Opera Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

James Zhou

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	4.3yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	4yrs
Board average tenure	4.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

James Zhou (46 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

Mr. Yahui Zhou, also known as James, is a Founding Partner at Kunlun Capital. He serves as the Co-Chief executive Officer at Opera Limited since 2020 and has been its Chairman since July 2016. Mr. Zhou was...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yahui Zhou	Chairman & Co-CEO	4.3yrs	no data	no data
Lin Song	Co-CEO & Director	3.8yrs	no data	no data
Frode Jacobsen	Chief Financial Officer	8.1yrs	no data	no data
Matthew Wolfson	Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Aaron McParlan	General Counsel	no data	no data	no data
Allen Hu	Executive Vice President of Dify	3.2yrs	no data	no data
Krystian Kolondra	Executive Vice President of Browsers & European Fintech	no data	no data	no data
Jorgen Arnesen	Executive Vice President of Mobile	no data	no data	no data
Per Wetterdal	Executive Vice President of Commercial	no data	no data	no data

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

42yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2V8's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yahui Zhou	Chairman & Co-CEO	7.8yrs	no data	no data
Lin Song	Co-CEO & Director	1.6yrs	no data	no data
Jian Liu	Independent Director	4.8yrs	no data	no data
Lori Naess	Independent Director	5.8yrs	no data	no data
Tian Jin	Director	1.6yrs	no data	no data
Trond Knudsen	Independent Director	5.8yrs	no data	no data
Xiaoling Qian	Director	2.9yrs	no data	no data

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2V8's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Opera Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Less than half of directors are independent

Opera Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 14, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

Opera Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 07, 2022

Opera hires PayPal and WeChat Pay veteran Allen Hu as new EVP of its fintech arm, Dify

Opera Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 29, 2020

Recent updates

Less than half of directors are independent

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2023)

Opera Limited Raises Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year of 2024

Opera Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Opera's New AI Browser to Soon Get Even More Features Through New Ai Innovation Program

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.90 (vs US$0.14 in FY 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 24%

Opera Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2024

Opera Limited to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.39 per share at 6.1% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

Opera Limited Announces Semi-Annual Cash Dividend, Payable on or About January 9, 2024

Opera Launches Updated Lucid Mode and Sunrise-Emulating Wallpapers to Help Users Ward Off Seasonal Sadness

Opera Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 14, 2023

Opera Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.19 (vs US$0.083 in 3Q 2022)

Opera Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 25%

Opera Limited Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Opera Limited to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Now 22% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Opera's New Native Browser Ai, Aria, Now Available for All Android Users

Opera Announces Initial Semi-Annual Dividend, Payable on or About July 12, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.14 (vs US$0.38 loss in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.14 (vs US$0.38 loss in FY 2021)

Opera Limited to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 27, 2023

Opera Limited Declares Special Dividend, Payable on or About February 9, 2023

Opera Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 07, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.083 (vs US$0.20 in 3Q 2021)

Opera Limited Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2022

Opera Limited to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 27, 2022

Opera Limited (NasdaqGS:OPRA) announces an Equity Buyback for 23,375,000 shares, representing 20.6% for $128.6 million.

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.051 loss per share (vs US$0.39 profit in 2Q 2021)

Opera Limited Revises Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 and for the Full Year 2022

Opera Limited to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 30, 2022

Opera Limited to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 18, 2022

Opera Announces the Successful Integration of BNB Chain in its Crypto Browser

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$0.38 loss per share (vs US$0.32 profit in FY 2020)

Kunlun Group Limited acquired 19.35% stake in Star Group Interactive Inc. from Opera Limited (NasdaqGS:OPRA) for $83.5 million.

Opera Limited Ships iOS Version of Its Crypto Browser

Opera Limited to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Opera Takes a Giant Leap Into Web3, Integrates Solana, Polygon, StarkEx, and Others

Opera Integrates Ethereum Layer 2, Bringing Access to DeFi to Millions of Users

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Opera Limited Announces Revenue Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2022

Opera Limited to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 17, 2022

Opera Limited (NasdaqGS:OPRA) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.20 (vs US$0.054 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.39 (vs US$0.14 in 2Q 2020)

Opera Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year of 2021

Opera to Integrate First Stablecoins in Its Crypto Wallet, Bringing Celo Dollar and Celo Euro to Users

Opera Announces the Launch of Opera GX for Mobile

An unknown buyer acquired a 29% stake in OPay Digital Services Limited from Opera Limited (NasdaqGS:OPRA).

Opera Launches Hype, an In-Browser Chat Service for Opera Mini Users, in South Africa, Zambia and Ghana

Opera Limited Receives Nasdaq Notification of Non-Compliance with Listing Rule 5250(C)(1)

Opera Limited announced delayed 20-F filing

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.006 (vs US$0.17 loss in 1Q 2020)

Opera Adds Unstoppable Domains Support to IOS and Desktop Browsers, Providing Millions of Internet Users with Seamless Access to the Decentralized Web

Opera Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter and Full Year of 2021