Coherent Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Coherent's CEO is Jim Anderson, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of 1.33 years. total yearly compensation is $3.72M, comprised of 28.5% salary and 71.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth $2.89M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 5.4 years respectively.
Key information
Jim Anderson
Chief executive officer
US$3.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 28.47% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | US$4m | US$1m | -US$81m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$59m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$188m |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$101m | US$82k | -US$280m |
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD3.72M) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD6.71M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Jim Anderson (53 yo)
Mr. James Robert Anderson, also known as Jim, is Director of Applied Materials, Inc. from July 2025. Mr. Anderson is Chief Executive Officer and Employee Director of Coherent Corp. from June 3, 2024 and is...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Employee Director | 1.3yrs | US$3.72m | 0.017% $ 2.9m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 1yr | US$30.52m | 0.00018% $ 31.4k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 3yrs | US$5.44m | 0.0080% $ 1.4m | |
| Chief Legal & Global Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | 1yr | US$14.70m | 0.00018% $ 31.4k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | 11.8yrs | US$4.98m | 0.12% $ 21.4m | |
| Senior VP | 2.7yrs | no data | 0.0030% $ 516.1k | |
| Executive Vice President of Communications | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Semiconductor Devices | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Datacenter | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Lasers Business | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief of Staff & Strategic Advisor | 1.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 0LHO's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Employee Director | 1.3yrs | US$3.72m | 0.017% $ 2.9m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 4.6yrs | US$320.53k | 0.010% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 23.8yrs | US$345.03k | 0.059% $ 10.3m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 3.3yrs | US$350.03k | 0.015% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 3.9yrs | US$320.03k | 0.0081% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Chairman of the Board | 7.4yrs | US$419.03k | 0.014% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 9.7yrs | US$325.03k | 0.025% $ 4.3m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 6.1yrs | US$335.03k | 0.014% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 4.7yrs | US$325.03k | 0.015% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 14.5yrs | US$320.53k | 0.030% $ 5.3m | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 2.1yrs | US$331.03k | 0.0053% $ 931.1k | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 6.2yrs | US$320.03k | 0.014% $ 2.4m |
Experienced Board: 0LHO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/12 16:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Coherent Corp. is covered by 36 analysts. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Thomas O'Malley | Barclays |
| Ted Moreau | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |