Cogent Communications Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Cogent Communications Holdings' CEO is Dave Schaeffer, appointed in Aug 1999, has a tenure of 26.25 years. directly owns 1.47% of the company’s shares, worth €11.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 6.5 years respectively.
Key information
Dave Schaeffer
Chief executive officer
US$12.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 26.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.5% |
| Management average tenure | 5.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Dave Schaeffer (69 yo)
Mr. David Schaeffer, also known as Dave, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Mr. David founded Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., in August 1999 and serves as its...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 26.3yrs | US$12.68m | 1.47% € 12.0m | |
| VP, CFO & Treasurer | 3.6yrs | US$4.48m | 0.20% € 1.6m | |
| Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | 6.5yrs | US$3.48m | 0.17% € 1.4m | |
| VP of Network Planning & CTO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Business Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Global Sales & Chief Revenue Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.011% € 88.8k | |
| Chief Financial Officer for European Operations | 5.5yrs | US$391.74k | no data | |
| Secretary | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: OGM1's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 26.8yrs | US$12.68m | 1.47% € 12.0m | |
| Independent Director | 22.1yrs | US$400.01k | 0.10% € 832.0k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 15.6yrs | US$399.01k | 0.19% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$400.01k | 0.049% € 399.8k | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$400.01k | 0.021% € 172.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$400.01k | 0.036% € 292.7k | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$400.01k | 0.050% € 404.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$399.01k | 0.046% € 379.0k |
Experienced Board: OGM1's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/19 21:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| 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
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. is covered by 32 analysts. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Alexander Waters | BofA Global Research |
| Michael Funk | BofA Global Research |
| David Barden | BofA Global Research |