SkyWest Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

SkyWest's CEO is Chip Childs, appointed in May 2014, has a tenure of 9.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.55M, comprised of 9.9% salary and 90.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth €8.25M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.1 years and 9.7 years respectively.

Key information

Chip Childs

Chief executive officer

US$5.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	9.9%
CEO tenure	9.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	9.1yrs
Board average tenure	9.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chip Childs's remuneration changed compared to SkyWest's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$117m
Dec 31 2023	US$6m	US$547k	US$34m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$30m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$33m
Dec 31 2022	US$3m	US$500k	US$73m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$124m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$86m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$94m
Dec 31 2021	US$3m	US$500k	US$112m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$61m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$85m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Dec 31 2020	US$3m	US$420k	-US$9m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$110m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$168m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$282m
Dec 31 2019	US$4m	US$500k	US$340m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$335m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$326m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$314m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$460k	US$280m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$503m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$474m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$448m
Dec 31 2017	US$3m	US$420k	US$429m

Compensation vs Market: Chip's total compensation ($USD5.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.56M).

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

CEO

Chip Childs (55 yo)

9.9yrs

Tenure

US$5,547,463

Compensation

Mr. Russell A. Childs, also known as Chip, serves as Deputy chairman of the board at FRB of San Francisco since January 01, 2024. He is Chief Executive Officer and President SkyWest Inc. St. George, Utah....

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Russell Childs	CEO, President & Director	9.9yrs	US$5.55m	0.30% $ 8.2m
Robert Simmons	Chief Financial Officer	9.1yrs	US$2.58m	no data
Greg Wooley	Executive Vice President of Operations	4.3yrs	US$1.49m	0.0051% $ 142.2k
Eric Woodward	Chief Accounting Officer	12.9yrs	US$1.19m	0.047% $ 1.3m
Wade Steel	Chief Commercial Officer	9.1yrs	US$2.55m	0.086% $ 2.4m
Sonya Wolford	Senior Vice President of InFlight - SkyWest Airlines	4.3yrs	no data	no data
Tracy Gallo	Senior Vice President of Flight Operations	4.3yrs	no data	no data

9.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SY2's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Russell Childs	CEO, President & Director	8.3yrs	US$5.55m	0.30% $ 8.2m
Jerry Atkin	Chairman of the Board	49.8yrs	US$300.00k	1.1% $ 30.5m
Keith Smith	Independent Director	10.5yrs	US$220.00k	0.090% $ 2.5m
Ronald Mittelstaedt	Independent Director	10.5yrs	US$215.00k	0.090% $ 2.5m
James Welch	Lead Independent Director	16.9yrs	US$219.00k	0.14% $ 3.9m
Andrew Roberts	Independent Director	8.9yrs	US$214.00k	0.068% $ 1.9m
Meredith R. Madden	Independent Director	8.9yrs	US$204.00k	0.071% $ 2.0m
Smita Conjeevaram	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$204.00k	0.026% $ 731.0k

9.7yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SY2's board of directors are considered experienced (9.7 years average tenure).

SkyWest Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

SkyWest, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

Chairman of the Board recently bought €2.5m worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Chief Commercial Officer recently sold €595k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.50 (vs US$0.45 loss in 1Q 2023)

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

SkyWest, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

New minor risk - Earnings quality

SkyWest, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SKYW) acquired 25% stake in Corporate Flight Management, Inc.

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 01, 2024

New minor risk - Share price stability

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.56 (vs US$0.96 in 3Q 2022)

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

SkyWest, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter, Second Half and Full Year of 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.35 (vs US$1.07 in 2Q 2022)

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

SkyWest, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SKYW) announces an Equity Buyback for $250 million worth of its shares.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.45 loss per share (vs US$0.35 profit in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.44 (vs US$2.22 in FY 2021)

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.96 (vs US$0.19 in 3Q 2021)

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.07 (vs US$1.23 in 2Q 2021)

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.35 (vs US$0.71 in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Chairman of the Board recently bought €2.5m worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Insufficient new directors

Chief Commercial Officer recently sold €595k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.19 (vs US$0.67 in 3Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.23 (vs US$0.51 loss in 2Q 2020)

Independent Director has left the company

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.71 (vs US$0.60 in 1Q 2020)

CEO, President & Director recently sold €849k worth of stock

SkyWest, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 04, 2021

Independent Director recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$6.68 profit in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$6.68 profit in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: €37.20

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 04, 2021

SkyWest, Inc. Appoints Smita Conjeevaram to Board of Directors

New 90-day high: €36.60

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: €30.40

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.67

Revenue beats expectations

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue beats expectations

Third quarter earnings released

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Oct 29, 2020

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q3, 2019 Results on Oct 30, 2019

First half earnings released

SkyWest, Inc. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Jul 30, 2020

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