Cogent Communications Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Cogent Communications Holdings' CEO is Dave Schaeffer, appointed in Aug 1999, has a tenure of 24.75 years. directly owns 9.63% of the company’s shares, worth €279.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 5.6 years respectively.

Key information

Dave Schaeffer

Chief executive officer

US$9.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	24.8yrs
CEO ownership	9.6%
Management average tenure	5yrs
Board average tenure	5.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Dave Schaeffer (67 yo)

24.8yrs

Tenure

US$9,226,177

Compensation

Mr. David Schaeffer, also known as Dave, Ph D., founded Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., in August 1999 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Schaeffer is a Founder of Cogent Co...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Schaeffer	Founder	24.8yrs	US$9.23m	9.63% $ 279.1m
Thaddeus Weed	VP, CFO & Treasurer	2.1yrs	US$2.39m	0.20% $ 5.8m
John Chang	Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel	5yrs	US$1.03m	0.18% $ 5.2m
James Bubeck	Chief Revenue Officer & VP of Global Sales	8.6yrs	US$1.12m	0.11% $ 3.3m
David Kapp	VP of Network Planning & CTO	no data	no data	0.014% $ 400.1k
Vincent Teissier	Director of Business Development	no data	no data	no data
Jean-Michel Slagmuylder	Chief Financial Officer for European Operations	4yrs	US$391.74k	no data
Ried Zulager	Secretary	no data	no data	no data

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: OGM1's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Schaeffer	Founder	25.3yrs	US$9.23m	9.63% $ 279.1m
Steven Brooks	Independent Director	20.6yrs	US$378.59k	0.081% $ 2.4m
Marc Montagner	Lead Independent Director	14.1yrs	US$382.12k	0.15% $ 4.2m
Lewis Ferguson	Independent Director	5.6yrs	US$382.12k	0.041% $ 1.2m
Sheryl Kennedy	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$379.59k	0.025% $ 711.3k
David Bath	Independent Director	17.5yrs	US$379.59k	0.027% $ 793.9k
Eve Howard	Independent Director	1.8yrs	US$379.59k	0.022% $ 632.5k
Paul De Sa	Independent Director	2.4yrs	US$379.59k	0.028% $ 813.6k
Deneen Howell	Independent Director	2yrs	US$280.52k	0.025% $ 724.9k

5.6yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: OGM1's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).

Cogent Communications Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Founder recently sold €587k worth of stock

Founder recently sold €2.4m worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently sold €640k worth of stock

CFO & Treasurer recently sold €314k worth of stock

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Announces Departure of Greg O’Connor as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Recent updates

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Founder recently sold €587k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.96 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.96 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$26.88 (vs US$0.11 in FY 2022)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on April 9, 2024

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

Founder recently sold €2.4m worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently sold €640k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.95 per share at 5.7% yield

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Declares Quarter Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$1.20 loss per share (vs US$0.17 loss in 3Q 2022)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 09, 2023

CFO & Treasurer recently sold €314k worth of stock

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Announces Departure of Greg O’Connor as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Upcoming dividend of US$0.94 per share at 5.3% yield

VP of Network Planning & CTO recently sold €550k worth of stock

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Approves Regular Third Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$23.84 (vs US$0.24 in 2Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$23.84 (vs US$0.24 in 2Q 2022)

Independent Director recently sold €252k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €65k worth of stock

CFO & Treasurer recently sold €593k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.94 per share at 5.8% yield

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 2, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.13 (vs US$0.024 in 1Q 2022)

Independent Director recently sold €57k worth of stock

CFO and Senior VP – Audit & Operations recently sold €294k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.93 per share at 5.7% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$1.04 in FY 2021)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Insider recently sold €268k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought €546k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.92 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$0.29 profit in 3Q 2021)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend Payable on December 2, 2022

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

CFO and Senior VP – Audit & Operations recently sold €253k worth of stock

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CCOI) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire T-Mobile's Wireline Business from T-Mobile USA, Inc. for $1.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CCOI) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire T-Mobile's Wireline Business from T-Mobile USA, Inc. for $1.

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.054 loss in 2Q 2021)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2022, Payable on August 31, 2022

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Appoints Ms. Eve Howard to Serve as Director, Effective July 1, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €54k worth of stock

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. Announces Board Change

Cogent Communications Increases Its Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 27, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.024 (vs US$0.41 in 1Q 2021)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Director recently sold €62k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.85 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 25, 2022

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 24, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €61k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €110k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.83 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.35 (vs US$0.11 loss in 3Q 2020)

Independent Director recently sold €107k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.81 per share

Independent Director recently sold €579k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.054 loss per share (vs US$0.19 profit in 2Q 2020)

Vice President of Field Engineering recently sold €148k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €154k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.78 per share

Independent Director recently sold €363k worth of stock