Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' CEO is Geoff Ballotti, appointed in May 2018, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is $10.66M, comprised of 10.7% salary and 89.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.47% of the company’s shares, worth $28.00M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Geoff Ballotti

Chief executive officer

US$10.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	10.7%
CEO tenure	6.1yrs
CEO ownership	0.5%
Management average tenure	3.8yrs
Board average tenure	6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Geoff Ballotti's remuneration changed compared to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$238m
Dec 31 2023	US$11m	US$1m	US$289m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$296m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$294m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$316m
Dec 31 2022	US$10m	US$1m	US$355m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$348m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$349m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$326m
Dec 31 2021	US$18m	US$1m	US$244m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$188m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$113m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$130m
Dec 31 2020	US$7m	US$677k	-US$132m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$61m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$42m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$158m
Dec 31 2019	US$7m	US$1m	US$157m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$137m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$148m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$144m
Dec 31 2018	US$9m	US$888k	US$162m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$210m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$210m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$236m
Dec 31 2017	US$5m	US$745k	US$230m

Compensation vs Market: Geoff's total compensation ($USD10.66M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.48M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Geoff's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Geoff Ballotti (62 yo)

6.1yrs

Tenure

US$10,659,712

Compensation

Mr. Geoffrey A. Ballotti, also known as Geoff, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hotel Division at Wyndham Worldwide Corporation since March 28, 2014. Mr. Ballotti has been Chief Execut...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Geoffrey Ballotti	President	6.1yrs	US$10.66m	0.47% $ 28.0m
Michele Allen	CFO & Head of Strategy	4.5yrs	US$3.45m	0.031% $ 1.9m
Paul Cash	General Counsel	6yrs	US$2.65m	0.033% $ 1.9m
Monica Melancon	Chief Human Resource Officer	3.3yrs	US$2.19m	0.019% $ 1.2m
Scott Strickland	Chief Commercial & Distribution Officer and Executive VP	less than a year	US$2.51m	0.036% $ 2.1m
Nicola Rossi	Chief Accounting Officer	no data	no data	0.014% $ 845.5k
Matt Capuzzi	Senior Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Dimitris Manikis	President of Europe	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Joon Ooi	President of Asia Pacific	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Shilpan Patel	Executive Vice President of North America Franchise Operations	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Gustavo Viescas	President of Latin America & Caribbean	1.7yrs	no data	no data
Amit Sripathi	Chief Development Officer	less than a year	no data	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0YTR's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Geoffrey Ballotti	President	6.1yrs	US$10.66m	0.47% $ 28.0m
Myra Biblowit	Independent Director	6yrs	US$419.67k	0.013% $ 801.9k
James Buckman	Lead Independent Director	6.1yrs	US$534.46k	0.012% $ 690.2k
Stephen Holmes	Non-Executive Chairman	6yrs	US$506.12k	0.55% $ 33.1m
Ronald Nelson	Independent Director	4.8yrs	US$456.87k	0.038% $ 2.3m
D. Pauline Richards	Independent Director	6yrs	US$456.81k	0.019% $ 1.1m
Bruce Churchill	Independent Director	6yrs	US$472.97k	0% $ 0
Mukul Deoras	Independent Director	6yrs	US$381.88k	0.0047% $ 280.9k

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0YTR's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Executive Changes

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Appoints Scott Strickland Chief Commercial Officer

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Chief Accounting Officer recently sold US$590k worth of stock

Recent updates

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Executive Changes

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 28, 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Appoints Scott Strickland Chief Commercial Officer

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 19, 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc Issues a Letter to the Shareholders

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Authorizes Increase in the Quarterly Cash Dividend

sbe and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces the Launch of a New Smart Lifestyle Brand Under the Working Title, Project HQ Hotels & Residences

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Second Half, 2023 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) cancelled the acquisition of remaining 98.2% stake Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH).

Wyndham Calls on Shareholders to Rebuff Choice's Hostile Bid

Choice Hotels Launches Exchange Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels Turns Down Choice Hotels' New Takeover Bid

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 27, 2023

Choice Hotels Asks Wyndham to Engage in Merger Talks

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) cancelled the acquisition of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) for $7.8 billion.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) cancelled the acquisition of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) for $7.8 billion.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 1.8% yield

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 27, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.82 (vs US$1.00 in 2Q 2022)

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Chief Accounting Officer recently sold US$590k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 2.0% yield

Choice Hotels Reportedly Seeks to Buy Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 28, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.78 (vs US$1.15 in 1Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Chief Marketing Officer recently sold US$461k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 1.8% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.93 (vs US$2.61 in FY 2021)

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 15, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Chief Financial Officer recently sold US$1.1m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.32 per share

General Counsel recently sold US$605k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 28, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Wyndham Alltra Resort: Wyndham Alltra Riviera Nayarit

Scott LePage to Resign as President of the Americas, of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Now 21% undervalued

Wyndham Debuts Mobile Tipping Solution for U.S. and Canadian Franchisees

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH) acquired Vienna House's hotel portfolio of Vienna International Hotel management AG from Hotels by HR GmbH for €44 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.32 per share

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 28, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.00 (vs US$0.73 in 2Q 2021)

Rochester Lodging LLC acquired Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham hotel for $2.8 million.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Debuts Next-Gen Revenue Management System

Insufficient new directors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Appoints Arpit Pant as the New Development Director for Eurasia

LionGrove LLC completed the acquisition of Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Resort from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH).

Arizona Housing, Inc. acquired Days Inn by Wyndham Airport - Phoenix from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH).

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 29, 2022

Insufficient new directors

An unknown buyer agreed to acquire Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Resort from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:WH).

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 11, 2022

Insufficient new directors

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