Willis Lease Finance Corporation

NasdaqGM:WLFC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Willis Lease Finance Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Willis Lease Finance's CEO is Austin Willis, appointed in Apr 2022, has a tenure of 2.58 years. total yearly compensation is $6.48M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.3% of the company’s shares, worth $40.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Austin Willis

Chief executive officer

US$6.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage10.8%
CEO tenure2.6yrs
CEO ownership3.3%
Management average tenure5.5yrs
Board average tenure4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Willis Lease Finance's Liquidation Value Is >$200

Oct 15

Is Willis Lease Finance Underperforming?

Jul 24

Willis Lease Finance: Upside Remains On Book Value

Mar 26

Willis Finance Lease: Significant Upside Potential From Rate Hikes And Aviation Market Recovery

Jul 31

Willis Lease Finance reports Q1 results

May 04

Willis Lease to raise $336.7M in fixed rate notes offering

Apr 30

Willis Lease Finance reports Q3 results

Nov 02

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Austin Willis's remuneration changed compared to Willis Lease Finance's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$95m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$85m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$57m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$697k

US$40m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$44m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$36m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$28m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$581k

US$2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$14m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$375k

US$18k

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$5m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$5m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$796k

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$264k

US$6m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$14m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$35m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$47m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$64m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$77m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$62m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$54m

Dec 31 2018US$1mUS$330k

US$40m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$64m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$61m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$59m

Dec 31 2017US$437kUS$263k

US$60m

Compensation vs Market: Austin's total compensation ($USD6.48M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.64M).

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


CEO

Austin Willis (43 yo)

2.6yrs

Tenure

US$6,484,783

Compensation

Mr. Austin Chandler Willis is the Founder of J.T. Power LLC. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer.He has been a Director of Willis Lease Finance Corporation since December 16, 2008 and has been its C...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Willis
Founder & Executive Chairman39.8yrsUS$10.78m14.3%
$ 173.2m
Austin Willis
CEO & Director2.6yrsUS$6.48m3.3%
$ 40.0m
Brian Hole
President8.6yrsUS$4.47m1.54%
$ 18.6m
Scott Flaherty
Executive VP & CFO8.4yrsUS$1.95m1.73%
$ 20.9m
Marc Pierpoint
Senior VP and Head of Trading & Investmentsno datano datano data
Garry Failler
Senior VP & Chief Technical Officerno datano datano data
Dean Poulakidas
Executive VP11.6yrsUS$1.43m2.23%
$ 27.0m
Amy Ruddock
Senior Vice President of Sustainable Aviation & Corporate Developmentless than a yearno datano data
Lynn McMillan
VP & Head of Global Human Resourcesno datano datano data
Dan Coulcher
Senior VP and Chief Commercial Officer of Europeno datano datano data
Craig Welsh
Senior VP and Chief Commercial Officer of Americas & Asiano datano datano data
Caroline Vandedrinck
Senior Vice President of Materials & Servicesless than a yearno datano data

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WLFC's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Charles Willis
Founder & Executive Chairman39.8yrsUS$10.78m14.3%
$ 173.2m
Austin Willis
CEO & Director15.9yrsUS$6.48m3.3%
$ 40.0m
Colm Barrington
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.12%
$ 1.5m
Brendan Curran
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.076%
$ 921.2k
Rae McKeating
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$270.29k0.26%
$ 3.1m

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

71yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WLFC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).