Appian Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Appian's CEO is Matt Calkins, appointed in Aug 1999, has a tenure of 25.67 years. total yearly compensation is $1.15M, comprised of 86.9% salary and 13.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 39.16% of the company’s shares, worth €798.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9 years and 2.8 years respectively.

Key information

Matt Calkins

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage86.9%
CEO tenure25.7yrs
CEO ownership39.2%
Management average tenure9yrs
Board average tenure2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Matt Calkins's remuneration changed compared to Appian's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$1mn/a

-US$92m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$89m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$109m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$108m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$1m

-US$111m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$136m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$158m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$165m

Dec 31 2022US$20mUS$916k

-US$151m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$142m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$124m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$98m

Dec 31 2021US$982kUS$708k

-US$89m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$69m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$47m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$35m

Dec 31 2020US$809kUS$500k

-US$33m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$38m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$49m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$47m

Dec 31 2019US$10mUS$483k

-US$51m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$54m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$54m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 31 2018US$530kUS$400k

-US$49m

Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD1.15M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.91M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Matt Calkins (51 yo)

25.7yrs

Tenure

US$1,150,276

Compensation

Mr. Matthew W. Calkins, also known as Matt, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Appian Corporation since August 1999. Mr. Calkins co-founded Appian Corporation in August 1999 and has been...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Calkins
Founder25.7yrsUS$1.15m39.16%
€ 798.7m
Robert Kramer
Founder25.7yrsUS$900.27k3.22%
€ 65.7m
Mark Lynch
Interim CFO & Directorless than a yearUS$837.81k0.050%
€ 1.0m
Christopher Winters
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary9.6yrsUS$1.08m0.034%
€ 702.7k
Pavel Zamudio-Ramirez
Chief Customer Officer5.1yrsUS$1.17m0.024%
€ 488.1k
Marc Wilson
Founder & Chief Executive Ambassador25.7yrsUS$337.67kno data
Michael Beckley
Founder18.3yrsUS$335.85k0.28%
€ 5.6m
Myles Weber
Chief Information Officer9yrsno datano data
Jon Andrews
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Randy Guard
Chief Marketing Officer2.3yrsno datano data
Susan Charnaux
Chief People Officer2.8yrsno datano data
Lang Ly
Chief of Staff7.9yrsno datano data

9.0yrs

Average Tenure

49yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 910's management team is seasoned and experienced (9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Matthew Calkins
Founder25.7yrsUS$1.15m39.16%
€ 798.7m
Robert Kramer
Founder17.3yrsUS$900.27k3.22%
€ 65.7m
Mark Lynch
Interim CFO & Director2.8yrsUS$837.81k0.050%
€ 1.0m
Michael Beckley
Founderless than a yearUS$335.85k0.28%
€ 5.6m
Albert Biddle
Independent Director16.5yrsUS$250.00k0.22%
€ 4.4m
Barbara Kilberg
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$250.00k0.018%
€ 371.4k
William McCarthy
Director2.8yrsUS$1.44m0.013%
€ 275.4k
Carl Hartman
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$62.50k0.0040%
€ 81.2k
Shirley Edwards
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$250.00k0.012%
€ 236.2k

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 910's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/27 14:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Appian Corporation is covered by 17 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Andrew DeGasperiBerenberg
Joel FishbeinBTIG