Celanese Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Celanese's CEO is Scott Richardson, appointed in Jan 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $4.26M, comprised of 16.8% salary and 83.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.059% of the company’s shares, worth $4.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 3.7 years respectively.
Key information
Scott Richardson
Chief executive officer
US$4.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 16.8% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$4m | US$715k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$678k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$646k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$3m | US$623k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$586m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$645m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$745m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$595k | US$858m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$912m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$2m | US$514k | US$1b |
Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD4.26M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.27M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Scott Richardson (47 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$4,257,371
Compensation
Mr. Scott A. Richardson is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Celanese Corporation from January 1, 2025. He was COO of Celanese Corporation from November 8, 2023 until January 1, 2025 and s...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$4.26m | 0.059% $ 4.4m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 1.3yrs | US$1.06m | 0.0051% $ 382.6k | |
| Senior VP & General Counsel | 1.3yrs | US$1.32m | 0.012% $ 921.7k | |
| Senior Vice President of Acetyls | 2yrs | US$2.04m | 0.0061% $ 458.6k | |
| Executive Officer | 6.1yrs | US$3.06m | 0.051% $ 3.9m | |
| VP of Finance | 2.9yrs | no data | 0.0059% $ 441.3k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President | no data | no data | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 0HUR's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$4.26m | 0.059% $ 4.4m | |
| Independent Chairman | 12yrs | US$317.46k | 0.013% $ 948.8k | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | US$297.46k | 0.010% $ 782.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$83.34k | 0.00091% $ 68.5k | |
| Independent Director | 9.6yrs | US$312.46k | 0.0087% $ 652.9k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$312.46k | 0.000050% $ 3.8k | |
| Independent Director | 19.1yrs | US$297.46k | 0.046% $ 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$297.46k | 0.0020% $ 152.1k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$321.21k | 0.000090% $ 6.8k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0HUR's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 14:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Celanese Corporation is covered by 42 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |