Liberty Global Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Liberty Global's CEO is Mike Fries, appointed in Jun 2005, has a tenure of 19.5 years. total yearly compensation is $44.56M, comprised of 5.8% salary and 94.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.6% of the company’s shares, worth €70.77M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 12.7 years and 15.3 years respectively.

Key information

Mike Fries

Chief executive officer

US$44.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage5.8%
CEO tenure19.5yrs
CEO ownership1.6%
Management average tenure12.7yrs
Board average tenure15.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mike Fries's remuneration changed compared to Liberty Global's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$4b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$2b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$3b

Dec 31 2023US$45mUS$3m

-US$4b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$5b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$4b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2022US$19mUS$3m

US$592m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$6b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$4b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$13b

Dec 31 2021US$62mUS$3m

US$13b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$12b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$10b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$1b

Dec 31 2020US$45mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$446m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$260m

Dec 31 2019US$123mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$476m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$477m

Dec 31 2018US$33mUS$2m

-US$2b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

-US$2b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

-US$2b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

-US$3b

Dec 31 2017US$17mUS$2m

-US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD44.56M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.95M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Mike Fries (61 yo)

19.5yrs

Tenure

US$44,560,900

Compensation

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Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Fries
Vice Chairman19.5yrsUS$44.56m1.6%
€ 70.8m
Charles Henry Bracken
Executive VP & CFO7.9yrsUS$13.25m0.037%
€ 1.6m
Enrique Rodriguez
Executive VP & CTO6.4yrsUS$9.78m0.19%
€ 8.3m
Bryan Hall
Executive VP12.9yrsUS$9.34m0.085%
€ 3.7m
Andrea Salvato
Executive VP & Chief Development Officer12.9yrsUS$11.02m0.079%
€ 3.5m
Severina Pascu
Senior VP of Commercial & Operationsless than a yearno datano data
Jason Waldron
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer7.9yrsno data0.029%
€ 1.3m
Veenod Kurup
Chief Information Officer & MD8.8yrsno datano data
Frederick Westerman
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility19.5yrsno datano data
Amy Blair
Senior VP & Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Eric Lennon
Managing Director of Technology Integration12.7yrsno datano data
Manuel Kohnstamm
Senior VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer12.8yrsno datano data

12.7yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 3O41's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Fries
Vice Chairman19.5yrsUS$44.56m1.6%
€ 70.8m
Madalina Suceveanu
MD of Mobile & Cloud Technology2.5yrsno datano data
J. Wargo
Independent Director19.5yrsUS$491.63k0.063%
€ 2.8m
Andrew Cole
Independent Director11.5yrsUS$475.90k0.015%
€ 648.6k
John Malone
Chairman19.5yrsUS$3.38m8.34%
€ 368.7m
Larry Romrell
Independent Director19.5yrsUS$502.70k0.015%
€ 660.1k
Anthony Werner
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$63.29kno data
Paul Gould
Independent Director19.5yrsUS$550.43k0.33%
€ 14.6m
Miranda T. Curtis
Independent Director14.5yrsUS$488.36k0.066%
€ 2.9m
Richard Green
Independent Director16yrsUS$494.60k0.0077%
€ 340.2k
Marisa Drew
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$336.71k0.0015%
€ 66.7k
Daniel Sanchez
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$342.57k0.0028%
€ 125.0k

15.3yrs

Average Tenure

68.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 3O41's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 23:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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

Liberty Global Ltd. is covered by 44 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William Noel MilnerArete Research Services LLP
Alex PoundArete Research Services LLP
Maurice PatrickBarclays