Vertex Pharmaceuticals Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' CEO is Reshma Kewalramani, appointed in Apr 2020, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $20.59M, comprised of 7.3% salary and 92.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.018% of the company’s shares, worth €20.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 4.4 years respectively.
Key information
Reshma Kewalramani
Chief executive officer
US$20.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.3% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 4.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$21m | US$2m | US$4b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$16m | US$1m | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$15m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$9m | US$1m | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$7m | US$702k | US$1b |
Compensation vs Market: Reshma's total compensation ($USD20.59M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Reshma's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Reshma Kewalramani (51 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$20,594,441
Compensation
Dr. Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN, is Director at Year Up Inc. since September 2023. She had been an Independent Director of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.) since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 15yrs | US$6.60m | 0.0055% € 6.4m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 4.3yrs | US$20.59m | 0.018% € 20.6m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 5.3yrs | US$7.37m | 0.018% € 21.3m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 3yrs | US$9.00m | 0.019% € 22.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Scientific Officer | 9.5yrs | US$6.54m | 0.010% € 11.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.2yrs | no data | 0.0029% € 3.4m | |
| SVP and Chief Information & Data Officer | 5.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0071% € 8.2m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer | 5.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 6.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer | 17yrs | US$6.20m | 0.023% € 26.3m |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: VX1D's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 15yrs | US$6.60m | 0.0055% € 6.4m | |
| CEO, President & Director | 4.4yrs | US$20.59m | 0.018% € 20.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 26.5yrs | US$600.04k | 0.015% € 18.1m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$537.63k | 0.0023% € 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$559.79k | 0.0021% € 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 9.1yrs | US$550.31k | 0.0013% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$449.08k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | US$553.11k | 0.00064% € 745.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$544.66k | 0.00060% € 698.9k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$407.65k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: VX1D's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/07/22 04:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/04/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
| 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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is covered by 77 analysts. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| Brian Skorney | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |