Digital Realty Trust Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Andy Power

Chief executive officer

US$12.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	6.5%
CEO tenure	3yrs
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	5.8yrs
Board average tenure	7.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Andy Power's remuneration changed compared to Digital Realty Trust's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$401m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2023	US$12m	US$802k	US$908m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$884m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$387m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$332m
Dec 31 2022	US$7m	US$645k	US$337m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2021	US$7m	US$625k	US$2b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$668m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$507m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$433m
Dec 31 2020	US$8m	US$620k	US$263m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$535m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$622m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$600m
Dec 31 2019	US$6m	US$600k	US$493m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$209m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$226m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$260m
Dec 31 2018	US$5m	US$691k	US$250m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$272m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$201m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$193m
Dec 31 2017	US$4m	US$583k	US$173m

Compensation vs Market: Andy's total compensation ($USD12.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.72M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Andy's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Andy Power (44 yo)

3yrs

Tenure

US$12,355,560

Compensation

Mr. Andrew P. Power, also known as Andy, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. General Partner of Digital Realty Trust LP since December 13, 2022 and has been its...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Andrew Power	President	3yrs	US$12.36m	no data
Matthew Mercier	Chief Financial Officer	1.8yrs	US$2.50m	0.000060% $ 38.4k
Gregory Wright	Chief Investment Officer	5.8yrs	US$6.24m	0.0043% $ 2.7m
Christopher Sharp	Chief Technology Officer	9.3yrs	US$3.33m	0.00011% $ 70.4k
Cindy Fiedelman	Chief Human Resources Officer	8.8yrs	US$2.80m	0% $ 0
Jeffrey Michael Tapley	Chief Operating Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Christine Kornegay	Chief Accounting Officer	no data	no data	0.00037% $ 236.7k
Jim Huseby	Vice President of Investor Relations	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Jeannie Lee	Executive VP	2.8yrs	no data	0.0032% $ 2.1m
Ellen Jacobs	Senior Vice President of Corporate Services	9.1yrs	no data	no data
Shaun Woodhouse	Head of Sales Asia Pacific	10.8yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Lane	Senior Vice President of Portfolio Operations	9.3yrs	no data	no data

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0I9F's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Andrew Power	President	1.9yrs	US$12.36m	no data
Afshin Mohebbi	Independent Director	8.3yrs	US$318.74k	0.00055% $ 351.8k
Kevin J. Kennedy	Independent Director	11.7yrs	US$313.74k	0.00055% $ 351.8k
William LaPerch	Independent Director	11.7yrs	US$317.09k	0.0040% $ 2.6m
Jean F. H. Mandeville	Independent Director	4.7yrs	US$295.00k	0.0027% $ 1.7m
Susan Swanezy	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0.000070% $ 44.8k
Mark Patterson	Independent Director	8.3yrs	US$305.00k	0.0026% $ 1.6m
Mary Preusse	Independent Chairman	7.5yrs	US$450.35k	0.00084% $ 537.3k
VeraLinn Jamieson	Independent Director	4.8yrs	US$289.74k	0.00055% $ 351.8k

7.5yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0I9F's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).

Digital Realty Trust Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Digital Realty Strengthens Leadership with Jules Johnston as Senior Vice President of Global Channels

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Digital Realty Appoints Susan Swanezy as Independent Director

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Resignation of Alexis Black Bjorlin as Director and Member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

Insufficient new directors

Independent Director recently sold US$146k worth of stock

Recent updates

Third quarter dividend of US$1.22 announced

Now 23% undervalued

Digital Realty Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends for Common Stock, Payable on January 17, 2025

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.13 (vs US$2.40 in 3Q 2023)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share

Digital Realty Strengthens Leadership with Jules Johnston as Senior Vice President of Global Channels

Second quarter dividend of US$1.22 announced

Digital Realty Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for Common Stock, Payable on September 30, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.37 in 2Q 2023)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 25, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share

Digital Realty Unveils Advanced High-Density Deployment Support for Liquid-To-Chip Cooling

First quarter dividend of US$1.22 announced

Digital Realty Authorizes Cash Dividend on Common Stock for the Second Quarter of 2024, Payable on June 28, 2024

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering.

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.87 (vs US$0.20 in 1Q 2023)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2024

Digital Realty Appoints Susan Swanezy as Independent Director

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.22 announced

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the First Quarter of 2024, Payable on March 28, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$3.18 (vs US$1.18 in FY 2022)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Digital Realty Announces Expansion of ServiceFabric

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Resignation of Alexis Black Bjorlin as Director and Member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share at 3.6% yield

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2023, Payable on January 19, 2024

Brookfield Corporation (TSX:BN) entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Four Data Centers from Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) for $275 million.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Revises Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.40 (vs US$0.79 in 3Q 2022)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share at 3.8% yield

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2023, Payable on September 29, 2023

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.37 (vs US$0.19 in 2Q 2022)

GI Real Estate Essential Tech + Science Fund managed by GI Manager L.P. and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) acquired 65% interest in Two hyperscale data centers in Elk Grove Village, IL

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(NYSE:DLR) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index

Insufficient new directors

An unknown buyer acquired Non Core Data Center in Texas from Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR).

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share at 4.6% yield

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2023, Payable on June 30, 2023

Independent Director recently sold US$146k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$1.7 (vs US$1.64 in 1Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share at 4.6% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: FFO per share: US$6.4 (vs US$6.52 in FY 2021)

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Provide Ashburn Campus New AWS Direct Connect location

Digital Realty Appoints Serene Nah as Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 16, 2023

High number of new directors

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on January 13, 2023

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on on January 13, 2023

Independent Director recently sold US$111k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.79 (vs US$0.44 in 3Q 2021)

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 26, 2022

CEO & Director recently bought US$566k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$1.22 per share

Chief Revenue Officer recently sold US$828k worth of stock

Digital Realty Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stocks, Payable on September 30, 2022