Liberty Global Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Liberty Global's CEO is Mike Fries, appointed in Jun 2005, has a tenure of 18.42 years. total yearly compensation is $19.00M, comprised of 13.5% salary and 86.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.39% of the company’s shares, worth $91.20M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.6 years and 14.2 years respectively.
Key information
Mike Fries
Chief executive officer
US$19.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.5% |
| CEO tenure | 18.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.4% |
| Management average tenure | 11.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 14.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$5b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$4b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$19m | US$3m | US$592m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$13b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$62m | US$3m | US$13b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$45m | US$2m | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$446m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$260m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$123m | US$2m | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$476m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$477m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$33m | US$2m | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$3b |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$17m | US$2m | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$674m |
| Jun 30 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$999m |
| Mar 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2016 | US$40m | US$2m | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD19.00M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD3.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mike Fries (60 yo)
18.4yrs
Tenure
US$19,002,343
Compensation
Mr. Michael Thomas Fries, also known as Mike, serves as the President of the Board at Sunrise Communications AG since November 2020. He serves as Chairman of the Board at Virgin Media Inc. He has been the...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman | 18.4yrs | US$19.00m | 1.39% $ 91.2m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 6.8yrs | US$5.10m | 0.013% $ 871.7k | |
| Executive VP & CTO | 5.3yrs | US$4.21m | 0.13% $ 8.4m | |
| Executive VP | 11.8yrs | US$4.30m | 0.072% $ 4.7m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Development Officer | 11.8yrs | US$4.95m | 0.061% $ 4.0m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 6.8yrs | no data | 0.030% $ 2.0m | |
| Chief Information Officer & MD | 7.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility | 18.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief People Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Technology Integration | 11.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Transformation Officer and Senior Vice President | 8.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | 11.7yrs | no data | no data |
11.6yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 0XHS's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman | 18.4yrs | US$19.00m | 1.39% $ 91.2m | |
| MD of Mobile & Cloud Technology | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 18.4yrs | US$344.90k | 0.064% $ 4.2m | |
| Independent Director | 10.4yrs | US$329.74k | 0.022% $ 1.4m | |
| Chairman | 18.4yrs | US$2.75m | 7.55% $ 495.9m | |
| Independent Director | 18.4yrs | US$373.52k | 0.014% $ 888.1k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 18.4yrs | US$399.54k | 0.32% $ 21.2m | |
| Independent Director | 13.4yrs | US$329.94k | 0.079% $ 5.2m | |
| Independent Director | 14.9yrs | US$342.78k | 0.0070% $ 457.9k | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$349.50k | 0.00065% $ 42.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$379.64k | 0.0014% $ 90.0k |
14.2yrs
Average Tenure
67.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 0XHS's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2023/11/25 18:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2023/11/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2023/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2022/12/31 |
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
Liberty Global Ltd. is covered by 44 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Noel Milner | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Alex Pound | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Maurice Patrick | Barclays |