MKS Instruments Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

MKS Instruments' CEO is John T. Lee, appointed in May 2018, has a tenure of 6.5 years. total yearly compensation is $8.01M, comprised of 11.9% salary and 88.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth MX$264.65M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 5.2 years respectively.

Key information

John T. Lee

Chief executive officer

US$8.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	11.9%
CEO tenure	6.5yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	2yrs
Board average tenure	5.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John T. Lee's remuneration changed compared to MKS Instruments's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$30m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	US$8m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-US$2b
Dec 31 2023	US$8m	US$950k	-US$2b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$2b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$2b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$148m
Dec 31 2022	US$8m	US$945k	US$333m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$429m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$555m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$572m
Dec 31 2021	US$8m	US$909k	US$551m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$517m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$476m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$403m
Dec 31 2020	US$6m	US$850k	US$350m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$277m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$233m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$197m
Dec 31 2019	US$3m	US$565k	US$140m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$169m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$215m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$300m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$544k	US$393m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$399m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$382m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$379m
Dec 31 2017	US$3m	US$514k	US$339m

Compensation vs Market: John T.'s total compensation ($USD8.01M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD2.40M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John T.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John T. Lee (61 yo)

6.5yrs

Tenure

US$8,006,538

Compensation

Dr. John T. C. Lee serves as Independent Director of Cognex Corporation since May 04, 2022. He has been the President of MKS Instruments, Inc. since May 2018 and its Chief Executive Officer and Director si...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John T. Lee	President	6.5yrs	US$8.01m	0.17% MX$ 264.7m
David Henry	Executive Vice President of Operations & Corporate Marketing	4.8yrs	US$1.49m	0.025% MX$ 38.9m
Kathleen Burke	Executive VP	13.6yrs	US$1.97m	0.064% MX$ 101.2m
James Schreiner	Executive VP & COO of Materials Solutions Division	2.3yrs	US$2.02m	0.028% MX$ 44.0m
Ramakumar Mayampurath	EVP, CFO & Treasurer	less than a year	no data	no data
Michelle McCarthy	VP & Chief Accounting Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Madhuri Andrews	Executive VP & Chief Information Officer	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Paretosh Misra	Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Sally Bouley	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	1.6yrs	no data	no data
Eric Taranto	Executive VP & GM of Vacuum Solutions Division	4yrs	no data	0.019% MX$ 30.7m
John Williams	EVP & GM of Photonics Solutions Division	less than a year	no data	0.000020% MX$ 31.7k
Christiane Tiec	Chief Technology Officer of Plasma & Reactive Gas Solutions	no data	no data	no data

2.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MKSI *'s management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
John T. Lee	President	4.8yrs	US$8.01m	0.17% MX$ 264.7m
John Bertucci	Chairman Emeritus	4.5yrs	US$99.69k	no data
Michelle Warner	Independent Director	5.5yrs	US$295.50k	0.014% MX$ 21.7m
Gerald Colella	Chairman of the Board	10.8yrs	US$417.51k	0.11% MX$ 169.8m
Peter Cannone	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$315.50k	0.0082% MX$ 13.0m
Joseph Donahue	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$315.50k	0.011% MX$ 17.1m
Elizabeth Mora	Independent Director	12.5yrs	US$335.00k	0.024% MX$ 38.4m
Rajeev Batra	Independent Director	6.1yrs	US$312.50k	0.017% MX$ 26.7m
Jacqueline Moloney	Independent Lead Director	8.4yrs	US$340.00k	0.013% MX$ 20.4m
Wissam Jabre	Director	no data	no data	no data

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MKSI *'s board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

MKS Instruments Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

MKS Instruments, Inc. Announces Appointment of Wissam Jabre to Its Board of Directors

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. Appoints Ram Mayampurath as Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Effective October 14, 2024

Insufficient new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

Recent updates

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Announces Appointment of Wissam Jabre to Its Board of Directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. Appoints Ram Mayampurath as Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Effective October 14, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 6, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 07, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

Mks Instruments, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 7, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

MKS Instruments, Inc. Appoints Michelle M. Mccarthy to Serve as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Effective March 4, 2024

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

MKS Instruments, Inc. Reports Impairment Charges for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 8, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Showcases Customer-Focused Photonics Innovations at SPIE's Photonics West 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 07, 2024

MKS Instruments, Inc. Announces Retirement of Seth H. Bagshaw as Executive Vice President, Effective April 1, 2024

MKS Instruments Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter of 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023

MKS Instruments, Inc. Authorizes Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 9, 2023

Mks Instruments, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$5.58 (vs US$9.95 in FY 2021)

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 10, 2023

High number of new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 13, 2023

High number of new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2022

Henry C. Chang Joins MKS Instruments, Inc. as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 9, 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022

High number of new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. Appoints Geoff Wild as Class III Director

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 9, 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 27, 2022

High number of new directors

MKS Instruments, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 10, 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter of 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 10, 2022

High number of new directors

MKS Instruments Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 11, 2022

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter of 2022

High number of new directors

Chairman of the Board recently sold Mex$9.6m worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.39 (vs US$1.66 in 3Q 2020)

High number of new and inexperienced directors

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

MKS Instruments Reportedly Approaches Atotech with Acquisition Offer

MKS Instruments, Inc Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 11, 2021

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MKSI) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Photon Control Inc. (TSX:PHO) for approximately CAD 380 million.

Insider recently sold Mex$6.7m worth of stock

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.21 (vs US$1.26 in 1Q 2020)

MKS Instruments, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for Second Quarter of 2020

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$6.35 (vs US$2.57 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

MKS Instruments, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Director Nominee has left the company