Bentley Systems' CEO is Nicholas Cumins, appointed in Jul 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $4.82M, comprised of 16.4% salary and 83.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.065% of the company’s shares, worth €5.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 17.8 years respectively.
Key information
Nicholas Cumins
Chief executive officer
US$4.8m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
16.44%
CEO tenure
1.9yrs
CEO ownership
0.07%
Management average tenure
3.3yrs
Board average tenure
17.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Nicholas Cumins's remuneration changed compared to Bentley Systems's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$282m
Dec 31 2025
US$5m
US$792k
US$278m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$269m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$254m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$256m
Dec 31 2024
US$13m
US$730k
US$235m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$364m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$375m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$352m
Dec 31 2023
US$3m
US$634k
US$327m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$173m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$157m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$164m
Dec 31 2022
US$9m
US$653k
US$175m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$188m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$103m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$93m
Dec 31 2021
US$2m
US$441k
US$93m
Compensation vs Market: Nicholas's total compensation ($USD4.82M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD3.89M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Nicholas's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Nicholas Cumins (49 yo)
1.9yrs
Tenure
US$4,815,961
Compensation
Mr. Nicholas H. Cumins is a Director of Bentley Systems, Incorporated since September 5, 2024. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Systems, Incorporated since July 1, 2024 and served as its Chie...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gregory Bentley
President & Executive Chairman of the Board
30yrs
US$9.30m
3.42% € 283.7m
Nicholas Cumins
CEO & Director
1.9yrs
US$4.82m
0.065% € 5.4m
Keith Bentley
Founder
no data
US$50.00k
6.23% € 517.3m
Barry Bentley
Co-Founder & Director
42.4yrs
US$50.00k
4.88% € 404.8m
Werner Andre
Chief Financial Officer
4.4yrs
US$2.79m
0.092% € 7.7m
James Lee
Chief Operating Officer
1.4yrs
US$9.50m
0.014% € 1.1m
David Shaman
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
11.4yrs
US$2.51m
0.33% € 27.1m
Thomas Trimback
Chief Accounting Officer & Global Controller
no data
no data
0.0062% € 512.1k
Julien Moutte
Chief Technology Officer
3.2yrs
no data
0.029% € 2.4m
Ruth Sleeter
Chief Information Officer
1.3yrs
no data
no data
Eric Boyer
Investor Relations Officer
3.4yrs
no data
no data
Cate Lochead
Chief Marketing Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1BSY's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Gregory Bentley
President & Executive Chairman of the Board
30yrs
US$9.30m
3.42% € 283.7m
Nicholas Cumins
CEO & Director
1.8yrs
US$4.82m
0.065% € 5.4m
Keith Bentley
Founder
42.4yrs
US$50.00k
6.23% € 517.3m
Barry Bentley
Co-Founder & Director
42.4yrs
US$50.00k
4.88% € 404.8m
Kirk Griswold
Independent Director
24.4yrs
US$325.00k
0.15% € 12.4m
Janet Haugen
Lead Independent Director
5.8yrs
US$325.00k
0.011% € 932.9k
Raymond Bentley
Director
11.1yrs
US$50.00k
5.04% € 418.3m
Brian Hughes
Independent Director
6.3yrs
US$325.00k
0.013% € 1.1m
17.8yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1BSY's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/14 01:23
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/12 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is covered by 26 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.