkel's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Mikkel Svane (51 yo)
15.3yrs
Tenure
US$8,678,140
Compensation
Mr. Mikkel Asger Svane has been Independent Director at Stitch Fix, Inc. Since October 16, 2018. Mr. Svane founded Zendesk, Inc. in 2007 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since August 2007. Mr. Svan...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mikkel Svane
Founder
15.3yrs
US$8.68m
0.41% € 38.1m
Shelagh Glaser
CFO & Chief Accounting Officer
1.5yrs
US$9.56m
0.0084% € 786.9k
Adrian McDermott
Chief Technology Officer
1.6yrs
US$5.52m
0.078% € 7.3m
Norman Gennaro
President of Worldwide Sales
4.8yrs
US$4.73m
0.021% € 2.0m
Michael Curtis
Engineering Special Advisor & Director
less than a year
US$234.15k
0.015% € 1.4m
Alexander Aghassipour
Founder Emeritus
15.3yrs
no data
no data
Morten Primdahl
Founder Emeritus
no data
no data
no data
Colleen Berube
Senior VP of Operations & Chief Information Officer
3.8yrs
no data
no data
Shanti Ariker
General Counsel
1.9yrs
no data
no data
Andrea Nieto
Chief People Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
John Geschke
Chief of Staff
3yrs
US$3.05m
0.038% € 3.6m
Elisabeth Zornes
Chief Customer Officer
3.8yrs
no data
no data
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 0ZD's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mikkel Svane
Founder
15.3yrs
US$8.68m
0.41% € 38.1m
Michael Curtis
Engineering Special Advisor & Director
3.6yrs
US$234.15k
0.015% € 1.4m
Michael Frandsen
Lead Independent Director
5yrs
US$239.30k
0.012% € 1.2m
Ronald Pasek
Independent Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Hilarie Koplow-McAdams
Independent Director
5.2yrs
US$234.15k
0.012% € 1.1m
Archana Agrawal
Independent Chairman of the Board
2.3yrs
US$234.30k
0.0016% € 148.0k
Brandon Gayle
Independent Director
1.7yrs
US$272.28k
0.0020% € 189.2k
Steve Johnson
Independent Director
1.7yrs
US$270.87k
0.0019% € 173.3k
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0ZD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2022/11/22 08:19
End of Day Share Price
2022/11/21 00:00
Earnings
2022/09/30
Annual Earnings
2021/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Zendesk, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.