Cerence Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Cerence's CEO is Brian Krzanich, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $8.55M, comprised of 6.9% salary and 93.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.48% of the company’s shares, worth MX$47.49M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.6 years and 5 years respectively.
Key information
Brian Krzanich
Chief executive officer
US$8.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.91% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 1.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | US$9m | US$591k | -US$19m |
Compensation vs Market: Brian's total compensation ($USD8.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD284.43K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Brian's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Brian Krzanich (65 yo)
Mr. Brian Matthew Krzanich is President, CEO & Director of Cerence Inc. from October 7, 2024. He serves as Independent Director at Cogniac Corporation From february, 2023. He was Chief Executive Officer an...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$8.55m | 0.48% MX$ 47.5m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.6yrs | US$5.74m | 0.15% MX$ 15.1m | |
| Executive VP of Product & Technology | 1.5yrs | US$4.35m | 0.073% MX$ 7.3m | |
| Executive VP | 1.6yrs | US$3.74m | 0.058% MX$ 5.8m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer | 2.3yrs | US$4.07m | 0.063% MX$ 6.2m | |
| VP, Corporate Controller & Interim Principal Accounting Officer | 4.5yrs | no data | 0.083% MX$ 8.3m | |
| VP of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Head of Professional Services | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & GM of Applications | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CRNC *'s management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.3yrs | US$8.55m | 0.48% MX$ 47.5m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$272.63k | 0.12% MX$ 11.9m | |
| Independent Chairperson of the Board | 6.3yrs | US$308.02k | 0.071% MX$ 7.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$244.55k | 0.037% MX$ 3.7m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$257.05k | 0.072% MX$ 7.2m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$256.24k | 0.083% MX$ 8.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.6yrs | US$244.55k | 0.028% MX$ 2.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | US$163.87k | 0% MX$ 0 |
Experienced Board: CRNC *'s board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/11 16:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cerence Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Filatov | Berenberg |
| Jeffrey Van Rhee | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Mark Delaney | Goldman Sachs |