Freshworks Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Freshworks' CEO is Dennis Woodside, appointed in Sep 2022, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is $962.18K, comprised of 52% salary and 48% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth €8.38M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Dennis Woodside
Chief executive officer
US$962.2k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 52.0% |
| CEO tenure | 2.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$102m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$103m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$118m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$962k | US$500k | -US$137m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$165m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$192m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$226m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$39m | US$167k | -US$232m |
Compensation vs Market: Dennis's total compensation ($USD962.18K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.33M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dennis's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Dennis Woodside (55 yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
US$962,184
Compensation
Mr. Dennis M. Woodside serves as President at Freshworks Inc. since September 1, 2022 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer from May 1, 2024. He also serves as Director of Freshworks Inc. since Septemb...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 14.3yrs | US$962.18k | 3.55% € 164.4m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 2.3yrs | US$962.18k | 0.18% € 8.4m | |
| CFO & COO | 4.7yrs | US$5.29m | 0.26% € 11.8m | |
| Chief Customer & Marketing Officer | 1.1yrs | US$8.46m | 0.040% € 1.9m | |
| Advisor | 5.2yrs | US$5.21m | 0.20% € 9.0m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer & SVP of IT | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Finance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 7DF's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 14.3yrs | US$962.18k | 3.55% € 164.4m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 2.3yrs | US$962.18k | 0.18% € 8.4m | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$248.45k | 0.30% € 13.9m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$259.86k | 0.14% € 6.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$239.46k | 0.036% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$257.00k | 0.068% € 3.1m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$241.00k | 0.029% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$353.91k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$236.96k | 0.066% € 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$233.46k | 0.058% € 2.7m |
4.2yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 7DF's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 19:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Freshworks Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Robert Oliver | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |