Upwork Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Upwork's CEO is Hayden Brown, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $8.47M, comprised of 6.5% salary and 93.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.83% of the company’s shares, worth MX$226.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 7.4 years respectively.
Key information
Hayden Brown
Chief executive officer
US$8.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.5% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | 2.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$47m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$28m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$48m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$550k | -US$90m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$96m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$80m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$73m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$35m | US$500k | -US$56m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$26m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$21m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$848k | US$480k | -US$23m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$12m | US$437k | -US$17m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$478k | US$365k | -US$20m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$1m | US$240k | -US$11m |
Compensation vs Market: Hayden's total compensation ($USD8.47M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD769.50K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Hayden's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Hayden Brown (41 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$8,474,727
Compensation
Ms. Hayden Brown has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Upwork Inc. since January 1, 2020. Ms. Brown has been Director of Upwork Inc. since December 6, 2019. Ms. Brown was the Chief Marketing an...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$8.47m | 0.83% $ 226.5m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0052% $ 1.4m | |
| Investor Relations Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer | 6.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP, Head of AI & Machine Learning | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
47.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: UPWK *'s management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$8.47m | 0.83% $ 226.5m | |
| Independent Director | 10.1yrs | US$267.53k | 1.91% $ 517.9m | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$270.38k | 0.024% $ 6.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 10.1yrs | US$337.47k | 3.01% $ 816.7m | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | US$290.30k | 0.29% $ 77.9m | |
| Independent Director | 10.1yrs | US$292.13k | 2.07% $ 561.5m | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$264.40k | 0.025% $ 6.7m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$271.78k | 0.029% $ 7.8m |
7.4yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: UPWK *'s board of directors are considered experienced (7.4 years average tenure).