Comtech Telecommunications Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Comtech Telecommunications' CEO is John Ratigan, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0.063% of the company’s shares, worth €72.81K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 3 years respectively.

Key information

John Ratigan

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	0.06%
Management average tenure	2.6yrs
Board average tenure	3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

John Ratigan

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. John Ratigan serves as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Comtech Telecommunications Corp. since March 13, 2024 and served as its Chief Corporate Development Officer since December 2023 until March 202...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Michael Bondi	Chief Financial Officer	6yrs	US$1.41m	0.43% $ 499.6k
Donald Walther	Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	1.5yrs	US$1.36m	0.088% $ 101.1k
Nancy Stallone	Treasurer & Assistant Corporate Secretary	3.5yrs	US$624.59k	0.19% $ 215.0k
John Ratigan	Interim Chief Executive Officer	less than a year	no data	0.063% $ 72.8k
Anirban Chakraborty	Chief Technology Officer	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Jennie Kerr	Chief People Officer	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Jeffrey Harig	President of the Government Group of Comtech EF Data Corp.	4.6yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Gizinski	Chief Strategy Officer	no data	no data	0.037% $ 42.8k
Jon Opalski	Divisional Chief Operating Officer	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Ashley Clark	Chief of Staff	no data	no data	no data
Jeff Robertson	President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment	less than a year	no data	0.083% $ 94.9k
Rich Luhrs	President of Comtech Systems	5.8yrs	no data	no data

2.6yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CC6's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yacov Shamash	Independent Director	8yrs	US$215.00k	0.073% $ 84.5k
Lawrence Waldman	Independent Director	9.2yrs	US$257.50k	0.068% $ 78.5k
Judy Chambers	Independent Director	3.2yrs	US$210.00k	0% $ 0
Mark Quinlan	Independent Chairman	2.8yrs	US$210.00k	no data
Wendi Carpenter	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$210.00k	0.016% $ 18.2k
Bruce Crawford	Independent Director	1.3yrs	US$28.38k	no data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CC6's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Comtech Telecommunications Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Comtech Names Telecommunications Appoints Jeff Robertson as President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Ellen M. Lord Notifies Resignation as Member of Board of Directors

Comtech Appoints John Ratigan as Chief Corporate Development Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp Announces Resignation of Yelena Simonyuk, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Effective August 31, 2023

High number of new directors

Chairman recently bought €47k worth of stock

Recent updates

Michael Porcelain Issues an Open Letter to Shareholders of Comtech Telecommunications

Michael Porcelain Nominates Candidates to Comtech Telecommunications

Comtech Completes First Province-Wide Migration to NG9-1-1 Infrastructure in Canada

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(NasdaqGS:CMTL) dropped from Russell 3000 Index

Comtech Launches Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Public Safety Solution

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jun 18, 2024

Comtech Names Telecommunications Appoints Jeff Robertson as President of Terrestrial & Wireless Networks Business Segment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Ellen M. Lord Notifies Resignation as Member of Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed amended 10-Q filing

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced delayed 10-Q filing

New minor risk - Profitability

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.11 loss per share (vs US$0.46 loss in 1Q 2023)

Comtech Appoints John Ratigan as Chief Corporate Development Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Dec 07, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Stellant Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL).

Stellant Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL).

New minor risk - Financial position

Stellant Systems, Inc. entered into an definitive agreement to acquire Power Systems Technology from Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL) for $40 million.

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$1.21 loss per share (vs US$1.63 loss in FY 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Oct 12, 2023

Comtech Launches Network Agnostic Dynamic Cloud Platform for Satellite Providers

Comtech Corporation Unveils New Bridge Solutions to Increase Access to Global Hybrid Connectivity

Comtech Telecommunications Corp Announces Resignation of Yelena Simonyuk, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Effective August 31, 2023

High number of new directors

Chairman recently bought €47k worth of stock

Now 30% undervalued after recent price drop

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.33 loss per share (vs US$0.063 loss in 3Q 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Changes in Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jun 08, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.23 loss per share (vs US$0.89 loss in 2Q 2022)

Chairman recently bought €522k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.46 loss per share (vs US$0.42 loss in 1Q 2022)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Sales Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Dec 08, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Retirement of Fred Kornberg from the Board

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$1.25 loss per share (vs US$2.86 loss in FY 2021)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Sep 29, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Ken Peterman as Chief Executive Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Showcases All of the Next Generation 911 Solutions At the Annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Conference and Expo

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Elects Current Independent Director Ken Peterman as Chairman of the Board, Effective July 22, 2022

Independent Director recently bought €100k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.063 loss per share (vs US$0.031 profit in 3Q 2021)

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 19, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Strengthens Leadership Team for Its U.S. Based Satellite-Focused Business Line

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Promotes Timothy Jenkins to President of its Safety & Security Technologies Product Group

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Ken Peterman to Board of Directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Provides Update on Putative Stockholder Class Action Complaint

High number of new directors

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Maria Hedden as Chief Operating Officer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Mar 10, 2022

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Unveils Breakthrough Next Generation ELEVATE™ VSAT Platform

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Appoints Presidents of Two Recently Created U.S. and Canadian-Based Subsidiaries

Acacia Research Corporation (NasdaqGS:ACTG) cancelled the acquisition of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NasdaqGS:CMTL) from Outerbridge Capital Management, LLC, Magnetar Capital, LLC, White Hat Strategic Partners LP managed by White Hat Capital Partners LP and others.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Outerbridge Capital Comments on Comtech Telecommunications

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Outerbridge Capital Sends Letter to Shareholders of Comtech Telecommunications

Outerbridge Issues Presentation Refuting Comtech’s False and Misleading Claims

Outerbridge Issues Presentation Detailing the Need for Board Refreshment at Comtech

Full year 2021 earnings released: US$2.86 loss per share (vs US$0.28 profit in FY 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Outerbridge Capital Delivers Letter to Comtech Telecommunications