WH Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

WH Group's CEO is Gordon Guo, appointed in Aug 2021, has a tenure of 2.75 years. total yearly compensation is $1,000.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.44% of the company’s shares, worth HK$1.17B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 9.8 years respectively.

Key information

Gordon Guo

Chief executive officer

US$1.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	100.0%
CEO tenure	2.8yrs
CEO ownership	1.4%
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Gordon Guo's remuneration changed compared to WH Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$1m	US$1m	US$629m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$830m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2022	US$1m	US$1m	US$1b
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$1m	US$1m	US$1b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$996m
Dec 31 2020	US$1m	US$1m	US$828m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2019	US$2m	US$1m	US$1b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$998m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$971m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$1m	US$943m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2017	US$4m	US$1m	US$1b

Compensation vs Market: Gordon's total compensation ($USD1,000.00K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Hong Kong market ($USD639.31K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Gordon's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Gordon Guo (52 yo)

2.8yrs

Tenure

US$1,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Lijun Guo, also known as Gordon, serves as Chief Executive Officer at WH Group Limited since August 12, 2021 and served as its Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from April 2016 to 11 A...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Long Wan	Executive Chairman of the Board	16.6yrs	US$1.00m	8.12% $ 6.6b
Lijun Guo	CEO & Executive Director	2.8yrs	US$1.00m	1.44% $ 1.2b
Hongwei Wan	Executive Deputy Chairman	2.8yrs	US$1.00m	0.018% $ 14.3m
Charles Shane Smith	Executive Director	2.8yrs	US$5.00m	no data
Xiangjie Ma	Executive Director & President of Shuanghui Development	6.4yrs	US$1.00m	0.000020% $ 16.2k
Kam Yin Yan	VP & CFO	2.8yrs	no data	no data
Ho Chau	Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary	10.3yrs	no data	no data
Songtao Liu	Executive VP & CFO of Shuanghui Development	6.4yrs	no data	no data
Luis Cerdan	Executive Vice President of European Operations	3.5yrs	no data	no data
Hall Mark	Executive VP & CFO of Smithfield	1.3yrs	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

51.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 288's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Long Wan	Executive Chairman of the Board	16.6yrs	US$1.00m	8.12% $ 6.6b
Lijun Guo	CEO & Executive Director	10.4yrs	US$1.00m	1.44% $ 1.2b
Hongwei Wan	Executive Deputy Chairman	2.8yrs	US$1.00m	0.018% $ 14.3m
Charles Shane Smith	Executive Director	2.8yrs	US$5.00m	no data
Xiangjie Ma	Executive Director & President of Shuanghui Development	5.9yrs	US$1.00m	0.000020% $ 16.2k
Shuge Jiao	Non-Executive Director	18.1yrs	no data	no data
Ming Huang	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.8yrs	no data	no data
Hui Zhou	Independent Non-Executive Director	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Jin Tin Lau	Independent Non-Executive Director	9.8yrs	no data	no data

9.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 288's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

WH Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

WH Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2024

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

WH Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jun 01, 2022

WH Group Limited Announces Executive Changes

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

WH Group Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 22, 2024

WH Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.049 (vs US$0.11 in FY 2022)

WH Group Limited Proposes Final Ordinary Dividend for the Financial Year End 31 December 2023, Payable on May 30, 2024

WH Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 26, 2024

WH Group Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.05 per share at 7.6% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.033 (vs US$0.059 in 1H 2022)

WH Group Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 15, 2023

WH Group Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2022, Payable on or About 7 July 2023

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.25 per share at 7.2% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.076 in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

WH Group Limited to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

WH Group Limited Recommends Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 202, Payable on or about 30 September 2022

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.05 per share

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.059 (vs US$0.044 in 1H 2021)

WH Group Limited Declares Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2022, Payable on or About 30 September, 2022

WH Group Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 16, 2022

WH Group Limited Approves Final Dividend for the Year Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on or About July 7, 2022

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.14 per share

Less than half of directors are independent

WH Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jun 01, 2022

WH Group Limited to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022

WH Group Limited Announces Executive Changes

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: US$0.076 (vs US$0.056 in FY 2020)

Less than half of directors are independent

WH Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Mar 28, 2022

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.044 (vs US$0.022 in 1H 2020)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.05 per share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.044 (vs US$0.022 in 1H 2020)

Deputy Chairman & VP Hongjian Wan has left the company

WH Group Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Year Ended December 31, 2020, Payable on or About July 7, 2021

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.13 per share

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.056 (vs US$0.10 in FY 2019)

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.056 (vs US$0.10 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: HK$7.21

WH Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Mar 30, 2021

New 90-day low: HK$6.27

WH Group Limited Appoints Dennis Pat Rick Organ as Executive Director and Member of Board Committees

New 90-day high: HK$7.17

New 90-day high: HK$6.77

New 90-day low: HK$5.95

WH Group Limited Announces Retirement and Resignation of Mr. Kenneth Marc Sullivan as Executive Director

New 90-day low: HK$6.19

WH Group Limited to Report Nine Months, 2020 Results on Oct 27, 2020

New 90-day low: HK$6.31

First half earnings released

New 90-day low - HK$6.48

Upcoming Dividend of HK$0.05 Per Share

First half earnings released

WH Group Limited to Report First Half, 2020 Results on Aug 11, 2020

CEO Compensation Analysis

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