Palo Alto Networks Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Palo Alto Networks' CEO is Nikesh Arora, appointed in Jun 2018, has a tenure of 6.33 years. total yearly compensation is $151.43M, comprised of 0.5% salary and 99.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth $169.59M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 9.7 years respectively.
Key information
Nikesh Arora
Chief executive officer
US$151.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 0.5% |
| CEO tenure | 6.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Apr 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jan 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$614m |
| Jul 31 2023 | US$151m | US$750k | US$440m |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$215m |
| Jan 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$34m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$143m |
| Jul 31 2022 | US$10m | US$250k | -US$267m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$390m |
| Jan 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$461m |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$510m |
| Jul 31 2021 | US$23m | US$333k | -US$499m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$438m |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$368m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$300m |
| Jul 31 2020 | US$2m | US$667k | -US$267m |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$229m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$174m |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$103m |
| Jul 31 2019 | US$24m | US$1m | -US$82m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$54m |
| Jan 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$74m |
| Oct 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$97m |
| Jul 31 2018 | US$126m | US$156k | -US$122m |
Compensation vs Market: Nikesh's total compensation ($USD151.43M) is above average for companies of similar size in the PE market ($USD5.59M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Nikesh's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Nikesh Arora (56 yo)
6.3yrs
Tenure
US$151,425,203
Compensation
Mr. Nikesh Arora, C.F.A., serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. since joining it on June 06, 2018. Mr. Arora was an Advisor of SoftBank Group Corp. since July 1, 20...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 6.3yrs | US$151.43m | 0.15% $ 169.6m | |
| President | 3.2yrs | US$14.02m | 0.0023% $ 2.6m | |
| Founder | 19.6yrs | US$8.09m | 0.44% $ 488.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 3.6yrs | US$9.38m | 0.017% $ 18.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Product Officer | 7.2yrs | US$17.09m | 0.16% $ 181.1m | |
| Founder & Chief Architect | 19.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0028% $ 3.1m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | no data |
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PANW's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 6.3yrs | US$151.43m | 0.15% $ 169.6m | |
| Founder | 19.6yrs | US$8.09m | 0.44% $ 488.4m | |
| Independent Director | 19.5yrs | no data | 0.062% $ 68.9m | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.1yrs | US$413.93k | 0.0051% $ 5.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$361.05k | 0.0058% $ 6.5m | |
| Independent Director | 11.4yrs | US$337.25k | 0.0052% $ 5.8m | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$370.85k | 0.0095% $ 10.5m | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.5yrs | US$380.34k | 0.0024% $ 2.7m |
9.7yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PANW's board of directors are considered experienced (9.7 years average tenure).