NETGEAR Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
NETGEAR's CEO is CJ Prober, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $17.75M, comprised of 3.9% salary and 96.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.58% of the company’s shares, worth €3.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
CJ Prober
Chief executive officer
US$17.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 3.90% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Jun 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$25m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$18m | US$692k | US$12m |
Compensation vs Market: CJ's total compensation ($USD17.75M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.23M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare CJ's compensation with company performance.
CEO
CJ Prober (54 yo)
Mr. Charles J. Prober, also known as CJ, serves as President of NETGEAR Inc. since February 01, 2024 and serves as its CEO & Director since January 2024. He served as an Independent Director at SciPlay Cor...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.9yrs | US$17.75m | 0.58% € 3.5m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 7.3yrs | US$1.99m | 0.35% € 2.1m | |
| President & GM of NETGEAR for Business Products | 1.4yrs | US$5.48m | 0.13% € 761.5k | |
| Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 8.1yrs | no data | 0.051% € 304.5k | |
| Senior Vice President of People | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Procurement Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Country Sales Head - Middle East & Africa (MEA) Region | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & GM of Home Networking Division | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: NGJ's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.9yrs | US$17.75m | 0.58% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$284.99k | 0.22% € 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$294.99k | 0.13% € 801.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$269.99k | 0.079% € 470.4k | |
| Independent Director | 7.4yrs | US$289.99k | 0.17% € 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$279.99k | 0.12% € 730.3k |
Experienced Board: NGJ's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/15 11:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
NETGEAR, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 3 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 |
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| Jeffrey Kvaal | Barclays |
| Woo Ho | BofA Global Research |
| Samuel Wilson | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |