SkyWest Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

SkyWest's CEO is Chip Childs, appointed in May 2014, has a tenure of 10.75 years. total yearly compensation is $5.55M, comprised of 9.9% salary and 90.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth €5.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.9 years and 9.8 years respectively.

Key information

Chip Childs

Chief executive officer

US$5.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.9%
CEO tenure10.8yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure9.9yrs
Board average tenure9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chip Childs's remuneration changed compared to SkyWest's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$323m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$243m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$177m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$117m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$547k

US$34m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$30m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$33m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$500k

US$73m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$124m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$86m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$94m

Dec 31 2021US$3mUS$500k

US$112m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$61m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$85m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$420k

-US$9m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$110m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$168m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$282m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$500k

US$340m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$335m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$326m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$314m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$460k

US$280m

Compensation vs Market: Chip's total compensation ($USD5.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.06M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chip's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Chip Childs (56 yo)

10.8yrs

Tenure

US$5,547,463

Compensation

Mr. Russell A. Childs, also known as Chip, serves as Chair of the Board FRB of San Francisco and served as Deputy chairman of the board at since January 01, 2024. He serves as Director of Intermountain Hea...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Russell Childs
CEO, President & Director10.8yrsUS$5.55m0.12%
€ 5.6m
Robert Simmons
Chief Financial Officer9.9yrsUS$2.58mno data
Greg Wooley
Executive Vice President of Operations5.1yrsUS$1.49m0.013%
€ 584.7k
Eric Woodward
Chief Accounting Officer13.8yrsUS$1.19m0.021%
€ 951.2k
Wade Steel
Chief Commercial Officer9.9yrsUS$2.55m0.26%
€ 12.0m
Sonya Wolford
Senior Vice President of InFlight - SkyWest Airlines5.1yrsno datano data
Tracy Gallo
Senior Vice President of Flight Operations5.1yrsno datano data

9.9yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SY2's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.9 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Russell Childs
CEO, President & Director9.1yrsUS$5.55m0.12%
€ 5.6m
Keith Smith
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$220.00k0.053%
€ 2.4m
Ronald Mittelstaedt
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$215.00k0.028%
€ 1.3m
Derek Leathers
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.0038%
€ 173.7k
James Welch
Independent Chairman17.8yrsUS$234.00k0.12%
€ 5.2m
Meredith R. Madden
Independent Director9.8yrsUS$204.00k0.071%
€ 3.2m
Smita Conjeevaram
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$204.00k0.026%
€ 1.2m

9.8yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SY2's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 18:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

SkyWest, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bob McAdooAvondale Partners
Michael LinenbergDeutsche Bank
Duane PfennigwerthEvercore ISI