News' CEO is Robert Thomson, appointed in Jan 2013, has a tenure of 13.58 years. total yearly compensation is $20.62M, comprised of 14.5% salary and 85.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth €51.68K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.6 years and 13.2 years respectively.
Key information
Robert Thomson
Chief executive officer
US$20.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
14.55%
CEO tenure
13.6yrs
CEO ownership
0.0004%
Management average tenure
4.6yrs
Board average tenure
13.2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Robert Thomson's remuneration changed compared to News's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Jun 30 2026
n/a
n/a
US$573m
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$447m
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$439m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$474m
Jun 30 2025
US$21m
US$3m
US$480m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$470m
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$431m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$363m
Jun 30 2024
US$20m
US$3m
US$269m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$218m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$226m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$133m
Jun 30 2023
US$19m
US$3m
US$163m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$267m
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$299m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$467m
Jun 30 2022
US$20m
US$3m
US$623m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$499m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$496m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$492m
Jun 30 2021
US$23m
US$3m
US$330m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$53m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$862m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Jun 30 2020
US$14m
US$3m
-US$1b
Compensation vs Market: Robert's total compensation ($USD20.62M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Robert's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Robert Thomson (65 yo)
13.6yrs
Tenure
US$20,623,729
Compensation
Mr. Robert J. Thomson is Chief Executive Officer of News Corp of The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Mr. Thomson has been the Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation since January 2013. He served as Editor-i...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Thomson
CEO & Director
13.6yrs
US$20.62m
0.00037% € 51.7k
Lavanya Chandrashekar
Chief Financial Officer
1.6yrs
US$6.15m
0.0011% € 156.4k
David Pitofsky
Executive VP & General Counsel
11.5yrs
US$6.22m
0.015% € 2.2m
Ruth Allen
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
4.6yrs
US$2.96m
no data
Marygrace DeGrazio
Chief Accounting Officer
4.1yrs
no data
0.0065% € 903.8k
Julian Delany
Executive VP & Chief Technology Officer
1.2yrs
no data
no data
Michael Florin
Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations
13.3yrs
no data
no data
Arthur Bochner
Executive VP & Chief Communications Officer
no data
no data
no data
Anoushka Healy
Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer
no data
no data
no data
Michael Bunder
Senior VP
no data
no data
no data
James Marcovitz
Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel
no data
no data
no data
Todd Thorpe
Executive VP & Global Head of Government Affairs
4.6yrs
no data
no data
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1NWSA's management team is considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Robert Thomson
CEO & Director
13.2yrs
US$20.62m
0.00037% € 51.7k
Masroor Siddiqui
Independent Lead Director
13.2yrs
US$413.28k
no data
Lachlan Murdoch
Chairman of the Board
13.2yrs
US$1.02m
0.00029% € 40.5k
Keith Murdoch
Chairman Emeritus
2.8yrs
US$4.89m
0.13% € 18.6m
Michael Miller
Executive Chair of News Corp Australasia
10.8yrs
no data
no data
José Aznar
Independent Director
13.2yrs
US$341.57k
0.00020% € 27.9k
Natalie Bancroft
Independent Director
13.2yrs
US$324.07k
0.00039% € 54.5k
Ana Pessoa
Independent Director
13.2yrs
US$329.07k
no data
Sarah Wood
Chairman of Unruly
8.3yrs
no data
no data
13.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1NWSA's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/11 06:47
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/11 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2026/06/30
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