Wise plc

BATS-CHIXE:WISEL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£10.9b

Wise Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Wise's CEO is Kristo Kaarmann, appointed in Jan 2010, has a tenure of 14.92 years. total yearly compensation is £198.70K, comprised of 93.6% salary and 6.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 18.31% of the company’s shares, worth £1.99B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 3.5 years respectively.

Key information

Kristo Kaarmann

Chief executive officer

UK£198.7k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage93.6%
CEO tenure14.9yrs
CEO ownership18.3%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure3.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kristo Kaarmann's remuneration changed compared to Wise's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

UK£431m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

UK£393m

Mar 31 2024UK£199kUK£186k

UK£355m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

UK£286m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

UK£217m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£166m

Mar 31 2023UK£209kUK£197k

UK£114m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£86m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£58m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£45m

Mar 31 2022UK£162kUK£153k

UK£33m

Compensation vs Market: Kristo's total compensation ($USD248.86K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.75M).

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

CEO

Kristo Kaarmann (44 yo)

14.9yrs

Tenure

UK£198,700

Compensation

Mr. Kristo Kaarmann is Co-Founder of Wise plc since 2010 and serves as its Director since April 28, 2021 & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kaarmann is in charge of all operations activities, technology, devel...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kristo Kaarmann
Co-Founder14.9yrsUK£198.70k18.31%
£ 2.0b
Emmanuel Thomassin
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Rohan Basu
Head of Global Operationsless than a yearno datano data
Harsh Sinha
Chief Technology Officer9.9yrsno datano data
Martin Adams
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Ben Steyn
Chief Compliance Officer10.9yrsno datano data
Jessica Winter
General Counsel2.9yrsno datano data
Sana Rahman
Global Head of Communicationsno datano datano data
Cian Weeresinghe
Chief Marketing Officer3.8yrsno datano data
Isabel Naidoo
Chief People Officer2.5yrsno datano data
Diana Avila
Global Head of Banking & Expansion5.5yrsno datano data
Nilan Peiris
Chief Product Officer2.9yrsno datano data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

48yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WISEL's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kristo Kaarmann
Co-Founder3.7yrsUK£198.70k18.31%
£ 2.0b
Emmanuel Thomassin
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Elizabeth Chambers
Independent Non-Executive Director1.7yrsUK£167.00kno data
Terri Duhon
Independent Non-Executive Director2.9yrsUK£170.00k0.00051%
£ 55.4k
David Wells
Independent Non-Executive Chair3.5yrsUK£308.00kno data
Ingo Uytdehaage
Independent Non Executive Director3.5yrsUK£199.00kno data
Clare Gilmartin
Senior Independent Director3.5yrsUK£203.00k0.0095%
£ 1.0m
Alastair Rampell
Non-Executive Director3.5yrsno datano data
Hooi Ling Tan
Independent Non-Executive Director3.5yrsUK£184.00k0.0095%
£ 1.0m

3.5yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WISEL's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 01:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

Wise plc is covered by 25 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.

AnalystInstitution
Sven MerktBarclays
Orson RoutBarclays
Orson RoutBarclays