Williams Companies Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Williams Companies' CEO is Murray Armstrong, appointed in Jan 2011, has a tenure of 13.25 years. total yearly compensation is $17.55M, comprised of 7.9% salary and 92.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth MX$1.77B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 7.5 years respectively.

Key information

Murray Armstrong

Chief executive officer

US$17.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	7.9%
CEO tenure	13.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	3.8yrs
Board average tenure	7.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Murray Armstrong's remuneration changed compared to Williams Companies's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$18m	US$1m	US$3b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Dec 31 2022	US$14m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2021	US$14m	US$1m	US$2b
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$1b
Dec 31 2020	US$12m	US$1m	US$208m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$231m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$143m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$150m
Dec 31 2019	US$16m	US$1m	US$862m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$152m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$61m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$114m
Dec 31 2018	US$11m	US$1m	-US$156m
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$2b
Dec 31 2017	US$11m	US$1m	US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Murray's total compensation ($USD17.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.87M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Murray's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Murray Armstrong (61 yo)

13.3yrs

Tenure

US$17,548,802

Compensation

Mr. Alan S. Armstrong, also known as Murray, has been Chief Executive Officer of WPZ GP LLC since December 31, 2014. Mr. Armstrong has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Williams Compani...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Alan Armstrong	President	13.3yrs	US$17.55m	0.23% MX$ 1.8b
John Porter	Senior VP & CFO	2.3yrs	US$4.28m	0.0043% MX$ 33.5m
Micheal Dunn	Executive VP & COO	7.2yrs	US$6.86m	0.074% MX$ 568.1m
Terence Wilson	Senior VP & General Counsel	7yrs	US$3.38m	0.024% MX$ 186.6m
Chad Zamarin	Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development	6.8yrs	US$5.02m	0.037% MX$ 285.0m
Mary Hausman	VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller	2.3yrs	no data	0.0028% MX$ 21.4m
Danilo Juvane	Vice President of Investor Relations	3.6yrs	no data	no data
Debbie Pickle	Senior VP & Chief Human Resource Officer	5.5yrs	no data	0.0081% MX$ 62.5m
Chad Teply	Senior Vice President of Transmission & Gulf of Mexico	3.9yrs	no data	0.011% MX$ 84.6m
Larry Larsen	Senior Vice President of Gathering & Processing	2.1yrs	no data	0.0066% MX$ 51.4m
Eric Ormond	Senior Vice President of Project Execution	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Donald Cravins	Head of Government Affairs & Outreach	less than a year	no data	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

50.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WMB *'s management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Alan Armstrong	President	13.3yrs	US$17.55m	0.23% MX$ 1.8b
Rose Robeson	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$312.50k	0.0020% MX$ 15.6m
Stephen Bergstrom	Independent Chairman of the Board	7.7yrs	US$514.99k	0.015% MX$ 114.8m
Scott Sheffield	Independent Director	7.7yrs	US$295.00k	0.0050% MX$ 38.3m
Michael Creel	Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$315.00k	0.010% MX$ 78.3m
William Spence	Independent Director	7.7yrs	US$345.00k	0.0064% MX$ 49.5m
Murray Smith	Independent Director	12.3yrs	US$295.00k	0.0084% MX$ 65.0m
Peter Ragauss	Independent Director	7.6yrs	US$297.50k	0.0049% MX$ 37.9m
Stacey Dore	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$305.00k	0.0019% MX$ 15.0m
Richard Muncrief	Independent Director	2.1yrs	US$300.00k	0.0010% MX$ 8.0m
Carri Lockhart	Independent Director	1.2yrs	US$333.74k	0.00063% MX$ 4.9m
Jesse Tyson	Independent Director	2.1yrs	US$290.00k	0.0011% MX$ 8.3m

7.5yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WMB *'s board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).

Williams Companies Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

The Williams Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Williams Appoints Donald “Don” R. Cravins, Jr., as Head of Government Affairs and Outreach

Insider recently sold Mex$37m worth of stock

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

Recent updates

Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 30, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 30, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 05, 2024

Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 24, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 06, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Williams Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 25, 2024

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Williams Appoints Donald “Don” R. Cravins, Jr., as Head of Government Affairs and Outreach

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) completed the acquisition of remaining 50% stake in Rocky Mountain Midstream LLC from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR).

Insider recently sold Mex$37m worth of stock

High number of new directors

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) entered into an agreement to acquire remaining 50% stake in Rocky Mountain Midstream LLC from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) for approximately $710 million.

Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 26, 2023

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2023

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 5.2% yield

High number of new directors

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

High number of new directors

Williams Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 25, 2023

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 6.1% yield

High number of new directors

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.76 (vs US$0.31 in 1Q 2022)

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

High number of new directors

Independent Chairman of the Board recently bought Mex$3.7m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.45 per share at 5.9% yield

High number of new directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.68 (vs US$1.25 in FY 2021)

High number of new directors

Williams Appoints Carri Lockhart as an Independent Director on the Board, Effective Feb. 10, 2023

the Williams Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 27, 2023

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 20, 2023

Williams Announces the Promotion of Chad Zamarin to Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development

The Williams Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 26, 2022

The Williams Companies, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 31, 2022

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